Number of
Australian and overseas video product (DVD and VHS) classified, by country
of origin, 1984–1999/00
Updates unavailable
The video classification scheme, at first
voluntary, became compulsory in 1984. This table shows that the greatest
percentage of video product over the years has come from the US (63 per
cent) and the UK (13 per cent), with Australia third at 9 per cent. Compared
to the 16-year average, 1999/00 figures show slight increases in the
proportion of product from Australia, France and Germany.
These figures cover movies, documentaries, TV
series, sports, music, adult videos, health & fitness, etc. They
do not necessarily reflect the numbers of VHS tapes and DVDs released,
but only show titles submitted to the Classification Board and Classification
Review Board (formerly the Office of Film and Literature Classification)
for classification. What the figures do reflect is the continuing popularity,
in terms of market share, of US, UK and Australian titles.
Aust.
NZ
Asia
Europe
North
America
Other
Hong Kong
Japan
France
Germany
Italy
UK
Canada
US
1984
159
9
33
21
89
145
207
648
65
3,506
291
1985
352
17
59
19
83
96
286
1057
47
2,824
151
1986
206
14
0
8
28
26
73
260
25
1,590
98
1987
152
9
22
9
36
10
64
200
43
1,287
88
1988/89
247
6
36
34
28
14
35
284
32
1,734
80
1989/90
298
13
37
18
31
50
20
508
43
2,100
102
1990/91
353
9
39
24
34
110
38
594
55
2,197
151
1991/92
383
18
64
11
27
123
29
563
25
2,175
254
1992/93
392
21
27
22
35
251
36
665
29
2,140
233
1993/94
368
8
34
27
30
158
29
404
26
1,937
223
1994/95
349
10
24
38
62
103
18
173
35
1,782
375
1995/96
343
7
22
25
32
91
13
374
21
2,108
171
1996/97
321
7
11
58
52
196
20
307
17
2,486
336
1997/98
335
10
3
9
66
74
23
301
33
2,013
220
1998/99
344
9
1
17
33
72
10
252
31
1,586
181
1999/00
315
5
1
17
59
134
2
258
39
1,688
229
Proportions
1999/00
11.5%
0.2%
<0.1%
0.6%
2.2%
4.9%
0.1%
9.4%
1.4%
61.4%
8.3%
16-year
average
9.3%
0.3%
0.8%
0.7%
1.4%
3.1%
1.7%
12.9%
1.1%
62.7%
6.0%
Source: Classification Board and Classification
Review Board (formerly the Office of Film and Literature Classification).
Notes:
‘Other’ denotes video content from countries not listed
in this table.
Reporting was changed from calendar year to financial year in 1987.
