Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)

These web pages are for businesses and organisations that are required to complete the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI).

The site offers guidance on completing the questionnaire(s) and answers some of your questions.

If you need further help, or a duplicate questionnaire, please call the person named on the reminder letter or the front of the questionnaire (where you will also find their telephone number).

Your questionnaire should be completed and returned (by post or fax) to the Office for National Statistics by the date specified on the front page of the questionnaire.

Annual Business Inquiry questionnaire

If you look at the top of the questionnaire you will see either ‘Annual Business Inquiry (ABI Part 1)’ or ‘Annual Business Inquiry (ABI Part 2). Most businesses receive both questionnaires, although some businesses receive ABI Part 1 only.

ABI Part 1 is about employment and ABI Part 2 is a financial questionnaire.

The information you provide will be used to produce key economic statistics which influence:

• Company and personal taxation
• Interest rates
• Contributions to and from the European Community
• The calculation of economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

This page last revised: Tuesday, 14 November 2007