Author: National Endowment for the Arts, Research Division

Publication Year: 1981

Media Type: Report

Summary:

The Gross National Product (GNP) figures for the year 1976 through 1981 were revised this summer. Over the six year period, the proportion of total Personal Consumption Expenditures remained about the same despite small fluctuations every year.

Abstract:

Gross National Product data for 1976-1981 with analysis of trends on the components for:

• admissions to nonprofit theaters, opera and other entertainments of nonprofit institutions;
• admissions to motion picture theaters;
• purchases of books and maps;
• purchases of radio and television receivers, records and musical instruments; and
• admissions to spectator sports.

The Gross National Product (GNP) figures for the year 1976 through 1981 were revised this summer. Over the six year period, the proportion of total Personal Consumption Expenditures remained about the same despite small fluctuations every year. The section of Personal Consumption Expenditures for Recreation declined slightly over the six year period, from 4.22% of the GNP in 1976 to 3.99% in 1981.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Creative Economies