Heritage Counts has published Heritage and the Economy. This summarises findings from studies on heritage and economic activity and also introduces new research: the Heritage Economic Impact Indicator Workbook 2017. The findings have also been summarised in a set of regional heritage economy documents:
Headline findings are:
Heritage tourism generated £16.4 billion in spending by domestic and international visitors
Repair and maintenance of historic buildings directly generated £9.6 billion in construction sector output.
278,000 people are employed in heritage; and
Heritage indirectly gnerates £11.9 Billion Gross Value Added (GVA) 2% national GVA.