"Figure 4: Industries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic made up a smaller proportion of business creations in Quarter 2 2020 than in Quarter 2 2019","" "Proportion of businesses added to the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2007 industry, quarterly, UK, Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2017 to Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2020","" "","" "Notes","- ABCDE - Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, energy, water and waste services - F - Construction - G - Wholesale, retail and motor trades - H - Transportation and storage - I - Accommodation and food services - JKL - Information and communications, finance and insurance, real estate - M - Professional, scientific and technical activities - N - Administrative support services - PQRS - Education, health and social care, arts and other services" "Unit","%" "","" "Quarter","ABCDE","F","G","H","I","JKL","M","N","PQRS" "Q1 2017","5.682","12.601","11.391","6.711","6.130","16.258","16.409","14.614","10.204" "Q2 2017","7.024","13.449","12.965","5.277","7.019","14.194","17.503","13.123","9.447" "Q3 2017","5.231","12.916","15.764","6.737","7.373","13.255","16.312","13.343","9.071" "Q4 2017","5.660","12.920","14.695","7.383","7.551","13.432","16.961","12.286","9.112" "Q1 2018","5.594","11.821","13.887","5.260","6.679","19.224","15.457","13.548","8.532" "Q2 2018","6.520","12.756","18.124","5.888","6.996","12.987","16.623","11.456","8.650" "Q3 2018","5.326","12.907","17.807","7.184","7.344","13.558","15.848","12.055","7.971" "Q4 2018","5.752","13.417","15.621","6.836","7.548","13.170","16.154","12.730","8.773" "Q1 2019","5.229","11.722","13.141","6.648","6.537","19.880","14.600","13.928","8.316" "Q2 2019","5.275","12.855","16.061","8.036","8.065","13.090","15.944","11.869","8.805" "Q3 2019","5.338","13.159","16.912","9.339","8.307","12.751","14.925","10.449","8.820" "Q4 2019","6.009","13.020","15.721","12.011","7.903","11.057","14.468","11.210","8.600" "Q1 2020","5.165","11.937","12.666","6.085","7.464","19.376","13.795","15.036","8.476" "Q2 2020","4.041","7.363","21.837","7.661","3.243","6.571","19.842","25.833","3.609"