The creative industries are now worth £71.4 billion to the UK economy every year - generating over £8 million an hour.
Meanwhile, jobs in the creative industries grew 8.6% across 2011 and 2012, compared to the rest of the UK economy where the increase was just 0.7%.
New figures from the Department for Media, Culture and Sport, which show the creative industries as the UK’s fastest-growing sector, accounting for 5.6% of the workforce.
Other key findings include:
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