Do we have a shortage of Transportation and Storage businesses?
19,104 additional companies were registered in August 2021 relative to August 2019. 7,998 less company registrations are noticed in August 2021 relative to August 2020.
13,687 additional companies were registered in July 2021 relative to July 2019. 19,498 less company registrations are noticed in July 2021 relative to July 2020.
Online retailers increasingly register since the first lockdown.
21,475 additional companies were registered in June 2021 relative to June 2019. 13,406 less company registrations are noticed in June 2021 relative to June 2020.
Spring 2021 Economic Outlook by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research hosts box D on firm creation during the pandemic.
22,919 additional companies were registered in April 2021 relative to April 2019. The median daily registrations during lockdown-III is 32.6% higher than in lockdown-I, and 1.53% higher than in lockdown-II.
28,662 additional companies were registered in March 2021 relative to March 2019. The median daily registrations during lockdown-III is 31.73% higher than in lockdown-I, but almost the same as lockdown-II.
Companies birth rates keeps increasing despite the significant drop during the first lockdown started a year ago. Alfred Duncan, interviewed by Reuters, reveals some of our findings.
Today marks the first anniversary of the UK going into national lockdown. Many challenges in business creation occurred the last 12 months. Does the initial lockdown shock persist? Are there any changes in businesses set up? Which sector saw the most changes?