"Figure 3: The percentage of purchases within the same industry group is consistent year-on-year","" "Summary of the spread of intermediate consumption, as proportions (%), showing how businesses within a given industry purchases products within their own industry group
UK, 2016 to 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. Within an industry group means businesses are purchasing products mapped to this group based on both the [Standard Industrial Classification 2007: SIC 2007](https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/ukstandardindustrialclassificationofeconomicactivities/uksic2007) and [Statistical Classification of Products by Activity (CPA)](https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/otherclassifications/standardandothernationalandinternationalclassifications) version 2.1. 2. Outside of an industry group means businesses are purchasing products not directly mapped to their industry group." "Unit","%" "","" "","2017","2016" "Production","76.6","76.4" "Construction","51.9","50.8" "Professional and support activities","39.1","39" "Information and communication","37.8","36.8" "Agriculture","28.6","27.8" "Real estate","21","22.2" "Finance and insurance","20.5","18.2" "Distribution transport
hotels and restaurants","20.3","20.9" "Government health and education","11.5","11.9" "Other services","7.5","7.8"