Release:Business demography, UK: 2015

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Release date:
23 November 2016 09:30

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To be announced

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Change in the number of UK businesses broken down by sector of the economy.

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  • Business demography, UK

    Annual data on births, deaths and survival of businesses in the UK, by geographical area and Standard Industrial Classification 2007: SIC 2007 groups.

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