Skip to content
Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Business births, deaths and active enterprises in Wales by industry (SIC 2007), variable and year
None
[Collapse]Area[Filtered]
-
Area 1[Filter]
Area Code[Filter]
Measure2
Variable[Filter]
Year[Filtered]
[Collapse]IndustryBroad Industry Group based on SIC 2007. [Filter]
-
-
Industry 1
[Collapse]Births[Collapse]Deaths[Collapse]Active enterprises
Click here to sort2016Click here to sort2017Click here to sort2018Click here to sort2019Click here to sort2020Click here to sort2021Click here to sort2016Click here to sort2017Click here to sort2018Click here to sort2019Click here to sort2020Click here to sort2021Click here to sort2016Click here to sort2017Click here to sort2018Click here to sort2019Click here to sort2020Click here to sort2021
[Collapse]Total12,11512,70512,38512,26011,90513,9459,40010,7959,745(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.10,380(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.10,110(p) The data item is provisional.12,14598,445101,245102,345103,770104,445105,815
TotalProduction750725825650645675675700705(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.600(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.545(p) The data item is provisional.8107,2557,3857,5157,4807,6257,485
Construction1,8302,1601,8051,7601,5452,1901,3251,5351,330(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.1,580(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.1,310(p) The data item is provisional.1,52013,96514,89515,07015,24515,23015,960
Motor Trades355370310270295360300320285310(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.260(p) The data item is provisional.2554,0104,0854,0504,0254,0404,150
Wholesale250265225230335300275275245(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.255(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.215(p) The data item is provisional.2353,5803,5603,5053,4603,5103,510
Retail1,1451,5951,4001,1851,1351,540825890950(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.1,025(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.1,065(p) The data item is provisional.1,0109,3459,8209,7309,7259,3459,870
Transport & storage (inc. postal)5501,0201,2101,2251,8252,585390590625(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.1,035(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.1,075(p) The data item is provisional.2,0954,0304,7005,6255,7056,5708,040
Accommodation & food services1,2401,3301,3651,3901,2851,7901,2001,2001,245(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.1,260(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.1,105(p) The data item is provisional.1,1759,7809,87010,00010,11510,17010,820
Information & communication675600620640495445470590520(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.505(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.550(p) The data item is provisional.6905,0455,1755,2405,3705,3105,015
Finance & insurance155155150135130100145195110(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.125(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.180(p) The data item is provisional.1551,4701,5501,4951,5251,5201,335
Property305360325340365330225240185(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.210(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.165(p) The data item is provisional.2053,1153,2353,2703,4553,6053,425
Professional; scientific & technical2,0351,5151,5101,7301,4001,1851,4251,6651,420(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.1,460(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.1,440(p) The data item is provisional.1,56514,09014,06013,84014,11013,70513,030
Business administration and support services1,5651,3651,5401,7301,5651,2851,0601,1201,035(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.1,000(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.1,210(p) The data item is provisional.1,4459,0559,1259,36510,07010,3209,535
Education235200135140135165120335110(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.120(p) The data item is provisional.160(p) The data item is provisional.1301,4701,4701,4801,5251,5401,520
Health425420330300265330340515435(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.305(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.295(p) The data item is provisional.2804,8254,9204,7504,5954,5804,520
Arts; entertainment; recreation and other services600625635535485665625625545(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.590(p,r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales. The revision may not be reflected in the rounded value.,The data item is provisional.535(p) The data item is provisional.5757,4107,3957,4107,3657,3757,600

Metadata

Title

Business births, deaths and active enterprises by Broad Industry Group (SIC 2007)

Last update

23 January 2023 23 January 2023

Next update

January 2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Business Demography, Office for National Statistics

Contact email

economic.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This dataset detail business births, deaths and active enterprises by Broad Industry Group (SIC 2007)

Data collection and calculation

ONS use data from the IDBR to produce business demography statistics, using guidelines found in the Eurostat/OECD manual on Business Demography. The starting point for demography is the concept of a population of active businesses in a reference year. These are defined as businesses that had either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period. Births and deaths are then identified by comparing active populations for different years.

A birth is defined as a business that was present in year t, but did not exist in year t-1 or t-2. Births are identified by making a comparison of annual active population files and identifying those present in the latest one, but not the two previous ones.

A death is defined as a business that was on the active file in year t but no longer present on the active file for year t+1 or t+2. To produce more timely statistics, the UK business demography statistics contain a preliminary death indicator, which includes an adjustment for estimated reactivations. Reactivations occur where a business becomes dormant for a period of less than 2 years, then recommences activity in a manner which complies with a definition of continuity. If the definition of continuity is not met (e.g. if a business recommences activity but at a different location and with a different activity), this would be considered a death followed by a birth. Reactivations can also occur due to lags in the administrative data source (VAT/PAYE) so that a business that continues to trade can appear to die. The deaths data exclude losses to the population as a result of mergers, break-ups, split-offs or other re-structuring.
The ONS business demography statistics differ from the former Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) statistics statistics in that they include PAYE-registered units. Therefore, the ONS statistics will additionally include the births and deaths of employing businesses which are not VAT-registered, providing a more comprehensive view of business start-up activity. The ONS data also has a higher number of active businesses than both the former BERR VAT-based series and the expanded UK Business: Activity Size and Location publication. This is because the business demography methodology takes into account businesses that were active at any time during the reference year, whereas the former BERR series calculates stock by adding registrations and substracting deregistrations from the previous year’s stock; the UK Business: Activity Size and Location publication is based on a snapshot taken from the IDBR at a point in time in March. Additionally, business demography includes a group of non-corporate PAYE businesses, which are excluded from the UK Business: Activity Size and Location due to a small risk of duplication.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2008 to 2021

Rounding applied

Data are rounded to the nearest 5.

Revisions information

The latest two years' estimates on births and deaths are subject to revision, which would normally be made in the following year's publication.

Statistical quality

A statistical quality report can be found at the link below: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/quality/quality-information/business-and-energy/quality-and-methodology-information-for-business-demography.pdf

Totals across tables may differ by minor amounts due to the disclosure control methods used.

Keywords

Business Births; Business Deaths; Active Enterprises