Cultural sector in Top 10 most active industries in France. A study by auditors Ernst&Young shows that in France, the world of culture (in the broad sense) weighs more heavily than vehicles - be it at the level of GDP or of its contribution to employment. The study reveals the results achieved by nine industries - music, live shows, cinema, television, radio, video games, books, press, and graphic art - and calculates their economic weight. In total, all these industries have a turnover of nearly €75 billion, in other words 2.8% of GDP, and they represent over 1.2 million jobs (5% of employment in France). In conclusion, culture carries more weight than luxury goods, vehicles or telecommunications. Taking only its direct impact into account (€61 billion in turnover), the culture industry comes eighth economically - between vehicles (€59 billion) and chemicals (€62 billion). (IL/transl.fl)