This statistic shows the amount of new enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018. After experiencing some fluctuations, the number of new enterprises created increased during the time period from 2009 to 2016. However, in 2017 the number of UK business births decreased significantly to 381 thousand, and in 2018 to 380 thousand enterprises.
Number of new enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018
A new enterprise (or 'birth') is identified as a business that was present in year , but did not exist in year t-1 or t-2. Births are identified by making comparison of annual active population files and identifying those present in the latest file, but not the two previous ones.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 19, 2019). Number of new enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of new enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018." Chart. November 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Number of new enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of New Enterprises in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2004 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of new enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285285/number-of-new-enterprises-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 05, 2020)
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