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Data analysis and operational efficiency in UK businesses

Among UK businesses handling digital data, 47% of those that analysed data reported efficiency gains or cost savings, compared with 14% of businesses that did not analyse data.

47 percent of data-analysing businesses

What the evidence means

This is a reported association from the Business Data Use and Productivity Study, not proof that data analysis alone caused the difference. The survey was conducted between late 2024 and early 2025.

Survey association; it does not establish causation.

Original source

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Business data use and productivity study (wave 2): statistical report

Data analysers reported efficiency or cost savings at 47%, versus 14% for non-analysers.
View original evidence

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Business data use and productivity study (wave 2): statistical report. 28th of January, 2026. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-data-use-and-productivity-study-wave-2/business-data-use-and-productivity-study-wave-2-statistical-report

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