## Midss1 Monthly Data Not Seasonally Adjusted £ Million

|               |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          | Motor Trades   | Wholesale Trades   |
|---------------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------------|--------------------|
| 50.1          | 50.2      | 50.3     | 50.4     | 50.5     | 51.1     | 51.2     | 51.3    | 51.4     | 51.5           | 51.8               |
| 1             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 51.9          |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| GBNF          | CQHE      | CQHF     | CQHG     | CQHH     | OYIM     | GBMG     | OYIN    | OYIO     | OYIP           | YEFC               |
| 2001          | 85 625.0  | 9 943.3  | 11 680.8 | 1 758.6  | 16 564.1 | 16 383.0 | 6 547.4 | 59 578.8 | 70 056.8       | 137 931.7          |
| 2002          | 94 922.2  | 11 261.8 | 11 574.5 | 1 854.7  | 15 981.3 | 10 551.3 | 5 906.9 | 59 292.1 | 77 969.6       | 145 208.4          |
| 2003          | 103 047.7 | 11 872.9 | 11 400.5 | 1 924.8  | 17 328.4 | 18 358.3 | 6 819.9 | 62 393.8 | 75 034.3       | 148 569.1          |
| 2004          | 106 290.3 | 13 033.7 | 13 115.6 | 2 013.1  | 17 910.0 | 12 448.8 | 6 593.1 | 65 000.4 | 78 886.5       | 157 393.9          |
| 2005          | 105 440.0 |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 13 498.3      |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 13 236.6      | 1 970.7   | 18 177.2 |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 13 513.5      |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 6 423.4       | 65 827.5  |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 79 246.8      |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 215 979.4     |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 63 269.6      | 24 482.1  |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2004 Q1       | 28 034.1  | 3 408.4  | 3 299.5  | 468.7    | 4 080.5  | 3 089.6  | 1 892.6 | 14 900.4 | 18 027.7       | 38 400.2           |
| Q2            | 26 828.2  | 3 359.7  | 3 282.1  | 620.4    | 4 368.2  | 3 121.9  |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 643.3       | 16 991.3  | 18 911.6 | 36 123.3 | 14 987.5 | 7 327.8  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Q3            | 27 578.4  | 3 248.7  | 3 298.8  | 524.0    | 4 647.2  | 3 039.4  |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 491.6       | 16 364.6  | 20 098.4 | 40 717.7 | 15 575.9 | 7 013.2  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Q4            | 23 849.6  | 3 016.9  | 3 235.2  | 400.0    | 4 814.1  | 3 197.9  |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 565.6       | 16 744.1  | 21 848.8 | 42 152.7 | 15 543.0 | 6 979.6  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2005 Q1       | 27 961.5  | 3 232.8  | 3 076.7  | 539.6    | 4 107.1  | 3 210.9  | 1 703.4 | 15 034.0 | 17 929.7       | 49 246.1           |
| Q2            | 27 018.5  | 3 380.4  | 3 431.7  | 596.6    | 4 678.9  | 3 369.4  |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 506.8       | 16 748.0  | 18 309.4 | 50 968.7 | 15 402.5 | 6 158.4  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Q3            | 27 159.1  |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 3 539.8       |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 3 520.0       | 492.7     | 4 784.8  | 3 421.7  | 1 513.8  | 16 863.3 |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 20 324.3      |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 55 706.9      |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 15 940.5      | 5 904.8   |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Q4            | 23 300.9  | 3 345.3  | 3 208.2  | 341.8    | 4 606.4  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 3 511.5       |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 699.4       | 17 182.2  | 22 683.4 | 60 057.7 | 16 207.9 | 6 394.0  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2006 Q1       | 27 808.4  | 3 607.6  | 3 402.1  |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 568.5         |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 4 793.8       | 3 986.6   | 1 695.3  |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 15 869.1      | 20 218.9  | 65 391.1 | 18 023.3 |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 6 171.0       |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Q2            | 26 517.6  | 3 604.4  | 3 552.9  | 690.4    | 5 110.1  | 3 627.4  | 1 584.0 | 17 660.4 | 21 086.5       | 62 003.3           |
