BUSINESS REGISTRATION AND SURVIVAL RATES
Table 12(b)(ii) - Index of VAT registrations per head of adult population
Index (UK=100)		GO Region/Country
	United Kingdom	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1998	100	51	83	76	89	90	105	171	120	102	105	68	74	75
1999	100	54	83	78	89	91	104	168	119	102	105	70	74	76
2000	100	55	83	80	91	91	107	165	118	101	105	71	73	70
2001	100	57	85	81	93	93	107	158	117	100	105	72	74	76
2002	100	57	86	83	95	93	110	149	119	103	105	73	72	74
2003	100	59	87	86	93	93	107	150	118	102	105	75	72	73
2004	100	56	86	84	94	93	105	154	115	98	104	77	75	83
2005	100	59	86	85	94	92	108	152	114	98	104	73	75	88
Table 12(c) - Survival rates of businesses
Businesses still registered for VAT three years after registering
Year of registration		GO Region/Country
Per cent	United Kingdom	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1993	62.1	58.5	59.2	60.6	62.7	60.9	63.6	61.4	63.5	63.4	61.9	61.3	63.0	68.5
1994	62.5	58.6	59.8	61.3	61.9	61.9	64.2	60.8	64.3	64.6	62.2	63.6	62.2	73.7
1995	65.6	62.5	63.0	64.8	65.2	63.4	67.4	62.6	68.6	68.8	65.3	66.5	65.2	78.2
1996	66.9	65.8	63.5	65.8	66.3	65.6	69.5	63.9	70.1	69.8	66.7	67.6	64.7	77.8
1997	68.5	67.6	64.5	68.3	68.3	67.2	70.8	65.1	71.6	71.7	68.3	69.2	67.3	78.4
1998	67.7	67.2	64.9	66.7	68.4	68.0	70.4	63.6	70.8	70.5	67.6	68.4	65.7	76.5
1999	68.3	67.3	65.6	68.5	70.1	68.4	70.7	64.0	71.2	70.6	68.2	69.7	66.5	77.1
2000	68.4	67.1	66.2	66.7	69.5	69.5	70.4	64.0	71.4	71.1	68.2	68.8	68.0	77.7
2001	69.7	68.8	67.8	69.8	70.7	69.2	71.2	65.3	72.2	72.7	69.4	70.5	69.4	79.3
2002	71.3	70.4	71.4	71.8	72.2	70.6	72.9	66.9	73.2	74.0	71.2	72.0	70.3	78.5
Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register, ONS, and Small Business Service, DTI