Alguns dados sobre a economia da cultura na Europa

Turnover:





The cultural & creative sector generated a turnover of
more than € 654 billion in 2003.

Value-added to European
GDP:





The cultural & creative sector contributed to 2.6% of
the EU GDP in 2003.

Growth:





The growth of the cultural & creative sector in Europe
from 1999 to 2003 was 12.3% higher than the growth
of the general economy.

In 2004, a minimum of 4.714 million people worked in the cultural & creative sector alone, equivalent to 2.5% of the active employed population in the EU25.

• An additional 1.171 million were employed in the sector of cultural tourism.
• The distribution by gender and age differs little between cultural employment and total employment.
• 46.8% of workers in the cultural sector have at least a university degree in comparison with 25.7% in total employment.
• The share of independent workers is more than twice as high in the cultural sector than that of total employment.
• The sector records 17% of temporary workers, compared with 13.3% in total employment.
• The share of part-time workers is higher than in total employment.
• The share of workers with side-jobs is much than in total employment.