Compiling culture domain and sub-domain estimates

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Once values of output, GDP and jobs have been calculated for each culture industry and culture product, it is possible to present the data by the culture domains and sub-domains outlined in the CFCS.

The methodology for creating the domain estimates is best illustrated using an example. Consider the table below for an example of how estimates for the culture domain: Written and Published Works and sub-domains books and periodicals are compiled.

The first step is an allocation of the industry data to the domains. In the example below, data for the Book Publishing industry are allocated to the Book sub-domain and data for the Periodical Publishing industry are allocated to the Periodical Domain. The next step is to examine the products produced by each of these industries. In the case of the Periodical Publishing industry they produce $100 worth of Books (8% of total output). Since this is less than 10% of the industries total output the production of books in the Periodical Publishing Industry is moved from the Periodicals domain and to the book domain.¹ What remains is a value of output of $1200 in the Periodicals subdomain and a value of $1500 in the Books sub-domain.

^{1. The 10% rule is an arbitrary number and is applied consistently across all domains.}