BUSINESS REGISTRATION AND SURVIVAL RATES
Table 12(a) - VAT registrations by broad industry sector, as a percentage of VAT registered business stock
Per cent | UK | GO Region/Country | ENG | ||||||||||||
NE | NW | Y&H; | EM | WM | E | L | SE | SW | WAL | SC | NI | ||||
All industries | 1998 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 6.7 |
1999 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 6.4 | |
2000 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.9 | |
2001 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 6.1 | |
2002 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 6.1 | |
2003 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 6.5 | |
Manufacturing | 1998 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
1999 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | |
2000 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.7 | |
2001 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | |
2002 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 | |
2003 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.2 | |
Services | 1998 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 9.2 |
1999 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 8.8 | |
2000 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 8.1 | |
2001 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 7.9 | |
2002 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 7.9 | |
2003 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 9.0 | |
Other industries | 1998 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
1999 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | |
2000 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | |
2001 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | |
2002 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | |
2003 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 13.1 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
Table 12(b)(i) - VAT registrations per 10,000 of the adult population
Registrations (per 10,000 adult population) | GO Region/Country | ||||||||||||||
UK | NE | NW | Y&H; | EM | WM | E | L | SE | SW | ENG | WAL | SC | NI | ||
1998 | 39.8 | 20.5 | 33.3 | 30.7 | 35.5 | 35.8 | 42.2 | 69.4 | 47.5 | 40.3 | 42.0 | 26.9 | 29.1 | 29.2 | |
1999 | 38.2 | 20.8 | 31.9 | 30.3 | 34.1 | 34.8 | 40.0 | 65.4 | 45.3 | 38.9 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 28.1 | 28.5 | |
2000 | 38.3 | 21.0 | 32.2 | 30.7 | 35.2 | 34.9 | 41.3 | 64.2 | 45.1 | 38.4 | 40.4 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 26.3 | |
2001 | 35.6 | 20.1 | 30.2 | 29.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 38.2 | 56.8 | 42.1 | 35.7 | 37.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 26.6 | |
2002 | 37.0 | 21.1 | 31.9 | 30.8 | 35.2 | 34.2 | 40.8 | 56.3 | 44.0 | 37.9 | 38.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.6 | |
2003 | 39.7 | 22.6 | 34.6 | 34.1 | 37.3 | 36.9 | 42.5 | 61.6 | 46.7 | 39.8 | 41.8 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 28.7 |
Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register, ONS, and Small Business Service, DTI