Australian and British cinema markets and cinema attendance in Britain and Australia

Chart 1 shows films shown in Britain and Australia by origin in 2000. Whereas chart 2 shows cinema attendance in Britain and Australia.

The US films were most popular in Britain and Australia. Australian films had shown nearly 10 percent. However these films weren't shown in Britain. Other films shown in Australia were 16 percent but in Britain it was only 4 percent.

In chart 2 the British cinema attendance was 100M in 1980. The attendance dropped sharply to 50M before it rose to nearly 120M in 1986. Afterthat it fluctuated again falling and rising to 2000 when 150M was the attendance. On the other hand Australia's attendance was 40M in 1980. After 2 years it dropped to 20M. Then it rose to 40M again and it remained stable to 1990, before it increased slightly to 80M in 2000.

Overall US films have the biggest percentage in both Britain and Australia

USA and EEC unemployment levels

The line graph shows the USA and EEC unemployment levels each year between 1972 and 1981.

The category with the highest rate in 1972 was USA men and women. In the first year the rate stood at 5M; it then fell slowly to almost 4M in 1973, before it rose dramatically to 8M in 1975. Afterthat it decreased again to 6M in 1979., before it reached a peak in 1981. In contrast the EEC men and women rate was 3M in 1972 and then it fell slightly to 2.5M before it increased sharply to 6M in 1977. Then it stayed stable at 6 for a couple of years before it rose to 8.5M in 1981. The category which fluctuated is USA men. It started in 1972 with the rate at 3M and in 1981 the rate was 4.5M. Whereas the rate of EEC men was 2M. In 1973 it dropped slightly to 1.5. After that the rate rose slightly to 4.5M in 1976. From 1976 to 1979 the rate remained stable and it increased again to 5M in 1981.

Overall all categories went up in the final year comparing to the first year.