Research and analysis

Business data use and productivity study (wave 1)

This is the first wave of a multi-year study to better understand the relationship between data use and productivity in UK businesses and the wider economy.

Documents

Data, intangible capital, and productivity: literature review, theoretical framework and empirical evidence on the UK

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Technical report - business data use and productivity study (wave 1)

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Business data use and productivity (wave 1) data tables

Details

The Business data use and productivity study explores data use in individual UK businesses and at the economy-wide level, to better understand the data-related activities and attitudes towards data that promote higher productivity and growth.

The study is based on a longitudinal survey that asks businesses about the amount of money and time they invest in data assets, in addition to their data-related skills and activities.

The first wave of this study includes a report that uses a sum-of-costs approach to estimate the current level of data investment in the UK economy. It also explores the potential impact on productivity of a larger and more advanced data market.

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Published 3 October 2024

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