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Annual Business Inquiry, UK

The financial variables covered include turnover, purchases, employment costs, capital expenditure and stocks.

The Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) was conducted in two parts: employment and financial information.

This release deals with the financial inquiry which collects information for about two thirds of the UK economy, covering:

  • production
  • construction
  • motor trade
  • wholesale
  • retail
  • catering
  • allied trade
  • property
  • service trades

From the 2000 inquiry agriculture (part):

  • hunting
  • forestry
  • fishing.

The financial variables covered:

  • turnover
  • purchases
  • employment costs
  • capital expenditure
  • stocks

Approximate grossed (GVA) is calculated as an input into the measurement of gross domestic product (GDP). The survey is replaced by the Annual Business Survey (ABS).

All data hosted on the Integrated Data Service (IDS) are de-identified.

Keywords:

Business, Economy, Employment, Industry, GVA, Turnover