Gyeonggi Province Content Industry Revenue Up 12.8%, Employment Increases by 10,000
Suwon NewsPublished 2019.11.12 06:31
'2018 Gyeonggi Province Content Industry Statistical Survey' Results... Based on 2017, Total Revenue of 23.6754 Trillion WonTotal of 126,126 Content Industry Workers in Province... 10,000 More Than Previous Year
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] The 2017 content industry revenue scale in Gyeonggi Province was 23.6754 trillion won, representing a 12.8% increase compared to the previous year (20.9852 trillion won in 2016), according to a survey.
Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Content Promotion Agency announced on the 12th the results of the '2018 Gyeonggi Province Content Industry Statistical Survey' (based on 2017), which investigated content industry revenue, employment, and export figures in the province.
The survey was conducted by dividing 8 cities and counties in the province and the remaining areas into 4 regions—east, west, south, and north. The 8 cities and counties are Goyang, Bucheon, Seongnam, Suwon, Siheung, Anyang, Uijeongbu, and Paju.
The eastern region includes 6 cities and counties: Gapyeong, Gwangju, Guri, Namyangju, Yangpyeong, and Hanam; the western region includes 7 municipalities: Gwacheon, Gwangmyeong, Gunpo, Ansan, Osan, Uiwang, and Hwaseong; the southern region includes 5 cities: Anseong, Yeoju, Yongin, Icheon, and Pyeongtaek; and the northern region includes 5 cities and counties: Gimpo, Dongducheon, Yangju, Yeoncheon, and Pocheon.
According to the survey results, the content industry revenue scale was calculated at 23.6754 trillion won, with publishing (5.9757 trillion won), games (5.4659 trillion won), and knowledge information/content solutions (4.3190 trillion won) following in order by industry.
By region, Seongnam (7.8907 trillion won), Paju (5.1681 trillion won), and the southern region (2.2156 trillion won) ranked top in order. Total export volume reached 3.0402 trillion won, representing a 16.5% increase compared to the previous year (2.6092 trillion won in 2016).
The number of workers, which gauges job creation, totaled 126,126, an 8.8% increase compared to 115,975 in 2016, the previous year. By industry, publishing (42,833 workers), games (26,331 workers), and knowledge information/content solutions (17,484 workers) ranked in order. By region, Seongnam (35,178 workers), Paju (23,730 workers), and the western region (11,994 workers) ranked first.
The 'Gyeonggi Province Content Industry Statistical Survey' has been promoted since 2008 for the purpose of understanding the actual condition of the content industry in the province and collecting basic data for efficient policy implementation. From 2018 onwards, it was designated as a nationally approved statistic (No. 210009) certified by the Statistics Korea.
The 2018 statistical survey was conducted for two months starting in August, with surveyors directly visiting businesses in the province and completing questionnaires targeting Gyeonggi Province content companies in 11 fields including publishing, music, games, webtoons/animation/characters, film/broadcasting/advertising, and knowledge information/content solutions.
The Gyeonggi Province Content Industry Statistical Survey, designated as a nationally approved statistic, released data on 5 cities and regional conditions, and expanded to 8 cities and 4 regions starting with the 2018 statistical survey.
The province plans to continue improving statistical quality by identifying the needs of statistics users and reflecting them in surveys.
The relevant statistics are provided through the National Statistics Portal (kosis.kr), and the report can be found later on the Gyeonggi Content Promotion Agency website (www.gcon.or.kr).
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