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Annual Business Survey - GB

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
Office for National Statistics, released 19 March 2024, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue, dataset, Annual Business Survey - GB, https://doi.org/10.57906/ks2s-qx24

Documentation

Description:
The Annual Business Survey (ABS), formerly known as the Annual Business Inquiry - part 2 (ABI/2), is an annual survey of businesses covering the production, construction, distribution and service industries, which represents about two-thirds of the UK economy in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA). The ABS is the largest business survey conducted by the ONS in terms of the combined number of respondents and variables it covers (62,000 questionnaires despatched in Great Britain, with around 600 different questions asked). ABS provides high-level indicators of economic activity such as the total value of sales and work completed by businesses, the value of purchases of goods, materials and services, and total employment costs.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
Great Britain
Geographical Levels:
  • country
  • county
  • full postcode
  • LAU1
  • local authority district
  • NUTS1
  • NUTS2
  • NUTS3
  • region
  • ttwa11
  • ward
  • Westminster parliamentary constituency

Temporal

Start Date:
01 January 2008
Latest Data:
31 December 2021
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Distribution Release Date:
19 March 2024

Provenance

Source:
Survey

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Standard access conditions for the use of data in the SRS
Condition of Use:
Standard conditions for the use of data in the SRS
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
  • SAS
  • STATA

Enrichment and Linkage

Related Datasets:
Annual Business Inquiry - UK