While advertising is experiencing the worst level (13%) of business failures among the creative and cultural industries (CCI), the new Creative & Cultural Skills (C&CSkills) report shows that in 2008-09 the UK music sector suffered 8% business deaths. However, that was up significantly from 2007-08 when only 3% of companies went to the wall.

Not surprisingly, with the decimation of the retail and distribution sectors at the end of last year, UK Creative and Cultural Industries in Recession confirms that ...