UNESCO Institute for StatisticsCultural Satellite Experts Meeting

Bonnie NicholsOffice of Research & Analysis

National Endowment for the ArtsNovember 2015

Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA)

Produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis in Partnership with the National

Endowment for the Arts

ACPSA production is defined as production intended chiefly as a function of creative or cultural engagement, or

whose goods and services are intended primarily to facilitate public access to such output.

Guide

Concentric Circles Model of Cultural Industries

David Throsby, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia

Core creative arts

Other core creative industries

Wider cultural industries

Related industries

Core creative arts—performing arts; independent artists; promoters and agents.

Other core creative—architectural and design services; photography services; arts educational services.

Wider cultural production—motion picture/TV; sound recording; publishing.

Related production—manufacturing (jewelry, musical instruments); construction (new theaters, libraries); and retail sales (art galleries, book stores).

ACPSA Production is Estimated from the Ground UpItems/Commodities/Industries

Items “Advertising agencies”; radio, TV, and cable advertising; newspaper advertising Excludes public relations, media buying, and distribution

Commodity“Creative” advertising

(Nearly $240 billion in 2013)

Promoters of performing arts

Printing

Other, non-ACPSA industries

Other information services

Publishing

Advertising agencies

Broadcasting

$766

$11,897

$27,692

$34,369

$35,718

$47,022

$81,271

Production of Creative Advertising by Leading Industries, 2012(millions)

Data source: Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Agriculature, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Utilities

Mining and extraction

Travel and tourism

Transportation and warehousing

Construction

Arts and culture

Retail trade

Health care and social assistance

$195.3

$264.6

$406.7

$428.0

$464.1

$586.7

$698.7

$932.6

$1,152.3

Value Added to U.S. GDP by Sector, 2012(in billions)

Data sources: Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), Travel and Tourism Satellite Account, and GDP by Industry, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Exports

Investment

Government

Personal consumption

Intermediate expenditures

5.1%

9.1%

12.2%

31.6%

42.0%

Consumption of Cultural Goods and Services, 2012(Percent of Total Domestic Supply)

Data source: Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Performing arts and independent artists

Newspaper and periodical publishing

Book publishing

Architectural and design services

Advertising

Sound recording

Arts-related software publishing

Manufactured jewelry and silverware

Movies and TV shows

$1,158

$1,915

$1,991

$2,430

$3,200

$4,920

$9,199

$9,230

$16,315

Exports of Arts and Cultural Goods and Services, 2012(in millions)

Source: Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Obstacles

Large responsibility for the NEAo Creative economy

Misunderstandings about the ACPSAo Multiplier caveats ($1.69)o Self-employed workers (Schedule C)

State-Level Estimateso Data

Lessons Learned

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012$400,000

$450,000

$500,000

$550,000

$600,000

$650,000

$700,000

Real arts and cultural value added

(Mill

ions

)Real Arts and Cultural Value Added: 1998-2013

Source: Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Embargoed

National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture