Official Statistics

DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2019: Trade in services

Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by imports and exports of services.

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Details

24 May 2024: Trade in services data for 2016 to 2019 has been re-published in the DMCS Economic Estimates: Trade 2021 trade in services data tables.

About

These Economic Estimates are Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by imports and exports of services and goods.

Content

These statistics cover the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy;

  • Creative Industries
  • Cultural Sector
  • Digital Sector
  • Gambling
  • Sport
  • Telecoms

A definition for each sector is available in the associated methodology note along with details of methods and data limitations.

Released

First published on 11 February 2021. The amended spreadsheet tables were published on 11 June 2021.

Feedback and consultation

DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. DCMS welcomes feedback on this release. Feedback should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

The responsible statistician for this release is Wilmah Deda. For further details about the estimates, or to be added to a distribution list for future updates, please email us at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

Pre-release access

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

Published 11 February 2021
Last updated 24 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Trade in services data for 2016 to 2019 has been re-published in the DMCS Economic Estimates: Trade 2021 trade in services data tables.

  2. Edited Table 8 and Table 10 in "Exports of services for businesses in DCMS sectors and subsectors" - now includes US Virgin Islands (Table 8) and NAFTA (Table 10). Please see revision note on the webpage itself for more information.

  3. Added the Technical and Quality Assurance Document

  4. First published.