The British Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) is reportedly working on a feasibility study to officially gauge the sharing economy 's contribution to Britain ’s growth . The study outlines six steps needed to gather official data on the sharing economy , which include : producing a formal overview of the sharing economy ; adding sharing economy questions to existing data collection surveys ; keeping track of European sharing economy data ; working closer with sharing economy businesses to access data and build understanding ; using existing information on turnover , employment , and industry classification to identify further sharing economy businesses ; and potentially scraping data from businesses to gather sharing economy data .
The British Office for National Statistics (ONS) is reportedly working on a feasibility study to officially gauge the sharing economy's contribution to Britain’s growth. The study outlines six steps needed to produce official data on the sharing economy, which include: producing a formal definition of the sharing economy; adding sharing economy questions to existing data collection surveys; keeping track of European sharing economy data; working closer with sharing economy businesses to access data and build understanding; using existing information on turnover, employment, and industry classification to identify further sharing economy businesses; and potentially scraping data from websites to gather sharing economy data.