Guidance

Guide to business statistics

Guide to business population and demography statistics.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 25 April 2012
• Last updated: 3 October 2024 — See all updates

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Guide to the UK business population and demography

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Guide to the Business Population and Demographics Statistics publications

This guide describes the key features of the three key publications on the UK business population (and other related statistics) to help users make an informed choice about which publication they should use.

Published 25 April 2012
Last updated 3 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 3 October 2024

   The guidance has been updated to reflect the fact that the 2024 edition of the BPE is an an "Official statistics in development", where previously it was an "Accredited official statistic".

2. 6 October 2022

   This document is being updated with an updated user guide

3. 25 April 2012

   First published.