Economic Growth
11.18 Between 1998 and 2005 the number of cultural sector businesses increased by 3%, employment increased by 14% and turnover increased by 29%, (ONS 2006). A large proportion of the increased turnover may simply be the result of inflation. By contrast, for the same period in England, the number of cultural businesses increased slightly by 0.4%, employment increased by 24% and turnover increased by 49%. The growth and decline rates for business count, employment and turnover for each of the seven cultural domains are shown below.
|
|
Business Count |
Employees |
Turnover |
Business Count |
Employees |
Turnover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1998 |
South West |
England |
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|
Visual Arts |
5,460 |
13,120 |
1,080,470 |
52,735 |
141,295 |
12,810,930 |
|
Performance |
630 |
1,920 |
114,800 |
8,465 |
31,555 |
2,581,720 |
|
Audio-Visual |
7,825 |
40,000 |
3,017,790 |
93,545 |
601,860 |
82,481,465 |
|
Books and Press |
3,680 |
24,365 |
1,823,790 |
36,620 |
374,170 |
34,278,315 |
|
Heritage |
125 |
9,740 |
171,090 |
785 |
25,730 |
592,080 |
|
Sport |
1,920 |
17,200 |
525,620 |
15,905 |
173,530 |
7,836 |
|
Tourism |
5,125 |
48,315 |
1,758,580 |
35,115 |
584,520 |
41,937,550 |
|
Total |
24,760 |
154,665 |
8,492,145 |
243,170 |
1,932,665 |
182,518,495 |
|
2005 |
|
|
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|
Visual Arts |
6,540 |
19,565 |
1,673,675 |
58,010 |
186,090 |
18,795,530 |
|
Performance |
670 |
2,695 |
166,165 |
8,955 |
37,950 |
3,665,330 |
|
Audio-Visual |
7,350 |
39,385 |
3,348,915 |
87,830 |
719,080 |
118,664,720 |
|
Books and Press |
3,285 |
22,290 |
1,940,345 |
31,105 |
382,370 |
38,002,285 |
|
Heritage |
140 |
11,370 |
215,325 |
910 |
37,895 |
1,117,665 |
|
Sport |
2,290 |
28,260 |
1,201,910 |
17,855 |
325,690 |
17,003,945 |
|
Tourism |
5,245 |
52,440 |
2,438,515 |
37,450 |
750,565 |
75,077,175 |
|
Total |
25,520 |
176,005 |
10,984,850 |
242,115 |
2,402,690 |
272,326,650 |
| Source: ONS 2006 | ||||||
