The bar chart compares the amount of money spent on five forms of entertainment – television, publishing, music, video and cinema – in Asia, Europe and the United States in 1995 and 2000.
Overall, expenditure increased in all three markets over the five-year period. The United States consistently recorded by far the highest spending, while Asia and Europe followed similar patterns with much lower figures. In all three regions, television and publishing accounted for the largest shares of entertainment expenditure.
In Asia, total spending rose by approximately 43 units between 1995 and 2000. Publishing attracted the greatest expenditure in 1995, but by 2000 spending on television had increased to match it. Music and video also experienced moderate growth, while cinema expenditure, which was almost negligible in 1995, rose noticeably by 2000. Europe showed a similar trend, with overall spending increasing by around 34 units. Television and publishing recorded identical figures in 1995, although television overtook publishing five years later. Spending on music, video and cinema also grew steadily during the period.
The United States spent considerably more on entertainment than the other two regions in both years. Publishing remained the largest category despite little overall change, whereas expenditure on television, music, video and cinema all increased significantly. In particular, cinema spending, which was minimal in 1995, rose substantially by 2000, contributing to the overall growth in entertainment expenditure.