Official Statistics

DCMS Sector National Economic Estimates: 2011 to 2020

The purpose of this publication is to report and compare economic measures for the DCMS sectors, where possible, for the past ten calendar years.

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About

The Economic Estimates in this release are a combination of National, Official, and experimental statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy.

Content

These statistics cover the economic contribution of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy:

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

Tourism and Civil Society are included where possible.

Users should note that there is overlap between DCMS sector definitions and that the Telecoms sector sits wholly within the Digital sector.

The release also includes estimates for the Audio Visual sector and Computer Games sector for some measures.

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

Following updates to the underlying methodology used to produce the estimates for Weekly Gross Pay, Annual Gross Pay and the Gender Pay Gap, we have published revised estimates for employee earnings in the DCMS Sectors and Digital Sector from 2016 to 2020.

We’ve published revised estimates for Weekly Gross Pay, Annual Gross Pay and the Gender Pay Gap. This was necessary for a number of reasons, including:

  • The creation of the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the change to DCMS’s remit
  • Necessary updates to bring the estimates in line with Office for National Statistics (ONS) methodology.
  • To update 2020 Tourism estimates according to the latest Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) estimates.
  • To correct minor errors.

Released

These statistics were first published on 23 December 2021

Feedback

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 (2018) produced by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The UKSA 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.

Pre-release access

The accompanying pre-release access document lists 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.

Contact

Responsible statistician: Rachel Moyce.

For any queries or feedback, please contact evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

Published 23 December 2021
Last updated 20 April 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added a revision note for updated earnings estimates.

  2. Added html technical document.

  3. First published.