Editing Economy of the United Kingdom (section)

====Creative industries====
The [[creative industries]] accounted for 7% of gross value added (GVA) in 2005 and grew at an average of 6% per annum between 1997 and 2005.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 March 2007 |url=http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/media_releases/2132.aspx |title=From the Margins to the Mainstream – Government unveils new action plan for the creative industries |publisher=DCMS |access-date=9 March 2007 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204131529/http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/media_releases/2132.aspx |archive-date=4 December 2008 }}</ref> Key areas include London and the [[North West of England]], which are the two largest creative industry clusters in Europe.<ref>{{Cite news |title=MediaCityUK – Talent Pool |url=http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/about-us/talent-pool |work=MediaCityUK |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925201145/http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/about-us/talent-pool |archive-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the British Fashion Council, the fashion industry's contribution to the UK economy in 2014 is £26&nbsp;billion, up from £21&nbsp;billion in 2009.<ref name="LFW: Fashion industry worth 26&nbsp;billion pound to UK economy">{{cite web | url=http://www.fashionunited.co.uk/fashion-news/fashion/lfw-fashion-industry-worth-26-billion-pound-to-uk-economy-2014021720108 | title=LFW: Fashion industry worth 26 billion pound to UK economy | publisher=FashionUnited Group | date=17 February 2014 | access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref> The UK is home to the world's largest advertising company, [[WPP plc|WPP]].