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Business Enterprise Research and Development in Great Britain

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Summary

Data on research and development expenditure by businesses in Great Britain, including type of research and development, how it was funded, and related employment.

Description

The purpose of the Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) survey is to provide estimates of businesses' expenditure and employment relating to research and development (R and D) performed in the UK. It uniquely provides information on expenditure on R and D performed by UK businesses, the source of funding for this R and D work, and the employment of people working on R and D. The survey is conducted to provide estimates of overall R and D in the UK business sector, and to allow comparisons of the UK results with other countries. The estimates are used by major policymakers in the UK and in the EU and are used in EU aggregates. They are perceived as an important determinant of economic growth. This dataset is for England, Wales and Scotland only, Northern Ireland data can be accessed via the separate BERD Northern Ireland entry. Please see BERD methodology changes file in assets tab for data owner notes on methodology changes affecting 2018 to 2021 data.

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About this data

Data creator
Office for National Statistics
Temporal coverage
01 January 1995 to 31 December 2017
Frequency
Annual
Dataset theme
Society
Restrictions for access
Access limited to specific researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited and have approval from the data owner
Search keywords
Business Employment Expenditure Innovation Research and development

Metadata

Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Society
Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
Survey
Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
Great Britain
Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
01 January 1995 to 31 December 2017
FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
Annual
Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
Region
Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
Office for National Statistics
Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
Restricted
Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
Bespoke disclosure rules apply
Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
Access limited to specific researchers
Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
No requirements
Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
Projects must be accredited and have approval from the data owner
Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
No requirements
AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
BERD
ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey