Manufacturers of electronic & optical products 2009-2018

The number of enterprises in the computer, electronics, and optical manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom decreased by 93 enterprises (-1.53 percent) in 2018 in comparison to the previous year. This decrease was preceded by an increase in number of enterprises in this industry.
In accordance with EU REGULATION (EC) No 250/2009 only companies are included here which were active during at least a part of the reference period. It also includes local units (branches) which do not constitute a separate legal entity and which are dependent on foreign enterprises.

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Number of enterprises in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products industry in United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018

Characteristic	Number of enterprises
2018	6,003
2017	6,096
2016b	6,078
2015	6,075
2014	5,967
2013	6,000
2012	5,877
2011	6,119
2010	6,387
2009	6,973

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2009 to 2018

Supplementary notes

b: Break in time series.
Structural business statistics (SBS) describes the structure, conduct and performance of economic activities, down to the most detailed activity level (several hundred economic sectors).
Number of enterprises: a count of the number of enterprises active during at least a part of the reference period.
Data coverage corresponds to Section C26 of CE Rev 2.

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