Top 3 business activities
by region

  • London
      Companies
    Science 397,957
    Wholesale, retail 397,711
    Administrative 321,682
  • South East
      Companies
    Science 204,922
    Wholesale, retail 135,031
    ICT 134,109
  • North West
      Companies
    Science 133,299
    Wholesale, retail 131,264
    Administrative 110,435
  • East of England
      Companies
    Science 122,365
    Wholesale, retail 99,464
    Construction 97,242
  • West Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 104,675
    Administrative 93,573
    Science 87,783
  • South West
      Companies
    Science 89,476
    Wholesale, retail 68,691
    Construction 62,637
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 78,743
    Science 71,636
    Construction 59,586
  • East Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 77,466
    Science 72,503
    Construction 57,886
  • Scotland
      Companies
    Science 74,238
    Wholesale, retail 54,273
    Construction 49,842
  • Wales
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 43,798
    Science 38,595
    Construction 33,001
  • North East
      Companies
    Science 23,033
    Wholesale, retail 20,278
    Construction 19,992
  • Northern Ireland
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 18,122
    Construction 14,445
    Science 12,123

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