This statistic displays the five sectors with the shortest average waiting time (in days) for invoice payments according to British businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016. Restaurants and bars belonged to the sector with the shortest outstanding payments wait, amounting to just under ** days as of 2016, which is still an increase on the previous year.
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Asset Based Finance Association. (September 26, 2016). Shortest average waiting time for invoice payment according to businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016, by sector (in days) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/474255/shortest-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
Asset Based Finance Association. "Shortest average waiting time for invoice payment according to businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016, by sector (in days)." Chart. September 26, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/474255/shortest-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
Asset Based Finance Association. (2016). Shortest average waiting time for invoice payment according to businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016, by sector (in days). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/474255/shortest-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
Asset Based Finance Association. "Shortest Average Waiting Time for Invoice Payment According to Businesses in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015 and 2016, by Sector (in Days)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Sep 2016, /statistics/474255/shortest-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
Asset Based Finance Association, Shortest average waiting time for invoice payment according to businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016, by sector (in days) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/474255/shortest-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-sector-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Shortest average waiting time for invoice payment according to businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016, by sector (in days) [Graph], Asset Based Finance Association, September 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/474255/shortest-wait-for-invoice-payment-by-sector-united-kingdom-uk/
