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Coronavirus and the economic impacts on the UK: 18 June 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- Of all responding UK businesses to Wave 6 of the Business Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey (BICS), 79% had been trading for more than the last two weeks, 5% had started trading again within the last two weeks after a pause in trading, 5% reported intending to restart within the next two weeks, with the remainder temporarily closed, paused or ceased trading.
- Across all sectors, the wholesale and retail trade (17%) and transportation and storage (10%) sectors reported the largest percentage of businesses indicating their turnover had increased compared with what is normally expected for this time of year.
- Across all sectors, and amongst those who were continuing to trade, 5% of the workforce had returned from furlough leave in the last two weeks, of which the construction and manufacturing sectors reported the largest proportions returning from furlough, at 14% and 10% respectively.
Non-financial business economy, UK and regional (Annual Business Survey): 2018 revised results
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2018, the approximate gross value added at basic prices (aGVA) of the UK non-financial business economy was estimated to be £1,273.5 billion; this was an increase of £51.2 billion (4.2%) compared with 2017.
- The estimate of aGVA represents the income (turnover) of UK businesses, less the cost of goods and services consumed in the production process (purchases); all four of the main sectors of the non-financial business economy (production, construction, distribution and non-financial services) continued to show growth in 2018.
- The non-financial services sector, which accounted for over half (56.9%) of total aGVA in 2018, increased by £34.0 billion (4.9%); professional, scientific and technical activities contributed the highest level of aGVA within this sector, increasing by £9.6 billion (5.8%) in 2018.
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Non-financial business economy, UK (Annual Business Survey): 2017 provisional results
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Non-financial business economy, UK (Annual Business Survey): 2016 regional results
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Foreign-owned businesses in the UK non-financial business economy (Annual Business Survey)
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