| 2005 Jan      | 8 066.2   | 992.5    | 954.2    | 133.3    | 1 334.5  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 001.3       | 498.9     | 4 500.6  | 5 583.9  | 15 899.3 | 4 801.7  | 1 904.1  |         |          |                |                    |
| Feb           | 7 042.6   | 982.9    | 977.5    | 179.8    | 1 304.5  | 1 035.4  |         |          |                |                    |
| 549.3         | 4 824.5   | 5 896.1  | 16 267.9 | 4 990.0  | 1 906.6  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Mar           | 12 852.7  | 1 257.4  | 1 145.0  | 226.5    | 1 468.1  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 174.2       | 655.2     | 5 708.9  | 6 449.7  | 17 078.9 | 5 927.0  | 2 214.2  |         |          |                |                    |
| Apr           | 9 044.2   | 1 148.3  | 1 118.4  | 229.8    | 1 551.5  | 1 161.3  |         |          |                |                    |
| 532.5         | 5 362.4   | 5 907.8  | 16 380.9 | 5 041.5  | 2 101.5  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| May           | 8 660.5   | 1 075.4  | 1 090.4  | 188.1    | 1 535.9  | 1 102.1  |         |          |                |                    |
| 508.1         | 5 584.6   | 5 964.8  | 16 927.5 | 4 807.4  | 1 996.5  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Jun           | 9 313.8   | 1 156.7  | 1 222.9  | 178.7    | 1 591.5  | 1 106.0  |         |          |                |                    |
| 466.2         | 5 801.0   | 6 436.8  | 17 660.3 | 5 553.6  | 2 060.4  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Jul           | 8 363.7   | 1 154.9  | 1 137.0  | 162.5    | 1 638.5  | 1 157.6  |         |          |                |                    |
| 415.8         | 5 580.3   | 6 244.5  | 17 125.4 | 5 097.9  | 1 930.7  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Aug           | 6 947.5   |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 108.0       | 1 120.7   | 162.8    | 1 546.9  |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 111.2       | 550.0     | 5 720.7  | 6 877.2  |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 17 805.6      |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 5 117.5       | 1 886.4   |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Sep           | 11 847.9  | 1 276.9  |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 262.3       | 167.4     | 1 599.4  | 1 152.9  | 548.0    | 5 562.3  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 7 202.6       | 20 775.9  | 5 725.1  | 2 087.7  |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Oct           | 8 115.9   | 1 146.7  | 1 064.1  | 123.7    | 1 581.4  | 1 147.8  |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 522.1         | 5 412.0   | 7 432.6  | 19 123.0 | 5 456.6  | 2 155.1  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Nov           | 7 986.6   | 1 189.9  | 1 102.5  | 115.3    | 1 517.9  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 221.4       | 618.0     | 5 814.5  | 8 293.2  | 20 836.6 | 5 649.3  | 2 231.4  |         |          |                |                    |
| Dec           | 7 198.4   | 1 008.7  | 1 041.6  | 102.8    | 1 507.1  | 1 142.3  |         |          |                |                    |
| 559.3         | 5 955.7   | 6 957.6  | 20 098.1 | 5 102.0  | 2 007.5  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2006 Jan      | 7 944.6   | 1 152.1  | 1 068.3  | 153.2    |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 544.8       | 1 281.9   | 537.6    | 4 941.9  | 6 313.4  | 20 789.3 | 5 325.9  |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2 002.7       |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Feb           | 6 805.1   | 1 117.9  | 1 071.6  | 177.0    | 1 415.3  | 1 270.4  | 497.4   |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 5 003.4       | 6 344.9   | 20 383.3 | 5 555.1  | 1 877.0  |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Mar           | 13 058.7  | 1 337.6  | 1 262.2  |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| †             |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 238.3         | 1 833.7   | 1 434.3  | 660.3    | 5 923.8  |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 7 560.6       | 24 218.5  | 7 142.3  | 2 291.3  |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Apr           | 8 430.2   | 1 170.2  | 1 079.2  | 225.5    | 1 584.7  | 1 173.1  |         |          |                |                    |
