The Business Revenue of National Cultural and Related Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size in the First Three Quarters of 2023

According to a survey of 72,000 cultural and related industrial enterprises (hereinafter referred to as "cultural enterprises") above the designated size nationwide, in the first three quarters of 2023, the cultural enterprises achieved business revenue of 9,161.9 billion yuan, which was 7.7 percent higher than the same period last year calculated on a comparable basis (see Annotation 2 for details) ^[1]. Among them, the 16 industry categories with obvious characteristics of new cultural business formats ^[2] achieved a business revenue of 3,687.0 billion yuan, an increase of 15.2 percent over the same period last year, and 7.5 percentage points faster than that of all cultural enterprises above the designated size.

In terms of industrial types, the business revenue of cultural manufacturing industry was 2,900.7 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.0 percent over the same period last year; the cultural wholesale and retail industry was 1,502.4 billion yuan, up by 5.3 percent; and the cultural service industry was 4,758.8 billion yuan, an increase of 14.6 percent.

In terms of areas, the business revenue of core areas of culture ^[3] was 5,950.7 billion yuan, an increase of 12.4 percent over the same period last year; and cultural related fields reached 3,211.2 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.1 percent.

By industry category, the business revenue of news and information services was 1,220.3 billion yuan, an increase of 14.9 percent over the same period last year; that of content creation and production reached 1,985.7 billion yuan, up by 10.3 percent; that of creative design services were 1,497.3 billion yuan, up by 9.6 percent; that of cultural communication channels reached 1,071.2 billion yuan, up by 12.4 percent; that of cultural investment and operation amounted to 47.3 billion yuan, up by 27.7 percent; that of cultural, entertainment and leisure services were 128.9 billion yuan, up by 67.2 percent; that of cultural auxiliary production and intermediary services amounted to 1,089.4 billion yuan, down by 1.5 percent; that of the production of cultural equipment was 444.3 billion yuan, down by 4.3 percent; and that of the production of cultural consumption terminals was 1,677.5 billion yuan, up by 2.1 percent.

In terms of regions, the eastern region achieved a business revenue of 7,195.9 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1 percent over the same period last year; the central region achieved 1,060.0 billion yuan, an increase of 1.9 percent; the western region achieved 819.6 billion yuan, an increase of 12.2 percent; and the northeastern region was 86.4 billion yuan, an increase of 7.0 percent.

In the first three quarters of 2023, cultural enterprises achieved total profit of 750.8 billion yuan, an increase of 31.4 percent over the same period last year; and the profit rate of business revenue was 8.20 percent, a year-on-year increase of 1.48 percentage points. At the end of the first three quarters of 2023, the assets of cultural enterprises totaled 19,284.9 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7 percent over the same period last year; and the business revenue brought by per-hundred-yuan asset was 65.0 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.7 yuan.

Business revenue of Cultural and Related Industry Enterprises above Designated Size in the First Three Quarters of 2023

Notes:

[1] Unless otherwise specified, the growth rate in the table is the nominal growth rate without deducting the price factor.

[2] The 16 industries with obvious characteristics of the new format are: Radio and television integrated broadcast control, Internet search service, other Internet information services, digital publishing, other cultural and art industries, animation, game digital content services, Internet game services, multimedia, game animation and digital publishing software development, value-added telecommunication cultural services, other cultural digital content services, Internet advertising service, Internet culture and entertainment platform, copyright and culture software service, intelligent UAV manufacturing for entertainment, wearable intelligent cultural equipment manufacturing, and other intelligent cultural consumer equipment manufacturing.

[3] The core areas of culture include six industries: news and information services, content creation and production, creative design services, cultural communication channels, cultural investment and operation, cultural entertainment and leisure services, and cultural related fields include three industries: cultural auxiliary production and intermediary services, cultural equipment production, and cultural consumption terminal production.

Annotations:

I. Explanatory Notes

Culture and related industries refer to the collection of production activities that provide cultural products and cultural related products for the public. According to the Classification of Culture and Related Industries (2018), culture and related industries include nine categories: news and information services, content creation and production, creative design services, cultural communication channels, cultural investment and operation, cultural entertainment and leisure services, cultural auxiliary production and intermediary services, cultural equipment production and cultural consumption terminal production.

Business revenue refers to the inflow of economic benefits resulting from production and operation activities such as the sale of goods, the provision of services and the transfer of the right to use assets by the enterprise in the reporting period. Business revenue refers to the sum of "main business revenue" and "other business revenue".

Total profit refers to the surplus of the enterprise in the production and operation process in the reporting period after deducting various consuming expenses, reflecting the total profit and loss achieved by the enterprise in the reporting period.

Total assets are resources resulting from past transactions or events that are owned or controlled by the enterprise and are expected to result in economic benefits to the enterprise at the end of the reporting period.

Profit rate of business revenue=total profit÷business revenue×100%, unit: %.

Business revenue brought by per-hundred-yuan asset=business revenue÷average assets÷accumulative months×12×100, unit: yuan.

II. Statistical Coverage

The statistical scope of cultural and related industries above designated size is industrial enterprises within the industry scope specified in The Classification of Cultural and Related Industries (2018) with an annual main business revenue of 20 million yuan or more; wholesale enterprises with annual main business revenue of 20 million yuan or above or retail enterprises with annual main business revenue of 5 million yuan or above; service enterprises with an annual operating income of 10 million yuan or more, of which the transportation, warehousing and postal services, information transmission, software and information technology services, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management with annual business revenue of 20 million yuan, and residential services, repair and other services, culture, sports and entertainment with annual business revenue of 5 million yuan or above.

As the range of enterprises in culture and related industries above designated size changes every year, in order to ensure that the data of this year are comparable with that of the previous year, the same period number used to calculate the year-on-year growth rate of indicators such as the operating income of enterprises in culture and related industries above designated size should be consistent with the statistical range of enterprises in this period, and there is a difference in caliber from the data published last year. The main reason is that every year, some enterprises that meet the standards above scale are included in the scope of investigation. At the same time, some enterprises withdraw from the scope of investigation due to their smaller scale, as well as the impact of new production, bankruptcy and registration (suspension) enterprises.

III. Survey Method

Every quarter, the cultural and related industrial legal entities above designated size shall be identified and summarized according to the data obtained from the comprehensive survey of Industrial enterprises above designated size, wholesale and retail enterprises above designated size and service enterprises above designated size on the national statistical online direct reporting platform.

V. Division on Eastern, Central, Western and Northeastern Regions

The eastern region includes 10 provinces (municipalities): Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong and Hainan; The central region includes 6 provinces: Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan; The western region includes 12 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities): Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang; Northeast China includes 3 provinces: Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.