"Figure 4: Of trading businesses, 41% reported an increase in the prices of goods or services they bought in December 2022","" "Prices bought and sold increased, businesses currently trading, broken down by industry, weighted by count, UK, 1 to 31 December 2022","" "","" "Notes","1. For presentational purposes response options have been removed. 2. “Mining and quarrying” and “Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities” have been removed for disclosure purposes, but their totals are included in “All industries”. " "Unit","%" "","" "","Prices bought increased","Prices sold increased" "Accommodation and food service activities","69.1","33.3" "Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles","49.5","27.4" "Construction","49.1","19.4" "Real estate activities","47.6","8.1" "Manufacturing","44.0","20.1" "Human health and social work activities","41.8","14.4" "Other service activities","37.5","10.7" "Arts entertainment and recreation","32.4","13.2" "Professional scientific and technical activities","32.1","13.0" "Administrative and support service activities","29.2","10.5" "Education","28.3","6.9" "Transportation and storage","25.4","6.3" "Information and communication","24.6","9.1" "All industries","40.7","17.4"