Creative Industries UK facts and figures

The creative industries provide over 1,808,000 jobs across the UK (on the increase, increased 5.5% since 2013). 

Jobs - 2.8 million jobs
Chapter Two on the gov website

£17.9bn values of exports a year

8.7% of total UK exports 

34.2% growth in UK creative exports 2013 v 2009 

Music, Arts & Culture £704m

Software & Games £8,589m

Publishing £1,315m

Advertising £2,641m

Film & TV £4,034m

Architecture £359m

Design & Fashion £204m

In 2013 the UK Creative Industries exported £17.9 billion of services around the world 

- Europe £10,065m

- Asia £1848m

- Australia £365m

- Africa £333m

- America £5155m