USA - growth of leisure industry Flashcards
1
Q
volume of advertising sector?
A
by 1929 - $2 billion spent on advertising and 600,000 people employed in the industry.
2
Q
number of radios?
A
60,000 in 1920 –> 10,000,000 in 1929
3
Q
how cinema tickets sold?
A
in 1924, 40 million tickets each week –> figure more than doubled in 1929
4
Q
revenue of film industry in the 1920s?
A
$2 billion each year