The Business Revenue of National Cultural and Related Industrial Enterprises Above Designated in the First Quarter of 2023

According to a survey of 71,000 cultural and related industrial enterprises (Hereinafter referred to as "cultural enterprises") above designated size nationwide, in the first quarter of 2023, the cultural enterprises achieved  business revenue of 2,881.6 billion yuan, which was 4.0 percent higher than the same period last year (see Note 2 for details) [1]. In terms of business types, the 16 industry categories with obvious characteristics of new cultural business types [2] achieved an business revenue of 1,096.1 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1 percent over the same period last year, 7.1 percentage points faster than all cultural enterprises above designated size.

In terms of industry category, the business revenue of news and information services was 367.4 billion yuan, an increase of 12.5 percent over the same period last year; content creation and production reached 645.6 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8 percent; creative design services were 449.9 billion yuan, up 3.9 percent; cultural communication channels reached 374.6 billion yuan, up 14.0 percent; cultural investment and operation amounted to 12.6 billion yuan, up 12.1 percent; cultural, entertainment and leisure services were 34.2 billion yuan, up 48.5 percent; cultural auxiliary production and intermediary services amounted to 351.9 billion yuan, down 4.6 percent; the production of cultural equipment was 134.6 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.9 percent; the production of cultural consumption terminals was 510.8 billion yuan, down 2.4 percent.

In terms of industrial types, the business revenue of cultural manufacturing industry was 948.3 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.6 percent over the same period last year; the cultural wholesale and retail industry was 502.8 billion yuan, up 5.1 percent; and the cultural service industry was 1,430.5 billion yuan, an increase of 10.2 percent.

In terms of areas, the business revenue of the core area of culture [3] was 1,884.3 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8 percent over the same period last year; and cultural related fields reached 997.3 billion yuan, an decrease of 3.9 percent.

In terms of sub regions, the eastern region achieved an business revenue of 2,232.0 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6 percent over the same period last year; the central region was 378.1 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.1 percent; the western region was 246.4 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0 percent; and the northeast region was 25.1 billion yuan, up 6.0 percent.

In the first quarter, cultural enterprises achieved total profit of 204.3 billion yuan, an increase of 38.1 percent over the same period last year; and the business revenue margin was 7.09 percent, an increase of 1.75 percentage points year-on-year. at the end of the first quarter, the assets of cultural enterprises totaled 18,306.3 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2 percent over the same period last year; and the business revenue per 100 yuan of assets was 63.0 yuan, a decrease of 1.3 yuan year-on-year.

Business revenue of Cultural and Related Industry Enterprises above Designated Size

in the First Quarter of 2023

Notes:

[1] It refers to nominal growth, 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.

Business revenue margin=total profit÷business revenue×100%, unit: %.

Business revenue per 100 yuan of assets=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 injection (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.

IV. Industry Classification Standard

Implementation of the Classification of Cultural and Related Industries (2018), please see for details http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjgz/tzgb/201804/t20180423_1595390.html.

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

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