Facts and figures.

£5.8bn

Value of the music industry in 2019 — up 11% on the previous year.

£2.9bn

Export revenue generated by the UK music industry in 2019, up 9% on the previous year.

£86m

Of total UK music exports, this came from live music.

£640.2m

Value of music and performing arts exports to Europe in 2018.

£8.4m

Generated by UK orchestras from EU touring in 2019 — 58% of their total touring income.

44%

Of UK musicians earn up to half their income in the EU.

43%

Of UK musicians travelled to the EU more than 5 times a year (up from 39% in 2018).

32%

Of UK musicians spend more than 30 days a year working in the EU (down from 41% in 2018).

€4.68bn

Total EU28 recorded music market revenue, 2017.

23.89%

The UK's share of the total European recorded music market revenue in 2018.

12.6m

Tourists attracted to the UK every year for gigs and festivals.

£4.7bn

Spent every year by tourists visiting the UK for gigs and festivals.

45,633

Jobs sustained by music tourism.

197,168

Full-time jobs sustained by the music industry — 4x more than steel and fisheries combined.

£23,059

Average annual earnings for musicians — over £6,000 less than the UK's national average of £29,832 (ONS).