A January 2021 survey evaluated the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on domestic business trips in the United Kingdom. According to the study, 47 percent of employees working in the professional services sector made domestic business trips in the 12 months prior to the outbreak of the health crisis. In contrast, around 33 percent of workers in this sector did the same between March and January 2021.
Share of employees taking domestic business trips before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector
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*The survey count for 'Before the COVID-19 pandemic' was as follows: Manufacturing and construction (82), Retail and wholesale (59), Professional services (174), Essential services (82).
The survey count for 'During the COVID-19 pandemic' was as follows: Manufacturing and construction (37), Retail and wholesale (24), Professional services (69), Essential services (26).
Before the COVID-19 pandemic refers to domestic business trips made in the 12 months prior to March 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic refers to domestic business trips made since March 2020.
The source defined domestic business trips as follows: 'Any journey made within the UK for business purposes, including domestic travel to international airports/ports, but excluding commuting, and excluding overseas travel'.
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GOV.UK. (August 13, 2021). Share of employees taking domestic business trips before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275652/coronavirus-impact-domestic-business-trips-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK. "Share of employees taking domestic business trips before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector." Chart. August 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275652/coronavirus-impact-domestic-business-trips-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK. (2021). Share of employees taking domestic business trips before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275652/coronavirus-impact-domestic-business-trips-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK. "Share of Employees Taking Domestic Business Trips before and after The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2021, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275652/coronavirus-impact-domestic-business-trips-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK, Share of employees taking domestic business trips before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275652/coronavirus-impact-domestic-business-trips-uk-by-sector/ (last visited January 11, 2025)
Share of employees taking domestic business trips before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector [Graph], GOV.UK, August 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275652/coronavirus-impact-domestic-business-trips-uk-by-sector/
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