| 534.2         | 5 415.1   | 6 543.1  | 20 311.1 | 5 315.5  | 1 980.0  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| May           | 8 821.5   | 1 222.7  | 1 230.6  | 234.1    | 1 775.7  | 1 169.1  |         |          |                |                    |
| 552.2         | 6 085.1   | 7 205.2  | 21 704.4 | 5 916.1  | 2 218.6  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Jun           | 9 265.9   | 1 211.5  | 1 243.1  | 230.8    | 1 749.7  | 1 285.2  |         |          |                |                    |
| 497.6         | 6 160.2   | 7 338.2  | 19 987.8 | 5 954.4  | 2 212.8  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Jul           | 8 237.6   | 1 172.0  | 1 138.3  | 195.7    | 1 804.0  | 1 127.5  |         |          |                |                    |
| 480.5         | 5 912.4   | 6 717.5  | 21 192.4 | 5 412.3  | 2 120.9  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Aug           | 6 979.7   | 1 157.7  | 1 137.6  | 194.6    | 1 718.7  | 1 132.0  |         |          |                |                    |
| 586.1         | 5 923.7   | 7 200.6  | 22 554.0 | 5 383.9  | 2 026.5  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| Average for 3 |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| months up to  |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2005 Aug      | 8 208.3   | 1 139.9  | 1 160.2  | 168.0    | 1 592.3  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 124.9       | 477.3     | 5 700.7  | 6 519.5  | 17 530.4 | 5 256.3  | 1 959.2  |         |          |                |                    |
| Average for 3 |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| months up to  |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2006 Aug      | 8 161.1   | 1 180.4  | 1 173.0  | 207.0    | 1 757.5  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 181.6       | 521.4     | 5 998.8  | 7 085.4  | 21 244.7 | 5 583.5  | 2 120.1  |         |          |                |                    |
| Percentage    |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| change to     |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2006 Aug      | –0.6      | 3.6      | 1.1      | 23.2     | 10.4     | 5.0      | 9.2     | 5.2      | 8.7            | 21.2               |
| Average for 3 |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| months up to  |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2006 May      | 10 103.5  | 1 243.5  | 1 190.7  | 232.6    | 1 731.4  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 258.8       | 582.2     | 5 808.0  | 7 103.0  | 22 078.0 | 6 124.6  | 2 163.3  |         |          |                |                    |
| Average for 3 |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| months up to  |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2006 Aug      | 8 161.1   | 1 180.4  | 1 173.0  | 207.0    | 1 757.5  |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 1 181.6       | 521.4     | 5 998.8  | 7 085.4  | 21 244.7 | 5 583.5  | 2 120.1  |         |          |                |                    |
| Percentage    |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| change to     |           |          |          |          |          |          |         |          |                |                    |
| 2006 Aug      | –19.2     | –5.1     | –1.5     | –11.0    | 1.5      |          |         |          |                |                    |
| –6.1          | –10.4     | 3.3      | –0.2     | –3.8     | –8.8     | –2.0     |         |          |                |                    |

1 Up to Dec 2002 51.8 and 51.9 were classified as 51.6 and 51.7 respectively under Standard Industrial Classification 1992
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## Midss2 Monthly Data Not Seasonally Adjusted £ Million

|               |             |          |          | Hotels and Restaurants   | Transport and Postal Services   |
|---------------|-------------|----------|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 55.1          | 55.2        | 55.3     | 55.4     | 55.5                     | 60.2                            |
