The given bar graph compares the amount of money spent on various types of entertainment in Asia, Europe and the United States in 1995 and 2000.
Overall, the expenditures on entertainment experienced a significant increase, with America spending the most while Asia and Europe showed a more moderate growth.
By 1995 Asia had a budget of $67 billion in recreation activities, which increased to $110 billion in the next 5 years. Similarly, Europe’s expenses for leisure activities rose steadily from $97 billion to $131 billion in the same period. Notably, the US saw the highest spending, growing from $184 billion in 1995 to $257 billion in 2000.
In five categories of entertainment, it is clear that television and publishing accounted for the largest share of spending in all three regions, while cinema stayed on the bottom of the list. Both video and music made up a small proportion of the chart.