The wholesale and retail trade sector in the United Kingdom had a combined turnover of more than 1.5 trillion British pounds in 2023, more than double that of the manufacturing sector, the sector with the second highest turnover at 608.15 billion pounds.
Turnover of businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector (in billion GBP)
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Largest companies based in the UK by revenue 2023
- Basic Statistic Largest UK companies based on number of global employees 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2000-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of VAT/ PAYE enterprises in the UK 2010-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Number of VAT/PAYE enterprises in the UK 2023, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of private sector businesses in the UK 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of VAT/PAYE enterprises in the UK 2023, by region
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2023, by business size
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed in the private sector in the UK 2023, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in the private sector of the UK 2023, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of private sector employees in the UK 1999-2023
Turnover
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- Premium Statistic Turnover of private sector businesses in the UK 2012-2023
- Premium Statistic Turnover of private businesses in the UK 2023, by employment size
- Premium Statistic Turnover of businesses in the UK, by sector 2023
- Premium Statistic Turnover of private businesses in the UK 2023, by region
SMEs
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Business Environment
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- Basic Statistic Business confidence Index in the UK 1977-2023
- Premium Statistic Business investment index in the UK 1997-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of business births and deaths in the UK 2004-2022
- Basic Statistic New enterprise survival rate in the UK 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of job vacancies in the UK 2001-2024
- Basic Statistic Number of company insolvencies in England and Wales 2019-2024
- Premium Statistic Inbound business trips in the UK 2010-2021
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- Turnover of manufacturing industries in the UK in 2019, by employment size
- Turnover of construction businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of educational businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of health & social work businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of accommodation and food service businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of transportation businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of agriculture businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of retail businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of information & communication businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover within real estate sector in the UK, by business size2021
- Turnover of arts, entertainment and recreation businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Number of education businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Regional distribution of business density in England 2019
- United Kingdom (UK): number of partnerships by enterprise employment size 2019
- Distribution of business density in the United Kingdom, by country 2019
- Monthly Business Confidence Index (BCI) in Portugal 2018-2023
- Preferred regions to work in among French employees 2018
- UK: production value of the total business economy 2009-2018
- Share of children in child labor globally 2020, by age and gender
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- Turnover of manufacturing industries in the UK in 2019, by employment size
- Turnover of construction businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of educational businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of health & social work businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of accommodation and food service businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of transportation businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of agriculture businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of retail businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover of information & communication businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Turnover within real estate sector in the UK, by business size2021
- Turnover of arts, entertainment and recreation businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Number of education businesses UK 2021, by enterprise size
- Regional distribution of business density in England 2019
- United Kingdom (UK): number of partnerships by enterprise employment size 2019
- Distribution of business density in the United Kingdom, by country 2019
- Monthly Business Confidence Index (BCI) in Portugal 2018-2023
- Preferred regions to work in among French employees 2018
- UK: production value of the total business economy 2009-2018
- Share of children in child labor globally 2020, by age and gender
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. (October 5, 2023). Turnover of businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678734/uk-business-turnover-by-sector/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. "Turnover of businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector (in billion GBP)." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678734/uk-business-turnover-by-sector/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. (2023). Turnover of businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678734/uk-business-turnover-by-sector/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. "Turnover of Businesses in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Sector (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678734/uk-business-turnover-by-sector/
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Turnover of businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678734/uk-business-turnover-by-sector/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Turnover of businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector (in billion GBP) [Graph], Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678734/uk-business-turnover-by-sector/