| 1             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 63.1          | 63.21/63.22 | 63.3     | 63.4     | 64.12                    | 64.2                            |
| GBMM          | GBMN        | OYIR     | OYIS     | GBMP                     | OYIT                            |
| 2001          | 10 565.4    | 2 423.7  | 18 154.0 | 19 059.8                 | 6 172.0                         |
| 2002          | 10 859.6    | 2 614.2  | 19 115.0 | 20 544.6                 | 5 991.4                         |
| 2003          | 11 462.0    | 2 810.6  | 20 294.7 | 21 363.9                 | 6 269.4                         |
| 2004          | 12 292.2    | 3 310.3  | 20 623.1 | 22 310.4                 | 6 893.6                         |
| 2005          | 13 175.6    | 3 536.0  |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 21 924.9      |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 22 697.9      |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 7 442.2       | 32 895.3    |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 7 527.9       | 8 378.2     | 19 029.5 |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 15 509.5      |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 5 211.8       | 56 270.0    |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2004 Q1       | 2 533.8     | 576.2    | 4 829.2  | 5 208.8                  | 1 568.3                         |
| Q2            | 3 079.9     | 956.9    | 5 051.1  | 5 720.4                  | 1 726.6                         |
| Q3            | 3 434.3     | 1 141.6  | 5 362.0  | 5 603.6                  | 1 810.8                         |
| Q4            | 3 244.2     | 635.6    | 5 380.8  | 5 777.6                  | 1 787.9                         |
| 2005 Q1       | 2 684.2     | 713.0    | 5 020.3  | 5 223.6                  | 1 699.8                         |
| Q2            | 3 421.9     | 1 002.1  | 5 432.6  | 5 798.4                  | 1 889.1                         |
| Q3            | 3 656.0     | 1 163.4  | 5 659.8  |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 5 772.2       |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 1 979.1       | 8 485.1     |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 1 899.6       | 2 142.5     | 6 306.0  |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 3 930.1       | 1 272.9     | 14 279.2 |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| Q4            | 3 413.5     | 657.5    |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 5 812.2       | 5 903.7     | 1 874.2  | 8 306.3  | 2 079.4                  | 2 144.7                         |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 1 346.5       | 14 656.6    |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2006 Q1       | 2 941.1     |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 666.2         | 5 311.5     | 5 562.4  | 1 900.9  |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 8 282.1       | 2 134.2     |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2 081.9       |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 3 748.4       | 3 646.2     | 1 263.9  | 13 929.8 |                          |                                 |
| Q2            | 3 591.4     | 904.7    | 5 739.9  | 6 436.7                  | 2 051.0                         |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 13 790.5      |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2005 Jan      | 790.8       | 209.6    | 1 602.7  | 1 658.4                  | 556.3                           |
| 2 527.6       | 570.6       | 665.1    | 1 185.1  | 1 218.0                  | 422.8                           |
| Feb           | 867.1       | 213.8    | 1 625.9  | 1 641.0                  | 541.6                           |
| 2 476.4       | 566.6       | 649.4    | 1 257.6  | 1 236.8                  | 416.5                           |
| Mar           | 1 026.3     | 289.6    | 1 791.7  | 1 924.2                  | 601.9                           |
| 2 842.7       | 601.5       | 722.6    | 1 417.1  | 1 351.7                  | 436.2                           |
| Apr           | 1 052.1     | 309.5    | 1 802.7  | 1 881.8                  | 603.0                           |
