For every $10 of culture goods the United States bought from Canada...
On D.B. Scott's and Jon Spencer's wonderful Canadian Magazines blog, they have compiled some nice statistics about the magazine and newspaper trade deficits with the United States.
They also have found some little tid bits from Stats Canada about the trade in culture with the U.S. and the U.K. specific to the film industry .
- For every $10 of culture goods Canadians imported from the United States, $7.61 were spent on writing and published works, $0.85 on film and video, and $0.58 on advertising. The remainder was spread among sound recordings, photography and original art.
- Canada's exports to the United States were more diversified. For every $10 of culture goods the United States bought from Canada, $3.80 were spent on books, newspapers and periodicals and other printed material, $2.68 on film and video, and $1.67 on advertising. Photography, sound recordings and visual arts accounted for the rest.
- In 2006, exports to the United Kingdom dropped by almost $31 million from 2005. The value of exports of video, other printed material, newspapers and periodicals, and photography recorded the largest decline. Exports of culture goods to the United Kingdom nevertheless remained the second largest for the seventh consecutive year. Canada exported mainly books and videos to the United Kingdom.
