Skip to content

Dataset details: Business Investment, Q1 2012 DatasetThis product is designated as National Statistics

Please note: There may be a slight delay at 9:30am in updating the 'select series from this dataset' section

Download entire dataset
Having problems viewing data? Download Excel viewer
Latest publications that use this dataset

Correction

As part of the Gross Fixed Capital Formation post production quality assurance process, errors have been identified in the Gross Fixed Capital Formation series. The following publications and associated time series have now been corrected:
Quarterly National Accounts - 2012 Quarter 1 and Quarter 2
United Kingdom Economic Accounts - 2012 Quarter 1 and Quarter 2
Business Investment - 2012 Quarter 1 and Quarter 2

Chapter 9 and table 8.4 of the 2012 edition of the Blue Book is currently inconsistent with these publications. Further quality assurance work is ongoing and a correction to the relevant Blue Book tables will be published as soon as possible.

For Business Investment time series data, the error affects quarterly data in 2004, for series:
DSG5, DS39, DS3H, DS3S, DS84, DS8K, DS7U, DS8C, DSG6, DS9R, DS9Z, DSG7. DS3T, DSG8, DS3B, DS3J, DS3Y, DS86, DS8M, DS7W, DS8E, DSG9, DS9T, DSA3, DSH2, DS3Z, DSI2, DS6W, DS7I, DS3U, DS3W, NPEN, DS3N, DSI3, DS6Y, DS7K, DS42, DS43, DS44, NPEL.

The error also affects the quarterly data in 2005 Q2, for series GAN5, GAN6, GAN9, GAO2.  All other periods remain unchanged.

ONS apologises for any inconvenience caused.(23 November 2012)

As part of the Gross Fixed Capital Formation post production quality assurance process, errors were found in four time series data. These series, GAO3,GAO4,GAN7 and GAN8, included exceptional transfers in 2005 Q2, which should have been excluded from the series. All other periods remain unchanged. (10 July 2012)

Business investment estimates are a short term indicator of capital expenditure by manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses within the UK.

Information note:

Users should note that there are a small number of inconsistencies between the total business investment figures included in this release with those in the Q1 2012 Quarterly National Accounts dataset. The data and periods affected are Q1 2004 to Q4 2004 for the current price seasonally adjusted data for total business investment (NPEK) (and the growth rates associated with these periods). If you have any queries please contact gcf@ons.gsi.gov.uk.

ONS apologies for any inconvenience.

Dataset dimensions

  1. Date
  2. Publication
  3. CDID
Designation National Statistics
Published date 28 June 2012
Coverage UK
Geographic breakdown UK and GB
Source Quarterly Survey of Capital Expenditure

Owner

Stuart Deneen
Telephone number +44 (0)1633 455250
Email address gcf@ons.gsi.gov.uk
Content from the Office for National Statistics.
© Crown Copyright applies unless otherwise stated.