Statistics at Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

DCMS and our Public Bodies produce official statistics covering our sectors.

This information page was withdrawn on 27 March 2023

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has now changed.

Please see the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the latest information.

The latest statistics for DCMS can be found at Statistics at Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Department for
Digital, Culture,
Media & Sport

The official statistics produced by DCMS are:

• DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates (including gross value added, trade, employment, earnings and business demographics)
• The Participation Survey
• The Taking Part Survey
• Community Life Survey
• Cyber Security Breaches Survey
• Total income of DCMS-funded cultural organisations
• Sponsored museums and galleries monthly visits
• Sponsored museums and galleries annual performance indicators
• Sport Satellite Account for the UK
• Reported Treasure finds
• UK Business Data Survey
• DCMS Sectors Skills Estimates
• Ad-hoc statistical publications

We have also published official statistics on the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on DCMS sectors:

• DCMS Coronavirus Impact Business Survey – Round 2
• Taking Part: Engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic

Our statistical collections cover a wide range of topics, including:

Topic	Statistical collections
Arts	Taking Part Survey, Economic Estimates, The Participation Survey
Charitable Giving	Community Life Survey, Taking Part Survey, Income of DCMS-funded cultural organisations
Creative Industries	Economic Estimates, The Participation Survey
Cyber Security	Cyber Security Breaches Survey, The Participation Survey
Community engagement/social action	Community Life Survey, Taking Part Survey
Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Coronavirus Impact Business Survey – Round 2, Taking Part: Engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic
Data	UK Business Data Survey
Digital	Economic Estimates, Taking Part Survey, UK Business Data Survey, The Participation Survey
Gambling	Economic Estimates,
Heritage	Taking Part Survey, Economic Estimates, Reported Treasure Finds, The Participation Survey
Museums	Museum and galleries monthly visits, Sponsored Museums Performance Indicators, Charitable Giving Indicators, Taking Part Survey, Economic Estimates, The Participation Survey
Sport	Sport Satellite Account for the UK statistics, Taking Part Survey, Economic Estimates, The Participation Survey
Tourism	Economic Estimates, UK Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), The Participation Survey
Telecoms	Economic Estimates
Trade	Economic Estimates
Volunteering	Community Life Survey, Taking Part Survey
Wellbeing/loneliness	Community Life Survey, Taking Part Survey

Discontinued outputs include:

• Broadband Performance indicators
• Creative Industries Economic Estimates
• DCMS Statistical Handbook
• Digital Sector Economic Estimates
• Entertainment licensing statistics
• Export of objects of cultural interest
• Free swimming
• Local area statistics on participation in sport and culture
• Productivity statistics in creative industries and tourism and leisure industries
• School Sport indicators

Our response to the consultation on proposed changes to DCMS Statistical Publications is available here.

For other relevant research, visit the Research at DCMS page.

Search our statistics

Our statistics can be searched by keyword and date of publication on the main GOV.UK statistics page.

Forthcoming publications

The release calendar gives the planned publication dates of DCMS’s statistical releases. The same page also lists our recently published statistics. Publication is usually at 9:30am.

Standards for official statistics

DCMS’s official statistics follow the standards defined in the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The document below sets out how DCMS follows the code of practice:

• DCMS Statement of Compliance (PDF, 202 KB, 23 pages)

We also publish annual statistical work plans.

Contact details

Head of Profession: Sarah Lasher

For any queries please telephone 020 7211 6000 or email evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ

Personal Information Charter

For information on what you can expect from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport when we collect, hold or use your personal information, please read the department’s Personal Information Charter.