Culture matters

Culture Matters, so be an Ambassador and Spread the Word!

The cultural and creative industries are:

4,5% of the world’s GDP and forecast to grow 10% per year
growing faster than manufacturing and the service industries
the leading sector for growth and employment in the EU
currently providing 8.3 million jobs and €558 billion revenue in EU
The generator of €11 million an hour in 2014 in the UK
third biggest employer in EU
providing 2.5 times more jobs than car makers
employing more young people than any other sector
enhancing start-ups, entrepreneurship and innovation
generating investment and tourism

Culture and art:

contribute significantly and uniquely to the well-being of society and individuals
improve community cohesion
increase social engagement
contribute to happiness
improve health
build trust and dialogue
define values
transfer knowledge across generations
make diverse and tolerant societies

Fashion industry and furniture trade fairs in Milan attract 3.5 million business tourists a year who spend €350 a day on accommodation, food and visiting cultural sites with annual revenue of €2.5 billion and 80,000 jobs.

Creative Industries Economic Estimates: Statistical Release – Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the UK, January 2015

The economic contribution of the creative industries to EU GDP and employment – Tera Consultant, September 2014

Building a Creative Nation: Evidence Review – Creative & Cultural Skills, 2014

Creating growth. Measuring cultural and creative markets in the EU – GECAS, December 2014

Tourism and the Creative Economy, OECD Studies on Tourism – OECD Publishing, 2014

Facts & Figures – the economic contribution of the creative and cultural sectors

The value of the creative industries & culture – Private Investment in Culture 2007/08

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