Top 3 business activities
by region

  • London
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 427,443
    Science 409,992
    Administrative 330,562
  • South East
      Companies
    Science 209,151
    Wholesale, retail 139,101
    ICT 136,740
  • North West
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 138,406
    Science 136,896
    Administrative 113,544
  • East of England
      Companies
    Science 125,715
    Wholesale, retail 104,546
    Construction 100,103
  • West Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 112,095
    Administrative 97,983
    Science 90,067
  • South West
      Companies
    Science 91,480
    Wholesale, retail 71,355
    Construction 64,162
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 82,637
    Science 73,533
    Construction 61,507
  • East Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 80,688
    Science 74,248
    Construction 59,519
  • Scotland
      Companies
    Science 75,936
    Wholesale, retail 56,876
    Construction 51,291
  • Wales
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 48,474
    Science 39,960
    Construction 34,083
  • North East
      Companies
    Science 23,692
    Wholesale, retail 21,233
    Construction 20,621
  • Northern Ireland
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 19,782
    Construction 14,751
    Science 12,435

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