Version: 5.2.0 | Published: 23 Jan 2026 | Updated: 19 days ago
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
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Documentation
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Description:
The Annual Business Survey (ABS) is the main structural business survey conducted by Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Prior to 2009, the ABS was known as the Annual Business Inquiry – part 2 (ABI/2) with data going back to 1995. The ABS publishes financial information from businesses representing the UK non-financial business economy (about two-thirds of the UK economy). The financial variables covered include turnover, purchases, employment costs, capital expenditure and stocks.
The ABS publishes variable data down to four-digit class level of Standard Industrial Classification 2007: SIC 2007 at the national level and two-digit Division at the NUTS1 region level
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
Origin
Name:
ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue