CHANGES IN SPENDING PATTERNS
Between 1998-99 and 2003-04, total household expenditure on culture (after adjusting for inflation) increased by 3.5%, with some notable shifts in expenditure patterns over that time.
Large increases in spending over this 5 year period were for Heritage (up by 93%), Broadcasting, electronic media and film (up by 65%) and Visual arts and crafts (up by 47%). Conversely, households spend less on Music (down by 29%), Other culture (down by 11%), Performing arts (down by 10%) and Literature (down by 5%).
3.3 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON CULTURE AT CONSTANT PRICES(a) - 1984 to 2003-04 |
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| 1984 | 1988-89 | 1993-94 | 1998-99 | 2003-04 | Percentage change
1998-99 to 2003-04 |
| $/week | $/week | $/week | $/week | $/week | % |
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Literature | 12.9 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 8.4 | -5.3 |
Music | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | -29.4 |
Performing arts(b) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -9.7 |
Visual arts and crafts(c) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 46.6 |
Broadcasting, electronic media and film(d) | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 65.1 |
Other arts(e) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 21.4 |
Heritage | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 92.8 |
Other culture(f)(g) | 8.3 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 12.9 | -10.9 |
Total(c)(e) | 30.1 | 30.0 | 34.1 | 35.2 | 36.4 | 3.5 |
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(a) In 2003-04 prices. |
(b) Comprises live theatre fees and charges and music concert fees and charges. |
(c) Excludes art and craft materials which were allocated to a category that was not predominantly cultural prior to 1998-99. |
(d) Excludes hire of TV games for surveys prior to 1998-99. |
(e) The 1998-99 and 2003-04 surveys include cultural fees and charges n.e.c. which were included in other cultural categories prior to this. |
(f) Includes hire of TV games for surveys prior to 1998-99. |
(g) For 1998-99 and 2003-04, includes other audiovisual equipment and parts which were included in other cultural categories in previous surveys. |
ABS, Household Expenditure Survey, Australia: Detailed Expenditure Items, 2003-04 (cat. no. 6535.0.55.001). ABS, Consumer Price Index, Australia, Dec 2005, data available on request. |