There were around 5.5 million private sector businesses operating in the United Kingdom in 2023, with around 883,065 of these being construction businesses and a further 771,285 being professional, scientific and technical businesses.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 5, 2023). Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111551/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111551/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of Private Sector Businesses in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Sector ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111551/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111551/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by sector [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111551/number-of-businesses-in-the-uk/