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<p>We recognise the significant contribution design makes to the UK economy,</p><p>particularly
as a key factor in the production of services and goods across a wide range of sectors.
According to DCMS economic estimates design and designer fashion exports in 2016 were
£380m, a 9.6% increase from 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Design Council produced a report
into the Design Economy in 2018 which estimates that in 2015 the total value of exports
where design had made a key contribution was £48.4 billion. The report also found
that gross value added generated by the design economy increased by 52% between 2009
and 2016, with over 1.69 million people employed in the design economy and over 78,000
design intensive firms operating in the UK in 2017.</p>
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