sector_sic_section,firms_with_numeric_max_term,firms_over_60_days,firms_over_90_days,share_over_60_days_pct,median_average_days_to_pay,median_pct_invoices_paid_within_30_days
Extraterritorial,1,1,0,100.0,49.0,6.0
Manufacturing,932,678,306,72.7,45.0,32.0
"Wholesale, retail and motor trade",774,476,189,61.5,37.0,48.0
"Agriculture, forestry and fishing",36,19,10,52.8,30.0,63.0
"Water, sewerage and waste",62,30,4,48.4,36.0,48.0
Other services,106,37,7,34.9,31.0,64.0
Transport and storage,232,74,8,31.9,35.0,53.5
Accommodation and food,134,42,6,31.3,36.0,51.5
"Professional, scientific and technical",435,135,36,31.0,31.0,65.5
Information and communication,444,135,30,30.4,28.0,73.0
Construction,377,107,32,28.4,33.0,54.5
Not known (no SIC code),215,58,10,27.0,25.0,80.0
Mining and quarrying,91,23,10,25.3,32.0,62.0
Administrative and support services,550,132,38,24.0,27.0,74.0
Electricity and gas supply,147,33,3,22.4,25.0,81.0
Public administration,11,2,0,18.2,27.0,73.0
Real estate,64,10,2,15.6,27.0,77.5
Arts and recreation,64,10,1,15.6,27.5,69.0
Health and social work,132,18,2,13.6,27.0,81.0
Finance and insurance,607,78,25,12.9,22.0,86.0
Education,288,19,12,6.6,25.0,83.0
Households,1,0,0,0.0,31.0,61.0

"Source: Whito analysis of the UK government payment practices register export (check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk), downloaded 2 November 2026, latest report per company with a period ending in 2026; SIC sections from Companies House Free Company Data Product, 1 November 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Cite: https://whito.co.uk/research/60-day-line-payment-terms/"