21st September 2021 | IN INDUSTRY NEWS & BUSINESS | BY SBID ShareTweetPinterestLinkedIn The creative industries will benefit from Government support thanks to a new package of measures announced at an event hosted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) on Monday 20th September. The event brings together business leaders from the UK’s creative industries to celebrate their export success and encourage more businesses in these fields to take advantage of the opportunities to sell their world class goods and services globally. It is part of DIT’s new ‘Made in Britain, Sold to the World’ campaign, that provides practical export help and encourages the nation to take pride in our exporters. From fashion to film, the UK is home to some of the world’s leading creative talent, exporting £37.9 billion in 2019. With global demand increasing, our creative industries are one of the UK’s export success stories. Export Impact of the Creative Industries ‘The Design Economy’, a Design Council report, estimates the contribution of design to total UK exports of goods and services to be £34 billion. Meanwhile exports in 2019 from the architecture sector were worth £625 million. There has also been a 49% increase in international work for UK architects since 2015. (RIBA, Business Benchmarking 2020) Minister for Exports Mike Freer said: ‘The UK’s creative industries are a force to be reckoned with. We create, write, produce and code amazing products, and sell them to the world. The nation can be proud of our creative industries exporters, and the jobs they create in our economy.’ ‘Along with the trade deals we’re striking, we are committed to helping our creative businesses fulfil their potential on the world stage, fuelling sustainable growth for British businesses and creating new jobs in every region and nation of the UK.’ Demand internationally is growing for the UK products, particularly in Asia with the region set to be home to the 66% of the global middle classes be 2030, hungry for high-quality British goods and services. DIT has an array of existing support for budding exporters, who supported 6.5 million jobs across the UK in 2016. DIT is developing an ambitious cross-government Export Strategy to drive an economic recovery and level up the entire country, which will be published later this year. About Department for International Trade DIT secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade. If you’d like to feature your news or stories here, get in touch to find out more.