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Business Insights and Conditions Survey - UK

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
Office for National Statistics, released 21 January 2025, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, Business Insights and Conditions Survey - UK, https://doi.org/10.57906/rar8-nk26

Documentation

Description:
The dataset contains individual business returns to the "Business Insights and Conditions Survey" (BICS) collecting real-time information on the impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on approx. 39,000 UK businesses, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the end of the EU transition period. BICS is a voluntary fortnightly survey, where each wave of data covers a period of two weeks capturing business’ views on impact on turnover, workforce prices, trade and business resilience. The questions can change from wave to wave, so comparison and routing of the questions needs to be monitored closely. Coverage is also varied, so the number of responses and response rates should be carefully considered in any analysis.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
United Kingdom
Geographical Levels:
NUTS1

Temporal

Start Date:
01 March 2020
Latest Data:
29 December 2024
Frequency:
BIWEEKLY
Distribution Release Date:
21 January 2025

Provenance

Source:
Survey

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Access needs approval
Condition of Use:
Output required for approval
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics

Access

Access Service:
  • Safe Rooms, SafePods
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
  • Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
  • GB-EAW
  • GB-SCT
  • GB-NIR
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Access Level:
Access Level 3

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
  • CSV
  • SPSS
  • STATA