These are the most recent statistics for the Creative Industries, published December 2011:
- creative industries contributed 2.9% of the UK’s Gross Value Added in 2009, this is an increase from 2.8% in 2008
- 1.5 million people are employed in the creative industries or in creative roles in other industries, 5.1% of the UK’s employment
- exports of services by the creative industries accounted for 10.6% of the UK’s exports of services
- there were an estimated 106,700 businesses in the creative industries on the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) in 2011, this represents 5.1% of all companies on the IDBR