excludes NHS trusts, local authority and central government bodies**
Supplementary notes
* uses a sample of data from 62,000 businesses in the Non-Financial Economy in Great Britain and 11,000 in Northern Ireland to draw estimate totals for the whole business population.
** The source provides the following information: The ABS covers only the UK Non-Financial Business Economy which accounts for approximately two thirds of the UK economy in terms of Gross Value Added. Service industries are included, but for section Q only private provision. NHS trusts, local authority and central government bodies are excluded.
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Purchases in human health and social activities in the United Kingdom 2008-2022
In the year 2022, the total purchases of goods, materials, and services among human health and social work activities in the UK was valued at around **** billion British pounds. This statistic displays the total purchases of goods, materials, and services in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 8, 2024). Purchases of goods, materials and services in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/328866/human-health-and-social-work-activities-total-purchases-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Purchases of goods, materials and services in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP)." Chart. April 8, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/328866/human-health-and-social-work-activities-total-purchases-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Purchases of goods, materials and services in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/328866/human-health-and-social-work-activities-total-purchases-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Purchases of Goods, Materials and Services in Human Health and Social Work Activities in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in Million Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Apr 2024, /statistics/328866/human-health-and-social-work-activities-total-purchases-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Purchases of goods, materials and services in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/328866/human-health-and-social-work-activities-total-purchases-uk/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Purchases of goods, materials and services in human health and social work activities in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/328866/human-health-and-social-work-activities-total-purchases-uk/
