3 1 canadian economic observer june 1999 l observateur économique canadien juin statistics canada catalogue no 11 010 xpb statistique n o au feature article étude spéciale science innovation & electronic information division 613 951 2880 adapted from services indicators 63 016 des sciences de et électronique adapté indicateurs entertainment a growing consumer market by earl between 1986 and 1996 the for grew almost 50 in real terms to reach 5 8 billion people are spending more on renting cablevision videotapes while still attending live sports events going cinema theatre as result household comprises proportion of average s budget this rose 0 7 explores private households category was created specifically reflecting expenditures rental video