British Fashion Industry
Some compiled facts and info related to the British Fashion Industry, from The Edge Malaysia's Options pullout, page OP6 & OP7, dated Feb 27, 2012. Fashion figures The UK government acknowledge the significant role of ashion in its economy The British fashion industry is worth about 1.7% of the UK's GDP, generating GBP21 billion (RM100.6 billion) in 2011, twice as much as the British car industry and equal to that of the food and beverage services and telecommunications industries. Additionally, the UK fashion industry is estimated to support 816,000 jobs and is the largest employer of all the creative industries. The sector also provides opportunities to minority groups, and to a greater extent than most other creative industries. Made in Britain has cachet again. It's shorthand for a certain kind of luxury. Mulberry, which has always manufactured in the UK, has been given a GBP2.5 million grant to open a second factory in Somerset, which will create 250