Research

The Economic Value of Standards in the UK (June 2015)

Research carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business (Cebr) concludes that standards boost UK productivity and improve performance, kick-start innovation, and support UK domestic and international trade.

The report analyses the macroeconomic and microeconomic impact of BSI’s consensus based voluntary standards across the UK economy. It concludes that they are a vital part of the strength of UK industry and play a crucial and often invisible role in supporting economic growth.

The main findings are that:

• £8.2 billion is the amount that standards contribute to the UK economy
• 37.4% of UK productivity growth can be attributed to standards
• 28.4% of annual UK GDP growth can be attributed to standards, equivalent to £8.2 billion
• £6.1 billion of additional UK exports per year can be attributed to standards

The full report can be downloaded from the BSI website.