
A revised framework forcreative industries and trade Advance copy This work is available through open access, by complying with the Creative Commons licence created forintergovernmental organizations, athttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States. The designations employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not imply the expressionof any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory,city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of any firm or licensed process does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations. Photocopies and reproductions of excerpts are allowed with proper credits. This publication has not been formally edited. United Nations publication issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Acknowledgements This technical report was prepared by the UNCTAD Division on International Trade and Commodities under theoverall guidance of Miho Shirotori, Acting Director, and the direct supervision of Marisa Henderson, Chief of theTrade and Creative Economy Section; Katalin Bokor led the work of the report team. UNCTAD gratefully acknowledges the substantive contributions to the study by Mark Spilsbury. The report has benefited significantly from discussions held at meetings of an informal working group on thecreative economy, set up by UNCTAD in 2021 and coordinated by David Bicchetti (2021) and Vincent Valentine(2022), along with associated written contributions. The group was tasked with enhancing the taxonomy andclassification of creative industries, with a focus on trade and development perspectives. UNCTAD is particularly indebted to substantive contributions from the following experts and members of theworking group: Shiran Ben Abderrazak, Rafaelita M. Aldaba, Niki Cattaneo, Hubert Escaith, Patrick Kabanda,Nika Murovec, Dwinita Larasa, Zaldivar Peralta, Esteban Santamaria Hernandez and Jen Snowball. The development of the tables for statistical classification codes was carried out in collaboration with LydiaDeloumeaux, UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Statistical support was also provided by Ildephonse Mbabazizimana,UNCTAD. Both contributions are deeply appreciated. The paper was further enriched by substantial commentsfrom Lydia Deloumeaux and UNCTAD staff members Zenathan Adnin Hasannudin, Sanja Blazevic, Graham Mott,Anu Peltola and Mesut Saygili. The layout of inside pages was carried out by Laura Moresino-Borini. Abbreviations and acronyms CONTENTS Contents Acknowledgements..........................................................................................................................................iiiAbbreviations and acronyms.............................................................................................................................iv A.Background............................................................................................................................................1B.Mandate................................................................................................................................................1C.Purpose and key objectives....................................................................................................................2 II.Existing measurement frameworks.........................................................................................................3 A.Economic dimension of the creative economy.........................................................................................4B.International trade in creative goods and services...................................................................................8 III.UNCTAD’s creative economy definition and measurement framework............................................10 A.Definition...............................................................................................................................................11B.Old measurement framework................................................................................................................11C.Changes in the updated measurement framework................................................................................14 IV.Tables of international classification codes for data collection........................................................19 A.Creative industries................................................................................................................................20B.Creative goods and services.................................................................................................................22 V.Impactof change in statistical coverage......................