Top 3 business activities
by region

  • London
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 451,718
    Science 419,587
    ICT 338,574
  • South East
      Companies
    Science 212,516
    Wholesale, retail 143,379
    ICT 138,937
  • North West
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 144,000
    Science 140,028
    Administrative 115,667
  • East of England
      Companies
    Science 127,760
    Wholesale, retail 108,691
    Construction 102,420
  • West Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 117,346
    Administrative 100,386
    Science 91,840
  • South West
      Companies
    Science 93,037
    Wholesale, retail 73,386
    Construction 65,345
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 85,899
    Science 74,867
    Construction 63,017
  • East Midlands
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 83,454
    Science 75,668
    Construction 60,921
  • Scotland
      Companies
    Science 77,150
    Wholesale, retail 58,885
    Construction 52,361
  • Wales
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 52,938
    Science 41,267
    Construction 34,968
  • North East
      Companies
    Science 24,158
    Wholesale, retail 21,941
    Construction 21,084
  • Northern Ireland
      Companies
    Wholesale, retail 22,408
    Construction 15,038
    Science 12,734

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