| 2 652.3       | 566.7       | 654.7    | 1 206.1  | 1 255.0                  | 442.2                           |
| May           | 1 157.8     | 340.6    | 1 818.8  | 1 967.0                  | 619.5                           |
| 2 697.6       | 602.5       | 706.4    | 1 687.1  | 1 228.5                  | 427.5                           |
| Jun           | 1 212.0     | 352.0    | 1 811.1  | 1 949.6                  | 666.6                           |
| 2 907.3       | 641.0       | 692.8    | 1 956.1  | 1 249.9                  | 447.2                           |
| Jul           | 1 240.0     | 362.4    | 1 894.6  | 1 967.6                  | 728.6                           |
| 2 775.6       | 602.8       | 715.9    | 2 201.4  | 1 281.0                  | 427.3                           |
| Aug           | 1 168.4     | 459.1    | 1 937.2  |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 1 957.5       | 612.2       | 2 761.1  |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 642.7         | 716.3       | 2 130.2  |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 1 276.3       | 413.1       | 4 639.7  |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| Sep           | 1 247.6     | 341.9    | 1 828.0  | 1 847.1                  |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 638.3         | 2 948.4     | 654.1    | 710.3    |                          |                                 |
| 1 974.4       | 1 372.8     | 432.5    | 4 900.5  |                          |                                 |
| Oct           | 1 188.8     | 275.8    | 1 855.0  | 1 902.0                  |                                 |
| 649.3         | 2 831.8     | 652.3    | 714.1    | 1 626.3                  | 1 436.9                         |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 452.1         | 4 762.4     |          |          |                          |                                 |
| Nov           | 1 088.0     | 202.4    |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 1 847.9       | 1 834.5     | 626.0    | 2 880.8  | 689.3                    |                                 |
| 695.6         | 1 143.9     | 1 359.8  | 470.6    | 4 795.4                  |                                 |
| Dec           | 1 136.7     | 179.3    | 2 109.3  | 2 167.2                  | 598.9                           |
| 2 593.7       | 737.8       | 735.0    | 1 244.2  | 1 242.8                  | 423.8                           |
| 2006 Jan      | 899.9       | 235.7    | 1 711.2  | 1 804.5                  | 623.0                           |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2 608.6       | 681.9       | 686.2    | 1 180.5  | 1 203.0                  | 400.0                           |
| Feb           | 925.2       | 206.5    | 1 710.9  | 1 749.3                  | 596.0                           |
| 2 649.4       | 663.2       | 660.6    | 1 238.9  | 1 146.9                  | 399.7                           |
| Mar           | 1 116.0     |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 224.0         | 1 889.4     | 2 008.6  | 681.9    | 3 024.1                  | 789.1                           |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 735.1         |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 1 329.0       | 1 296.3     | 464.2    | 4 865.6  |                          |                                 |
| Apr           | 1 085.4     | 287.9    | 1 896.1  | 2 080.3                  | 636.7                           |
| 2 684.7       | 692.6       | 928.4    | 1 315.8  | 1 056.4                  | 413.1                           |
| May           | 1 228.7     | 288.1    | 1 942.8  | 2 178.3                  | 687.8                           |
| 2 971.9       | 742.1       | 969.3    | 1 766.6  | 1 188.2                  | 450.9                           |
| Jun           | 1 277.3     | 328.7    | 1 901.0  | 2 178.1                  | 726.5                           |
| 3 163.7       | 769.1       | 970.9    | 1 946.6  | 1 248.3                  | 446.2                           |
| †             |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 4 732.9       |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| Jul           | 1 322.7     | 378.7    | 1 986.1  | 2 161.6                  | 753.5                           |
