| Index (UK=100) | GO Region/Country | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Midlands | West Midlands | East of England | London | South East | South West | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | |
| 1998 | 100.0 | 51.4 | 83.5 | 76.7 | 89.2 | 90.3 | 105.8 | 171.6 | 120.4 | 102.1 | 105.3 | 68.2 | 74.7 | 75.4 |
| 1999 | 100.0 | 54.2 | 83.2 | 78.9 | 89.2 | 91.6 | 104.5 | 168.0 | 119.6 | 102.6 | 105.2 | 70.0 | 74.4 | 76.0 |
| 2000 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 83.9 | 80.0 | 91.6 | 91.9 | 107.9 | 165.0 | 118.3 | 101.5 | 105.5 | 71.3 | 73.0 | 70.8 |
| 2001 | 100.0 | 57.0 | 85.2 | 81.8 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 107.2 | 158.1 | 117.8 | 100.3 | 105.0 | 72.1 | 74.5 | 76.4 |
| 2002 | 100.0 | 57.7 | 86.4 | 83.8 | 95.0 | 93.1 | 110.3 | 149.5 | 119.3 | 103.7 | 105.2 | 73.8 | 72.9 | 74.0 |
| 2003 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 87.4 | 86.3 | 93.9 | 93.3 | 107.0 | 150.5 | 118.5 | 102.3 | 105.1 | 75.7 | 72.8 | 73.2 |
| 2004 | 100.0 | 56.6 | 86.6 | 84.6 | 94.1 | 93.3 | 105.8 | 154.7 | 115.7 | 98.9 | 104.4 | 77.5 | 75.8 | 83.0 |
| 2005 | 100.0 | 59.1 | 86.8 | 85.0 | 94.2 | 92.9 | 108.9 | 152.7 | 114.9 | 98.4 | 104.5 | 73.5 | 75.6 | 88.0 |
| Table 12(c) - Survival rates of businesses | ||||||||||||||
| Businesses still registered for VAT three years after registering | ||||||||||||||
| Year of registration | GO Region/Country | |||||||||||||
| Per cent | United Kingdom | North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Midlands | West Midlands | East of England | London | South East | South West | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
| 1993 | 62.1 | 58.5 | 59.2 | 60.6 | 62.7 | 60.9 | 63.6 | 61.4 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 61.9 | 61.3 | 63.0 | 68.5 |
| 1994 | 62.5 | 58.6 | 59.8 | 61.3 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 64.2 | 60.8 | 64.3 | 64.6 | 62.2 | 63.6 | 62.2 | 73.7 |
| 1995 | 65.6 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 64.8 | 65.2 | 63.4 | 67.4 | 62.6 | 68.6 | 68.8 | 65.3 | 66.5 | 65.2 | 78.2 |
| 1996 | 66.9 | 65.8 | 63.5 | 65.8 | 66.3 | 65.6 | 69.5 | 63.9 | 70.1 | 69.8 | 66.7 | 67.6 | 64.7 | 77.8 |
| 1997 | 68.5 | 67.6 | 64.5 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 67.2 | 70.8 | 65.1 | 71.6 | 71.7 | 68.3 | 69.2 | 67.3 | 78.4 |
| 1998 | 67.7 | 67.2 | 64.9 | 66.7 | 68.4 | 68.0 | 70.4 | 63.6 | 70.8 | 70.5 | 67.6 | 68.4 | 65.7 | 76.5 |
| 1999 | 68.3 | 67.3 | 65.6 | 68.5 | 70.1 | 68.4 | 70.7 | 64.0 | 71.2 | 70.6 | 68.2 | 69.7 | 66.5 | 77.1 |
| 2000 | 68.4 | 67.1 | 66.2 | 66.7 | 69.5 | 69.5 | 70.4 | 64.0 | 71.4 | 71.1 | 68.2 | 68.8 | 68.0 | 77.7 |
| 2001 | 69.7 | 68.8 | 67.8 | 69.8 | 70.7 | 69.2 | 71.2 | 65.3 | 72.2 | 72.7 | 69.4 | 70.5 | 69.4 | 79.3 |
| 2002 | 71.3 | 70.4 | 71.4 | 71.8 | 72.2 | 70.6 | 72.9 | 66.9 | 73.2 | 74.0 | 71.2 | 72.0 | 70.3 | 78.5 |
| Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register, ONS, and Small Business Service, DTI | ||||||||||||||