Top 3 business activities
by region

  • London
      Companies
    Science 391,614
    Wholesale, retail 385,144
    Administrative 317,227
  • South East
      Companies
    Science 202,857
    ICT 132,609
    Wholesale, retail 132,352
  • North West
      Companies
    Science 131,355
    Wholesale, retail 128,126
    Administrative 108,726
  • East of England
      Companies
    Science 120,921
    Wholesale, retail 97,077
    Construction 95,755
  • West Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 102,096
    Administrative 91,731
    Science 86,625
  • South West
      Companies
    Science 88,412
    Wholesale, retail 67,185
    Construction 61,898
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 76,752
    Science 70,747
    Construction 58,439
  • East Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 75,406
    Science 71,388
    Construction 57,011
  • Scotland
      Companies
    Science 73,376
    Wholesale, retail 52,929
    Construction 48,968
  • Wales
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 40,613
    Science 37,759
    Construction 32,366
  • North East
      Companies
    Science 22,688
    Wholesale, retail 19,851
    Construction 19,687
  • Northern Ireland
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 17,584
    Construction 14,303
    Science 11,909

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