| 2 954.0       | 734.5       | 990.1    | 2 248.2  | 1 168.1                  | 423.5                           |
| Aug           | 1 242.4     | 474.1    | 2 053.5  | 2 225.7                  | 679.6                           |
| 2 868.5       | 763.4       | 968.4    | 2 253.3  | 1 124.5                  | 421.0                           |
| Average for 3 |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| months up to  |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2005 Aug      | 1 206.8     | 391.2    | 1 881.0  | 1 958.2                  | 669.1                           |
| 2 814.7       | 628.8       | 708.3    | 2 095.9  | 1 269.1                  | 429.2                           |
| Average for 3 |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| months up to  |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2006 Aug      | 1 280.8     | 393.8    | 1 980.2  | 2 188.5                  | 719.9                           |
| 2 995.4       | 755.7       | 976.5    | 2 149.4  | 1 180.3                  | 430.2                           |
| Percentage    |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| change to     |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2006 Aug      | 6.1         | 0.7      | 5.3      | 11.8                     | 7.6                             |
| Average for 3 |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| months up to  |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2006 May      | 1 143.4     | 266.7    | 1 909.4  | 2 089.1                  | 668.8                           |
| 2 893.6       | 741.3       | 877.6    | 1 470.5  | 1 180.3                  | 442.7                           |
| Average for 3 |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| months up to  |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2006 Aug      | 1 280.8     | 393.8    | 1 980.2  | 2 188.5                  | 719.9                           |
| 2 995.4       | 755.7       | 976.5    | 2 149.4  | 1 180.3                  | 430.2                           |
| Percentage    |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| change to     |             |          |          |                          |                                 |
| 2006 Aug      | 12.0        | 47.7     | 3.7      | 4.8                      | 7.6                             |

1 Land Transport (other than railways) includes bus, tramway and underground railways
†

## Midss3 Monthly Data Not Seasonally Adjusted

Research and
Renting
Computer and Related Activities
Development
71.1
71.2
71.3
71.4
72.2
72.5
72.1/3/4/6
73.1/73.2
CQMM
GBMT
OYIW
GBMV
CQNE
CQNH
GBMW
GBMX
2001
6 445.6
2 493.6
7 711.9
1 693.0
28 558.0
1 329.1
16 217.9
6 553.8
2002
6 623.4
2 388.9
8 342.3
1 690.4
27 927.4
1 441.0
16 246.3
7 267.2
2003
6 150.6
2 490.3
9 191.3
1 568.7
33 733.8
1 195.6
15 965.6
8 179.1
2004
5 606.4
2 863.9
9 097.8
1 635.0
36 171.3
1 157.1
17 283.9
10 163.0
2005
4 849.3†
2 905.7†
9 826.2†
1 666.6†
37 987.7†
1 173.1
18 587.2†
11 480.1
2004 Q1
1 417.1
715.7
2 285.1
353.6
8 889.1
313.9
4 364.6
2 433.2
Q2
1 462.6
730.7
2 357.2
405.6
8 843.0
293.2
4 178.6
2 341.3
Q3
1 386.0
723.5
2 247.5
454.7
8 828.0
281.3
4 346.0
2 416.7
Q4
1 340.7
694.0
2 208.0
421.1
9 611.2
268.7
4 394.7
2 971.8
2005 Q1
1 102.9
685.9
2 314.1
399.1
9 294.7
280.9
4 429.4
2 710.3
Q2
1 170.6
701.4
2 538.5
401.4
9 199.2
295.2
4 480.4
2 836.5
Q3
1 266.3
755.2†
2 599.7†
466.0†
9 206.7†
292.0
4 694.7†
2 847.7
Q4
1 309.5†
763.2
2 373.9
400.1
10 287.1
305.0
4 982.7
3 085.6
2006 Q1
1 441.8
749.4
2 429.1
363.0
9 901.2
271.3
5 259.7
3 050.8†
Q2
1 413.3
798.4
2 543.1
411.3
9 946.2
294.7†
4 883.3
3 254.2
2005 Jan
369.9
229.3
723.4
129.2
2 661.3
90.9
1 434.2
847.5
Feb
355.2
222.2
751.7
129.7
2 839.5
83.3
1 359.0
818.7
Mar
377.8
234.4
839.0
140.2
3 793.9
106.7
1 636.2
1 044.1
Apr
378.0
222.1
789.2
125.2
2 887.9
104.9
1 446.4
930.9
May
381.4
226.9
822.0
128.2
2 827.8
92.2
1 411.4
815.6
Jun
411.2
252.4
927.3
148.0
3 483.5
98.1
1 622.6
1 090.0
Jul
424.7
244.6
883.2
146.5
2 902.6
103.7
1 521.4
899.3
Aug
416.5
266.9†
830.5
156.9†
2 891.6†
92.1
1 489.7†
963.5
Sep
425.1
243.7
886.0†
162.6
3 412.5
96.2
1 683.6
984.9
Oct
449.6†
244.2
810.4
136.6
3 132.7
98.5
1 642.8
993.8
Nov
406.6
253.4
823.0
131.6
3 314.5
105.0
1 640.3
1 005.6
Dec
453.3
265.6
740.5
131.9
3 839.9
101.5
1 699.6
1 086.2
2006 Jan
476.7
238.2
765.5
129.4
2 875.0
97.6
1 708.8
934.3†
Feb
472.4
244.9
760.6
