Official Statistics

Rural innovation statistics

Innovation statistics for rural and urban areas.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 24 May 2011
• Last updated: 20 September 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Rural innovation

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The Department for Business Innovation & Skills define innovation activity where enterprises have been engaged in any of the following:

1. Introduction of a new or significantly improved product (good or service) or process;
2. Engagement in innovation projects not yet complete or abandoned;
3. New and significantly improved forms of organisation, business structures or practices and marketing concepts or strategies;
4. Activities in areas such as internal research and development, training, acquisition of external knowledge or machinery and equipment linked to innovation activities.

These documents are part of the larger compendium publication the Statistical Digest of Rural England, a collection of rural statistics on a wide range of social and economic government policy areas. The statistics allow comparisons between the different rural and urban area classifications.

Metadata

Indicators:

• businesses engaged in broader innovation

Data source: BIS Innovation survey

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Office for National Statistics Rural Urban Classification

Next release date: tbc

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Published 24 May 2011
Last updated 20 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 20 September 2018

   Published today, latest statistics on business innovation in rural areas

2. 21 July 2016

   We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.

3. 16 April 2015

   Latest rural innovation statistics released.

4. 12 September 2013

   2011 innovation survey rural-urban analysis.

5. 24 May 2011

   First published.