UK creative industries worth £77bn per year to the economy finds government report
The UK creative industries, which includes film, TV and music, are now worth £76.9bn per year to the economy, according to figures released by the Department for Culture, Sport and Media.
The contribution, which equates to £8.8m per hour, is at an all-time high having grown almost 10 per cent from 2013, three times that of the wider UK economy.
Sajid Javid, secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, said: “The UK’s creative industries are recognised as world leaders around the globe and today’s figures show that they continue to grow from strength to strength.
"They are one of our most powerful tools in driving growth, outperforming all other sectors of industry and their contribution to the UK economy is evident to all.”
The creative industries accounted for 1.71 million jobs in 2013 – 5.6 per cent of total UK jobs, and a 1.4 per cent increase since 2012.