109.4
2 980.4
82.0
1 553.2
915.5
Mar
492.7
266.3
903.0
124.2
4 045.8
91.7
1 997.7
1 201.0
Apr
465.7
262.9
781.4
126.1
3 036.2
89.4
1 522.3
1 028.2
May
471.1
280.0
865.8
139.1
3 129.4
104.0
1 562.1
1 026.6
Jun
476.5
255.5
895.9
146.1
3 780.6
101.3†
1 798.9
1 199.4
Jul
483.3
263.0
868.7
147.7
3 121.0
110.7
1 636.2
1 081.2
Aug
500.9
248.6
883.2
129.8
3 040.2
99.9
1 577.9
1 145.0
Average for 3 months up to
2005 Aug
417.5
254.6
880.3
150.5
3 092.6
98.0
1 544.6
984.3
Average for 3 months up to 2006 Aug
486.9
255.7
882.6
141.2
3 313.9
104.0
1 671.0
1 141.9
Percentage change to 2006 Aug
16.6
0.4
0.3
–6.2
7.2
6.1
8.2
16.0
Average for 3 months up to 2006 May
476.5
269.7
850.1
129.8
3 403.8
95.0
1 694.0
1 085.3
Average for 3 months up to 2006 Aug
486.9
255.7
882.6
141.2
3 313.9
104.0
1 671.0
1 141.9
Percentage change to 2006 Aug
2.2
–5.2
3.8
8.8
–2.6
9.4
–1.4
5.2

†

## Midss4 Monthly Data Not Seasonally Adjusted £ Million

Business Services
74.11
74.2
74.3
74.4
74.5
74.6
74.7
74.82
EDOR
GBNR
CQNQ
GBNS
CQNS
GBNJ
GBNK
OYIY
2001
51 914.0
25 193.7
1 639.9
18 473.2
23 585.0
3 797.5
4 835.4
28 737.9
2002
51 477.0
25 232.7
1 661.4
18 375.8
22 294.4
3 860.3
4 761.9
30 694.2
2003
55 114.0
26 803.0
1 967.9
18 701.5
23 130.8
4 393.0
4 761.9
34 006.5
2004
58 463.0
28 104.0
2 256.1
19 019.4
26 162.1
4 525.1
5 095.6
35 809.9
2005
64 107.0†
32 541.8†
2 416.0
19 721.8†
26 653.1†
5 730.7†
5 987.7†
40 599.6†
2004 Q1
14 670.0
6 642.6
506.7
4 575.7
6 271.1
1 102.1
1 266.0
8 488.2
Q2
14 210.0
6 607.3
583.0
4 789.5
6 283.9
1 182.9
1 266.5
8 883.1
Q3
14 469.0
7 074.3
601.5
4 568.3
6 759.6
1 111.7
1 247.8
8 884.7
Q4
15 114.0
7 779.8
564.9
5 085.9
6 847.5
1 128.4
1 315.3
9 553.9
2005 Q1
15 477.0
8 091.1
625.2
4 856.4
6 316.1
1 261.2
1 403.9
9 675.5
Q2
15 908.0
8 254.7
565.8
4 771.7
6 458.2
1 379.6
1 447.3
9 754.1
Q3
15 706.0†
8 142.3
630.4
4 844.1†
6 846.9†
1 565.7
1 562.3†
9 807.3†
Q4
17 016.0
8 053.7†
594.6
5 249.6
7 031.9
1 524.2†
1 574.2
11 362.7
2006 Q1
17 995.0
8 463.0
704.6
5 011.6
7 420.7
1 518.2
1 592.2
9 594.2
Q2
17 582.0
8 745.9
818.8†
5 014.1
7 771.6
1 576.3
1 590.7
9 477.4
2005 Jan
4 975.0
2 601.1
190.5
1 506.1
1 997.8
395.7
473.6
3 062.1
Feb
4 953.0
2 542.0
211.0
1 561.4
2 010.2
403.0
450.1
3 005.5
Mar
5 549.0
2 948.0
223.7
1 788.9
2 308.1
462.5
480.2
3 607.9
Apr
5 603.0
2 735.6
199.9
1 557.8
2 113.7
415.1
481.5
3 198.0
May
4 866.0
2 553.2
175.0
1 511.9
2 117.7
469.2
477.5
3 192.2
Jun
5 439.0
2 965.9
190.9
1 702.0
2 226.8
495.3
488.3
3 363.9
Jul
5 305.0
2 685.8
209.6
1 525.7
2 245.0
488.5
518.4
3 237.4
Aug
4 998.0†
2 664.8
214.6
1 504.0†
2 209.9†
536.0
507.5†
3 057.8†
Sep
5 403.0
2 791.7
206.2
1 814.4
2 392.0
541.2
536.4
3 512.1
Oct
5 636.0
2 609.5†
190.9
1 804.3
2 335.5
512.1†
544.2
3 664.5
Nov
5 641.0
2 771.2
207.7
1 907.9
2 466.9
502.4
542.9
3 932.5
Dec
5 739.0
2 673.0
196.0
1 537.4
2 229.5
509.7
487.1
3 765.7
2006 Jan
5 806.0
2 600.7
227.8
1 551.4
2 306.7
513.3
522.9
2 971.2
Feb
5 486.0
2 700.6
227.8
1 592.3
2 359.6
470.7
502.9
3 100.6
Mar
6 703.0
3 161.7
249.0
1 867.9
2 754.4
534.2
566.4
3 522.4
Apr
5 920.0
2 732.7
237.3†
1 693.8
2 351.4
499.9
517.2
3 053.3
May
5 572.0
2 852.4
279.7
1 636.1
2 570.5
533.4
541.2
3 154.5
Jun
6 090.0
3 160.8
301.8
1 684.2
2 849.7
543.0
532.3
3 269.6
Jul
5 934.0
3 055.3
267.9
1 469.4
2 722.6
519.3
555.2
3 180.9
Aug
5 671.0
2 922.5
282.1
1 469.9
2 675.4
521.9
555.0
2 985.8
Average for 3 months up to 2005 Aug
5 247.3
2 772.2
205.0
1 577.2
2 227.2
506.6
504.7
3 219.7
Average for 3
months up to 2006 Aug
5 898.3
3 046.2
283.9
1 541.2
2 749.2
528.1
547.5
3 145.4
Percentage change to 2006 Aug
12.4
9.9
38.5
–2.3
23.4
4.2
8.5
–2.3
Average for 3 months up to 2006 May
6 065.0
2 915.6
255.3
1 732.6
2 558.8
522.5
541.6
3 243.4
Average for 3 months up to 2006 Aug
5 898.3
3 046.2
283.9
1 541.2
2 749.2
528.1
547.5
3 145.4
Percentage change to 2006 Aug
–2.7
4.5
11.2
–11.0
7.4
1.1
1.1
–3.0

1 Series contains sic 74.150 up to and including March 2002. Discontinued from April 2002
2 Includes commission only sales
†

## Monthly Data

Sewage & Refuse
Disposal,Sanitation
Education
Health
& Similar Activities
Recreation
Other Services
80.31
80.41
85.11/85.142
90
92.1/92.4
92.2
92.3
93.01/02/03
GBMY
GBMZ
GBNN
GBNA
GBNB
CQOR
OYJA
OYJB
2001
19 569.8
4 827.6
6 061.0
7 931.6
6 265.4
16 825.2
5 957.9
4 367.7
2002
..
..
6 596.9
8 727.2
5 933.1
17 989.0
6 501.0
4 203.1
2003
..
..
6 726.8
9 068.3
5 575.8
18 273.4
7 177.1
4 430.2
2004
..
