High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Friday, September 23, 2011
Creative Industries
Estimates of employment (excluding self-employed) in the creative industries in Scotland have increased from 38,500 people in 1998 to 58,600 in 2007, an increase of over 50%. The software and computer services sector contributes more employees (16,800) to the total than any other sectors.
Creative industries generated £5.2 billion of turnover in Scotland in 2007, compared to £4.9 billion in 2006, an increase of 7%. Gross value added for 2007 was £2.4 billion, compared to £2.2 billion in 2006, an increase of 11% (Gross value added represents the income generated by businesses out of which is paid wages and salaries, the cost of capital investment, and financial charges; before arriving at a figure for profit).
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1. Using SIC codes to estimate employer jobs in advertising, architecture, video film & photography, music and the visual and performing arts, publishing, computer games, software & electronic publishing, radio & tv, arts/antiques trade, and designer fashion.
Source: Annual Business Inquiry
Growth in an industry sector relative to the whole economy is best tracked by using the Gross Domestic Product Index after adjusting for inflation. As can be seen, creative industries grew rapidly between 1999 and 2003. After 2003 creative industries GDP roughly matches GDP of the economy as a whole. The rapid growth in creative industries up to 2005 was dominated by growth in the computer games, software & electronic publishing component.
