There is a survey of businesses being undertaken, on a fortnightly basis. Referred to as the 'Business Impacts of Coronavirus Survey'. The latest results were published on 16 July and, for the following question, refers to the period ending July 12 (not 28 June - see footnotes to table).
There is a lot of data in the survey. Type 'Business Impacts of Coronavirus' into the ONS (Office for National Statistics) website for the full range
Question: Which of the following statements best describes your business’s trading status?
Percentage of all responding businesses, broken down by industry, UK, 15 June to 28 June 2020
Industry | Currently trading and has been for more than the last two weeks | Started trading within the last two weeks after a pause in trading | Paused trading and does not intend to restart in the next two weeks | Paused trading but intends to restart in the next two weeks | Permanently ceased trading ** |
Manufacturing | 97.1% | 2.2% | * | * | * |
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation Activities | 98.3% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Construction | 86.4% | 7.4% | 2.5% | 3.0% | * |
Wholesale And Retail Trade; Repair Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles | 89.1% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 2.5% | * |
Transportation And Storage | 92.7% | * | 3.8% | 2.1% | * |
Accommodation And Food Service Activities | 42.8% | 8.5% | 22.4% | 25.7% | * |
Information And Communication | 89.9% | 1.2% | 6.1% | 2.1% | * |
Real Estate Activities | 95.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Professional, Scientific And Technical Activities | 93.1% | * | 3.9% | * | 1.3% |
Administrative And Support Service Activities | 88.4% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 2.9% | * |
Education | 89.1% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
Human Health And Social Work Activities | 97.2% | 2.1% | * | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Arts, Entertainment And Recreation | 33.5% | 5.6% | 47.7% | 12.7% | * |
All Industries | 85.1% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 4.3% | * |
Notes: |
Other Services and Mining and Quarrying have been removed for disclosure purposes, but their totals are included in ‘All Industries’. |
Final results, Wave 8 of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS’) Business Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey (BICS). (n = 5,527) |
Rows might not sum to 100% due to rounding. |
Businesses were asked for their trading status for period 29 June to 12 July 2020, not the reference period 15 June to 28 June 2020. |
* percentage less than 1% or industry count less than 10 |
** These numbers are provided for completeness. Although businesses that reported as having permanently closed in a previous wave are not expected to continue to respond to subsequent waves some have continued to respond as being permanently closed. |
Ad-Hoc Tables Produced for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Trading Status
Percentage of responding businesses, broken down by industry, UK, 15 June to 28 June 2020
Industry | Continuing to trade | Has permanently ceased trading ** | Has temporarily closed or temporarily paused trading | Sample Size |
Aerospace | 95.8% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 24 |
Arts and Heritage | 34.5% | 0.0% | 65.5% | 55 |
Automotive | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 55 |
Aviation | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18 |
Consumer Goods | 99.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 96 |
Creative Industries and Media | 83.0% | * | 16.4% | 377 |
Hospitality and Tourism | 49.4% | * | 50.0% | 686 |
Maritime | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 |
Motor Retail, Wholesale and Repair | 98.2% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 163 |
Retail (excl food) | 92.2% | 1.2% | 6.5% | 322 |
Sports, Events and Gambling | 46.8% | * | 52.6% | 171 |
Steel | * | * | * | * |
All Industries | 88.9% | * | 10.6% | 5527 |