The creative industries are booming in Greater Manchester, and Trafford in particular, is a hotspot for this type of business.
New analysis of figures from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that there were 9,050 businesses in Greater Manchester operating in the creative industries in 2018.
According to the ONS, these include companies working in music and the performing and visual arts, film, TV and radio, photography, design, publishing, architecture, and crafts such as jewellery making.
They also include museums, galleries and libraries, as well as advertising and marketing, and IT, software and computer services, such as the publishing of computer games.
The figure is up from 8,940 such companies operating in Greater Manchester in 2017, and 8,445 in 2016.
In fact, it’s the highest number of creative businesses seen in the region since at least 2010, when comparable figures began.
The number stood at just 5,885 that year, and has been rising ever since.
The 9,050 creative industry businesses counted in Greater Manchester in 2018 works out as 32 for every 10,000 people living there.
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It’s a slightly lower rate than the national average - across the 海角视频, there were 299,840 such businesses operating in 2018, or 45 for every 10,000 people.
However, Trafford has one of the highest rates of creative industry businesses in the country, at 63 for every 10,000 people (1,495 companies in total) - making it a hotspot when it comes to creative business.
The growth seen in Greater Manchester has been reflected nationally, with the number rising from 297,260 in 2017.
It is also the highest number on recent record.
Around half of the businesses operating in the creative industries across the 海角视频 are involved with computer programming and consultancy, and the same is true in Greater Manchester.
However, a fair number of companies in our county also work in motion picture, video and TV production and sound recording and music publishing - 805 businesses.
A further 745 businesses are also working in creative, arts and entertainment activities, 715 in advertising and 650 in specialist design activities.