4172.0 - Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2010  
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TRADE IN SERVICES BY COUNTRY

During 2008-09, Australia received $234m in royalty credits for music, film, television programs and video tapes, from trade with other countries. The majority of credits (87% or $204m) were from OECD countries, while 13% ($31m) were from non-OECD countries. Australia received $67m in royalty credits for music, film, television programs and video tapes from New Zealand, $65m from the USA and $34m from the UK.

In the same period, Australia accrued royalty debits worth $1,593m for selected cultural trades, with the vast majority (97%) paid to OECD countries. This can be attributed to a 61% increase in television programs debits. In 2008-09, Australia paid $892m to the USA for music, film, television programs and video tape royalties, which equates to more than half (56%) of all cultural debits.

7.8 Balance of Payments, Selected cultural services - Selected countries - 2008-09

UK
USA
New
Zealand
Selected
European
members
of the
OECD(a)
Total
OECD(b)
Total
non-OECD
Total all
countries
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

Credits
Royalties on film, TV programs, video
Theatrical films
1
3
-
-
4
-
4
Television programs
25
8
25
15
76
12
88
Video tapes
1
5
-
-
6
1
7
Other (not separately identified)(c)
3
13
27
6
49
11
60
Total
30
29
52
21
135
24
159
Music royalties
4
36
15
11
69
7
75
Total credits
34
65
67
32
204
31
234
Debits
Royalties on film, TV programs, video
Theatrical films
-1
-54
-
-23
-75
-
-75
Television programs
-114
-417
-3
-338
-886
-33
-919
Video tapes
-2
-227
-1
-91
-314
-1
-315
Other (not separately identified)(c)
-3
-36
-1
-1
-38
-11
-49
Total
-120
-734
-5
-453
-1 313
-45
-1 358
Music royalties
-63
-158
-3
-2
-228
-7
-235
Total debits
-183
-892
-8
-455
-1 541
-52
-1 593

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Includes the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden and Ireland.
(b) Includes Canada and Japan.
(c) Includes multimedia royalties.
Source: ABS data available by request, International Trade in Services by Country, 2008-09.





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