Where can I find business statistics?

Help! You have an assignment which includes statistics but are not sure where to find reliable information.   Google just found 600 million results! What to do? Intute can suggest some good starting points.   It has a Business Statistics section with some useful websites.

Looking for UK statistics? The key website is  National Statistics Online, the official UK government website.  It’s divided up by category – eg. crime, economy, children and population.  It publishes the latest reports on the economy, for example the Economic & Labour Market Review.   There ’s also the ESDS (Economic and Social Data Service) which has key economic data.   UK Business Barometer is a nice service from Nottingham University.   It surveys people who run small businesses (SMEs) to guage their views on issues like credit management, the recession or the impact of foreign workers leaving the UK.  More data on SMEs can be found on the government’s BIS website; these are Statistics from the Enterprise Directorate Analytical Unit.  Find out business survival rates,  numbers of start-ups and employment figures.

For data on products and brands, search for “trade associations” on Intute.  Many such bodies will provide statistics or reports.

If you are looking further afield, there are services dealing with European and international statistics.  Most countries have their own statistical services, eg. France has INSEE which, luckily for those non-French speakers, has an  English version.   The USA has STAT-USA for business, trade and  the economy.   The European Union publishes European Business, available on line or in paper form.

Still need to find something? Ask the Intute Helpdesk.

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