The source adds the following information: "The database focuses on investment announcements, the number of new jobs created and, where identifiable, the associated capital investment. Projects are identified through the daily monitoring of more than 10,000 news sources."
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Leading sectors for foreign direct investment in the UK 2017
This statistic illustrates the leading sectors for inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by the number of projects. With *** projects, the digital sector was the leading destination of foreign direct investment projects in the UK in 2017.
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EY. (June 8, 2018). Leading sectors for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by number of projects [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/915286/number-of-foreign-direct-investment-projects-in-the-united-kingdom-by-sector/
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