National Bureau of Statistics: The added value of China’s cultural and related industries increased by 13% in 2016.

  Cctv newsThe National Bureau of Statistics released data on the added value of China’s culture and related industries in 2016. According to accounting, the added value of China’s culture and related industries in 2016 was 3,078.5 billion yuan, an increase of 13.0% over the previous year (before deducting the price factor, the same below), which was 4.4 percentage points higher than the nominal growth rate of GDP in the same period; The proportion of GDP was 4.14%, an increase of 0.17 percentage points over the previous year. In 2016, the culture and related industries maintained steady and rapid growth, and the proportion increased steadily, which played an important role in promoting economic transformation and upgrading and stable, healthy and sustainable development.

  By industry, the added value of cultural manufacturing industry in 2016 was 1,188.9 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6% over the previous year, accounting for 38.6% of the added value of cultural and related industries; The added value of cultural wholesale and retail industry was 287.2 billion yuan, up by 13.0%, accounting for 9.3%; The added value of cultural service industry was 1,602.4 billion yuan, up by 17.5%, accounting for 52.1%.

  According to the nature of activities, the added value created by the production of cultural products was 1,965.5 billion yuan, an increase of 15.1% over the previous year, accounting for 63.8% of the added value of cultural and related industries; The added value created by the production of culture-related products was 1,113 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5% over the previous year, accounting for 36.2%. (CCTV reporter Li Juan)