BERD provides breakdowns of research and development spending and employment by UK businesses across different market sectors. The data is produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.
Use Cases
- Benchmark sector-level R&D investment based on spending data
- Analyze the relationship between R&D expenditure and employment in science and technology
- Track changes in innovation activity across different UK market sectors over time
Strengths
- Designated as National Statistics, indicating high quality standards
- Produced by the authoritative Office for National Statistics
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:25.597646
- Geography
- United Kingdom