$837.3 billion: Value added* by copyright industries to GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2006
$889.1 billion: Value added by copyright industries to GDP, 2007
6.4: Percentage of GDP generated by copyright industries, 2007
7.2: Percentage growth of copyright industries, 2007
2.0: Percentage growth in GDP, 2007
5.5 million: Number of people employed by copyright industries, 2006
5.6 million: Number of people employed by copyright industries, 2007
$73,554: Average annual salary of workers in copyright industries, 2007
$56,817: Average annual salary of all American workers, 2007
$116 billion: Copyright sales in foreign markets, 2006
$117 billion: Copyright sales in foreign markets, 2007
$95.6 billion: Aircraft sales in foreign markets, 2007
$56.8 billion: Car sales in foreign markets, 2007
*“Value added” reflects the economic contribution of labor and capital of a particular industry.
Copyright industries include book publishing, software publishing, film and DVD production, TV production, and music and sound recording production.
