Reviews recent developments in the measurement and publication of service sector statistics and considers where improvements are still neededThis article reviews recent developments in the measurement and publication of services sector statistics for the UK, taking into account the...

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is a method of classifying businesses by their type of economic activity. The classification is used in the collection and presentation of data across the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and for administrative purposes and by government and...

This paper describes the availability and quality of statistics to measure the performance and labour market characteristics of the UK service sector. In the present economic downturn, the need for detailed measures such as profitability, prices and productivity is of increasing importance. This...

SUMMARYThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) undertakes an annual analysis of regional exports of services. Coverage is limited to about 30 per cent of the value of the UK's exports of services and includes Communication, Computer and information and parts of Royalties and...

SummaryThe new Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2007) which is currently being implemented in the UK, and across Europe as NACE Rev21, has resulted in some major classification changes. Some key business surveys are now being collected and reported on the basis of the new SIC 2007...