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DCMS Economic Estimates 2019: Gross Value Added

Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by GVA (gross value added).

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Notice of revision, 19 February 2021

Some of the figures in this release were revised on 19 February 2021. The measure affected, GVA for ‘All DCMS sectors (including Tourism)’, has been revised down by 1% for all years from 2016 to 2019. The change does not affect GVA totals for individual sectors or subsectors, nor the key trends or conclusions.

The figures were corrected to account for the overlap between part of the tourism sector (‘Other consumption products’) and other DCMS industries. We have not revised historic releases as GVA figures are updated in each publication due to planned annual revisions to the National Accounts.

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These Economic Estimates are Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by GVA (gross value added).

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

  • Civil Society
  • Creative Industries
  • Cultural Sector
  • Digital Sector
  • Gambling
  • Sport
  • Telecoms
  • Tourism

The release also includes estimates for the Audio Visual sector, Computer Games subsector and Sport Satellite Account. The Sport Satellite Account estimates of GVA included in this publication for 2016 onwards are based on a revised SSA for 2016. The previous provisional SSA for 2016 was based on the 2014 satellite account and the GVA estimates from that publication are superseded by these.

A definition for each sector is available in the tables published alongside this release. Further information on DCMS sectors is available in the associated technical report along with details of methods and data limitations.

Released

First published on 10 December 2020. Revisions were published on 19 February 2021.

Feedback and consultation

DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. Feedback and responses should be sent to DCMS via email at [email protected].

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 statisticians for this release is Emma Scholey. For further details about the estimates, or to be added to a distribution list for future updates, please email us at [email protected].

Pre-release access

A document is provided that 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.

Updates to this page

Published 10 December 2020
Last updated 3 September 2024 + show all updates
  1. Clarification of the origin of the Sport Satellite Account estimates published here has been added to the page.

  2. Some of the figures in this release were revised on 19 February 2021. The measure affected, GVA for 'All DCMS sectors (including Tourism)', has been revised down by 1% for all years from 2016 to 2019. The change does not affect GVA totals for individual sectors or subsectors, nor the key trends or conclusions. The figures were corrected to account for the overlap between part of the tourism sector ('Other consumption products') and other DCMS industries. We have not revised historic releases as GVA figures are updated in each publication due to planned annual revisions to the National Accounts.

  3. First published.

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