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Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 9 January 2025
What's in the bulletin?
- In late December 2024, nearly three in five (59%) businesses reported that they were not concerned about the impact climate change may have on their business; this is up 3 percentage points from late September 2024 and is the highest proportion reported since the question was first introduced into the Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) in September 2022.
- When asked in late December 2024, 17% of businesses reported that they had taken at least one action to protect the environment, up 3 percentage points from late September 2024, but in line with late June 2024; the most commonly reported action was monitoring climate-related risks at 7%, broadly stable over the same period.
- In late December 2024, more than half (51%) of businesses reported that they had taken at least one action to reduce their carbon emissions, up 3 percentage points from late September 2024; the most reported actions taken were switching to LED bulbs (34%), adjusting heating and cooling systems (24%), and installing a smart meter (15%).
Non-financial business economy, UK (Annual Business Survey): 2022 results
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2022, approximate gross value added (aGVA) at basic prices of the UK non-financial business economy was estimated to be £1,592.7 billion; an increase of £217.0 billion (15.8%) compared with 2021.
- The non-financial services sector, which accounted for over half (56.2%) of total aGVA in 2022, increased by £128.2 billion (16.7%) to £894.6 billion; professional, scientific and technical activities saw the largest increase in aGVA of £27.0 billion (13.8%), from £195.4 billion to £222.3 billion.
- Total turnover and purchases of the UK non-financial business economy were estimated to be £4,931.3 billion and £3,356.6 billion, respectively; an increase of £808.5 billion (19.6%) and £611.5 billion (22.3%) compared with 2021.
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