In the two-week period between September 6 to 19, 2021, just over six percent of businesses in the retail and wholesale industry in the United Kingdom reported importing less than normal. This figure was four times lower than for those who reported importing but less than normal. 42 percent of businesses that responded to the survey were importing as they would expect for the time of year.
Import levels of retail and wholesale businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021
businesses not permanently stopped trading and who imported in the last 12 months
Supplementary notes
Survey question: "How does your business's importing in the last two weeks compare with normal expectations for this time of year?"
Data in this graph is taken from the responses of businesses in the industry 'Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles'
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 7, 2021). Import levels of retail and wholesale businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268291/uk-business-import-levels-wholesale-and-retail/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Import levels of retail and wholesale businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021." Chart. October 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268291/uk-business-import-levels-wholesale-and-retail/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Import levels of retail and wholesale businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268291/uk-business-import-levels-wholesale-and-retail/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Import Levels of Retail and Wholesale Businesses in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of September 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268291/uk-business-import-levels-wholesale-and-retail/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Import levels of retail and wholesale businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) as of September 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268291/uk-business-import-levels-wholesale-and-retail/ (last visited December 05, 2021)
