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Monthly Business Survey for Construction and Allied Trades in Great Britain

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Summary

Survey collects value of work with a type of work breakdown for businesses classified to Section F - Construction of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.

Description

The Monthly Business Survey (MBS) for Construction and Allied Trades is a monthly survey of businesses within the construction industry in Great Britain (GB). The survey collects data about the value of work undertaken by GB businesses on new housing, new infrastructure, other new construction projects and repair and maintenance during the month. Information about employment is also collected on calendar quarter months. The information is used to monitor the performance of the industry and contributes to gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is an important economic indicator used by the Bank of England, HM Treasury to monitor and forecast economic growth and to inform vital policy decisions. As the data are open for revision for 13 months after annual delivery we will only deliver data which are no longer subject to revision. For example in January 2023 we will be able to deliver final data for December 2021. Ad hoc deliveries could be made subject to interest if needed however these are likely to be revised at a later point in time.

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About this data

Data creator
Office for National Statistics
Temporal coverage
01 January 2010 to 31 December 2021
Frequency
Annual
Dataset theme
Business and economy
Restrictions for access
Access limited to specific researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited
Search keywords
Construction Employment Allied trades

Metadata

Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Business and economy
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 2010 to 31 December 2021
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
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
ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
Monthly Business Survey