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Data Vintage: Blue Book 2025 / SUT 2023
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UK AI Economic Measurement Lab
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OFFICIAL SOURCE DATA

Supply & Use Tables: 23 AI-Relevant CPA Product Groups

Reference Period: 2020–2023

Top AI-Relevant Broad Product Groups — Supply & Output (2023)

Domestic Output (Basic Prices) vs Imports of Goods/Services (£m current prices)

Source: ONS Supply and Use Tables (S5) & ONS AI Thematic Account (S1)UK AI Economic Measurement Lab

Published SUT Matrix (23 Products)

Values in £ million
CPA CodeProduct LabelDomestic OutputImportsGFCFTotal SupplyAction
C261Manufacture of electronic components and boards£5.0bn£10.9bn£2.7bn£16.7bn
C262Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment£2.7bn£17.4bn£11.0bn£21.0bn
C263Manufacture of communication equipment£3.4bn£10.5bn£5.2bn£14.5bn
C264Manufacture of consumer electronics£1.0bn£6.5bn£270m£7.8bn
C265Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation£9.5bn£9.2bn£4.7bn£19.5bn
C267Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment£1.2bn£1.6bn£550m£3.0bn
C279Manufacture of other electrical equipment£3.2bn£5.1bn£1.6bn£8.6bn
C282Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery£11.4bn£14.7bn£5.9bn£27.2bn
C289Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery£14.0bn£14.3bn£6.6bn£29.5bn
C303Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery£22.9bn£18.5bn£7.8bn£43.0bn
J582Software publishing services£20.5bn£10.5bn£10.9bn£32.2bn
J61Telecommunications services£40.5bn£6.5bn£3.4bn£48.9bn
J62Computer programming, consultancy and related services£101.9bn£22.7bn£36.8bn£127.8bn
J63Information service services£33.5bn£15.3bn£4.8bn£50.0bn
M691Legal services£47.9bn£3.8bn£550m£52.6bn
M702Management consultancy services£39.8bn£5.1bn£940m£45.9bn
M711Architectural and engineering services and related technical consultancy£41.2bn£3.4bn£7.6bn£45.1bn
M712Technical testing and analysis services£8.8bn£1.2bn£240m£10.2bn
M72Scientific research and development services£35.6bn£8.6bn£14.0bn£45.3bn
M731Advertising services£28.1bn£5.9bn£400m£34.9bn
M732Market research and public opinion polling services£5.6bn£1.3bn£120m£7.1bn
N78Employment services£42.9bn£2.1bn£170m£45.7bn
N80Security and investigation services£14.7bn£960m£210m£15.9bn
CPA_J62SIC 62

Computer programming, consultancy and related services

Layer: Core AI Development & Integration

AI Scope & Measurement Notes:

Primary category for custom AI model training, fine-tuning, system integration, AI software engineering. Largest monetary denominator in digital services.

Time Series Summary (£m)
2020
Output: £72.5bnImports: £14.9bn
2021
Output: £81.2bnImports: £17.3bn
2022
Output: £92.5bnImports: £20.1bn
2023
Output: £101.9bnImports: £22.7bn
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