UK businesses in creative industries, by sub-sector 2017

In this statistic UK businesses in creative industries have been divided in to sub-sectors. IT, software and computer services is the sub-sector with the highest number of UK businesses with 144,600. The sub-sector with the second most is Music, performing and visual arts with 34,800. There were just 1,000 businesses in the Museums, Galleries and Libraries sub-sector in 2017.

Number of businesses in creative industries in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by sub-sector* (in 1,000s)

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January 2019

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

Supplementary notes

* Figures are provisional and have been rounded to the nearest 100.

The source adds the following information: "1. Within this release, a business is defined as any Reporting Unit held on the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR). A business is held on the IDBR if it is registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC); registered for a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) scheme with HMRC; or an incorporated business registered at Companies House." and "2.The estimates for 2017 are provisional i.e. based on a business' initial return to the Annual Business Survey (ABS). They are subject to further revisions - an inherent part of the ABS process. 2017 final estimates for DCMS sectors will be made available as part of the next release in early 2020."

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