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Domestic cultural policy-makers seek to understand the value (economic and social) of cultural goods and services.
Different interpretations and understandings of cultural goods and services are reflected in the way countries account for culture.
While cultural industries are gaining expertise in making economic arguments for the value they bring to society, there is a gap in non-economic indicators of the value of culture.
Find below a selection of economic data, as well as a selection of interesting facts and studies concerning culture and trade.
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Studies & Reports |
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Quick Facts
Creator(s): Canadian Cultural Observatory | Date Published: 2005
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Quick Facts
Creator(s): Canadian Cultural Observatory | Date Published: 2005
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Quick Facts
Creator(s): Canadian Cultural Observatory | Date Published: 2005
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"Culture trade is on the agenda at a number of bilateral and multilateral fora in which Canada participates, including the World Trade Organization and talks related to the Free Trade Zone of the Americas."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2003-07-09
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"UNESCO Cultural indicators statistic tables."
Creator(s): UNESCO Culture Sector | Date Published: 2000
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General Reference |
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"Latest facts and figures taken from the UIS report on "International Flows on Selected Cultural Goods 1980-98"
Creator(s): UNESCO Institute for Statistics | Date Published: 2005-03-15
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"Arts and Cultural Industries: Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, United States of America."
Creator(s): International Trade Canada: Trade Commissioner Service | Date Published: 2005-03-07
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"Canada's trade deficit in culture services fell in 2002 from the record level the previous year. Exports and imports of culture services both set new highs."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2004-09-09
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"Focus on Culture: Canada's culture sector - the players and the products"
Creator(s): Statistics Canada
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Statistics |
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"Value Added by Industry in Current Dollars"
Creator(s): Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce | Date Published: 2005-04-20
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"Value Added by Industry in Current Dollars as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product."
Creator(s): Bureau of Economic Analysis is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce | Date Published: 2005-04-20
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"The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total February exports of $100.5 billion and imports of $161.5 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $61.0 billion, $2.5 billion more than the $58.5 billion in January, revised."
Creator(s): Bureau of Economic Analysis is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce | Date Published: 2005-04-12
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"1996-2002"
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2005-01-27
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"These tables provide financial data on cultural activities funded by all levels of government. Included are expenditures on libraries, heritage activities, performing arts, literary arts, visual arts and crafts, broadcasting, film and video, etc."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2005-01-27
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"This article estimates and analyses the economic impact of the culture sector on the Canadian economy. It measures the contribution of the culture sector to Canada's employment and gross domestic product (GDP)."
Creator(s): Vik Singh, Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2005
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« International Trade Data Online provides the ability to generate customized reports on Canada's and Québec's trade with over 200 countries. »
Creator(s): Institut de la statistique Québec | Date Published: 2005
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These tables provide financial data on cultural activities funded by all levels of government. Included are expenditures on libraries, heritage activities, performing arts, literary arts, visual arts and crafts, broadcasting, film and video, etc."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2004-01-07
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"Canada's trade deficit in culture services fell in 2002 from the record level the previous year. Exports and imports of culture services both set new highs."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2002
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"UNESCO Cultural indicators statistic tables."
Creator(s): UNESCO Culture Sector | Date Published: 2000
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"The statistics compiled, analysed and presented in this study have been drawn from data provided by the Commodity Trade Statistics Division of the United Nations (COMTRADE). They relate only to the quantifiable trade in cultural goods and not their actual market value, which in many instances is far more important than the declared value at customs."
Creator(s): UNESCO | Date Published: 2000
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Related Materials
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"Statistics Canada integrated data and analysis covering the topic of international trade in culture goods - culture goods trade estimates."
Creator(s): Statistics Canada | Date Published: 2007-06-25
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"Cultural Sector's Economic Contribution to Canada - International Trade."
Creator(s): Department of Canadian Heritage, Strategic Research and Analysis | Date Published: 2002-06
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Research Themes 
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