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DCMS Sector Economic Estimates: Productivity

This series brings together the most up to date DCMS sector productivity datasets.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 28 March 2024
• Last updated: 25 June 2026 — See all updates

Headline finding

In  2024, output per hour in the DCMS sectors was around

£34

About

DCMS estimates of productivity provide estimates of output per hour and output per job in sectors within DCMS’s remit. This enables assessment of the productivity of DCMS sectors using GVA as the output measure.

All estimates on this page represent the latest version according to updates in methodology.

Included estimates:

• Output per hour and per job in the DCMS sectors, 2019 to 2024
• Regional output per hour and per job in included DCMS sectors, 2023

For information on how these estimates are produced please see the relevant technical report for each release.

Latest release:

DCMS Economic Estimates: productivity 2024 (provisional)

DCMS Sector Annual Productivity Estimates

Available from 2019 to 2024

• DCMS sector Economic Estimates: Productivity 2024 (provisional)
  • 25 June 2026
  • Official Statistics
• DCMS sector Economic Estimates: Productivity 2023 (provisional)
  • 20 March 2025
  • Official Statistics
• DCMS and digital sector productivity 2022 (provisional)
  • 28 March 2024
  • Official Statistics
• DCMS Sector National Economic Estimates: 2011 to 2020
  • 22 November 2024
  • Official Statistics

Published 28 March 2024

Last updated 25 June 2026 — Show all updates

1. 25 June 2026

   Added latest productivity estimates.

2. 20 March 2025

   Updated to include latest estimates.

3. 28 March 2024

   First published.