..
7 458.5
9 914.3
5 300.9
18 684.9
7 588.7
4 795.8
2005
25 471.6†
6 703.3†
7 874.1
11 154.8
6 155.1
17 295.1†
7 373.1†
5 056.5
2004 Q1
..
..
1 812.1
2 319.8
1 151.3
4 498.3
1 774.2
1 112.4
Q2
..
..
1 811.5
2 561.0
1 356.7
4 468.5
1 983.7
1 182.2
Q3
..
..
1 885.3
2 530.1
1 340.1
4 524.4
1 840.0
1 220.6
Q4
7 104.0
1 483.8
1 949.6
2 503.4
1 452.8
5 193.7
1 990.8
1 280.6
2005 Q1
5 527.4
1 746.2
1 919.7
2 546.0
1 421.1
4 663.9
1 632.3
1 216.2
Q2
6 059.1
1 674.6
1 950.5
2 827.3
1 333.3
4 353.2
1 893.9
1 249.0
Q3
6 603.4†
1 736.7
1 985.6
2 895.9
1 622.3
3 916.0†
1 897.9†
1 282.6
Q4
7 281.7
1 545.8†
2 018.3
2 885.6
1 778.4
4 362.0
1 949.0
1 308.7
2006 Q1
5 920.5
1 792.8
2 055.4†
2 783.3†
1 464.2†
3 405.7
1 585.4
1 232.7†
Q2
6 475.5
1 655.2
2 238.7
3 082.7
1 436.3
3 245.3
1 710.6
1 331.6
2005 Jan
2 124.4
519.9
619.7
854.9
403.3
1 508.6
548.6
388.9
Feb
1 673.6
583.7
600.3
812.9
448.0
1 534.2
489.3
396.9
Mar
1 729.4
642.6
699.7
878.2
569.8
1 621.1
594.4
430.4
Apr
2 179.3
573.3
648.1
920.8
427.4
1 387.1
642.1
402.4
May
1 951.9
538.0
642.8
951.1
447.0
1 479.6
607.0
409.4
Jun
1 927.9
563.3
659.6
955.4
458.9
1 486.5
644.8
437.2
Jul
1 951.0
572.7
654.1
959.6
465.2
1 374.6
656.7
425.4
Aug
2 210.8
570.6
654.5
993.6
576.9
1 246.0†
620.4†
428.8
Sep
2 441.6†
593.4
677.0
942.7
580.2
1 295.4
620.8
428.4
Oct
2 847.1
507.9
682.8
970.7
490.3
1 692.6
689.0
406.6
Nov
2 435.0
537.1†
687.1
986.9
673.4
1 392.5
605.1
423.5
Dec
1 999.6
500.8
648.4
928.0
614.7
1 276.9
654.9
478.6
2006 Jan
2 196.7
563.3
690.5†
927.2
489.9†
1 350.7
521.8
383.6
Feb
1 800.6
574.9
648.7
890.2†
494.6
938.6
480.4
398.6†
Mar
1 923.2
654.6
716.2
965.9
479.7
1 116.4
583.2
450.5
Apr
2 246.2
535.0
717.1
976.6
464.4
1 051.1
597.3
416.4
May
2 087.9
559.1
761.5
1 010.9
494.9
1 155.8
562.6
449.4
Jun
2 141.4
561.1
760.1
1 095.2
477.0
1 038.4
550.7
465.8
Jul
2 073.2
519.5
745.0
1 051.9
437.9
976.3
553.8
436.2
Aug
2 348.4
484.3
737.0
1 101.1
464.2
994.9
565.1
446.7
Average for 3
months up to
2005 Aug
2 029.9
568.9
656.1
969.5
500.3
1 369.0
640.6
430.5
Average for 3 months up to 2006 Aug
2 187.7
521.6
747.4
1 082.7
459.7
1 003.2
556.5
449.6
Percentage change to 2006 Aug
7.8
–8.3
13.9
11.7
–8.1
–26.7
–13.1
4.4
Average for 3 months up to 2006 May
2 085.8
582.9
731.6
984.5
479.7
1 107.8
581.0
438.8
Average for 3 months up to 2006 Aug
2 187.7
521.6
747.4
1 082.7
459.7
1 003.2
556.5
449.6
Percentage change to 2006 Aug
4.9
–10.5
2.2
10.0
–4.2
–9.4
–4.2
2.5

1 Series stopped April 2002 but re-instated from October 2004 2 Includes sic 85.140 (excluding public sector activities) up to and including March 2002. Discontinued from April 2002
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