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Consumer Spending – Rental & Sell-Through
VHS & DVD Combined 1981-2009
(in $ billions)
Source:
www.adamsmediaresearch.com
Year
Rental Spending
Sell-Through Spending
Total Spending
2009
$6.5
$10.9
$17.4
2008
$6.9
$12.4
$19.3
2007
$7.2
$13.4
$20.6
2006
$7.5
$13.9
$21.4
2005
$7.6
$21.5
2004
$7.8
$14.1
$21.9
2003
$8.3
$12.8
$21.1
2002
$8.4
$10.6
$19.0
2001
$8.6
$8.8
2000
$8.2
$7.3
$15.5
1999
$8.0
$5.5
$13.5
1998
$5.6
$13.2
1997
$5.3
$12.6
1996
$7.1
$5.2
$12.3
1995
$7.0
$4.6
$11.6
1994
$4.0
$11.5
1993
$3.0
$10.2
1992
$2.9
$9.9
1991
$6.4
$2.8
$9.2
1990
$6.3
$2.5
1989
$2.2
$7.7
1988
$4.8
$1.7
1987
$3.8
$1.0
1986
$.9
$3.9
1985
$2.1
$.6
$2.7
1984
$1.2
$0.4
$1.6
1983
$0.7
$0.3
1982
$0.6
1981
$0.2