Data on “state, regional, and municipal” institutions cover cultural organisations founded by the state (by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, or other ministries or territorial self-governing units). “Other” cultural organisations embrace units founded by churches, associations, benevolent societies (generally beneficial companies), entrepreneurs (legal and natural persons), etc.

The State Cinematography Fund provides data on cinemas. Data on audiovisual statistics are taken over from sources of the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, an independent association of performing artists and producers of phonograms (sound recordings) and audio-visual fixations (recordings) INTERGRAM, and from the collective rights management organisation “OSA – Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílům hudebním” (OSA).

Data on audiovisual media services and radio broadcasting are surveyed by statistical questionnaires of the CZSO.

An overview of cultural activities is supplemented also by economic indicators. They are obtained from statistical questionnaires of the CZSO and the National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture and also from structural business statistics of the CZSO. Within economic indicators the following are surveyed: revenue and expenditure from a specific cultural activity and the average registered number of employees (full-time equivalent).

“Revenue” is used as a summary for both “revenues” (in terms of accounting: an increase in economic benefit for a certain period) and “income” (increase in finances, cash inflows). “Expenditure” is used for both “costs” (in terms of accounting: purposeful consumption of economic resources) and “expenses” (decrease in finances, cash outflows).
 

Based on a resolution of the Government of the Czech Republic, the Satellite Account of Culture is compiled every year. The indicators are given by cultural sector (groups of domains). Culture is broken down, in accord with the culture definition within the EU project of the ESSnet Culture into sectors, which include domains, as follows:

– traditional and the arts sector

– cultural heritage – activities of libraries, archives, museums, operation of cultural monuments, etc.;

– performing arts – scenic arts, operation of cultural establishments, etc.;

– visual arts – artistic creation, photographic activities, etc.;

– cultural education;

– art crafts;

– audiovisual and the media sector

– periodicals and non-periodicals – publishing of periodicals and books, activities of news agencies, translation and interpretation activities, retail sale of periodicals and books, etc.;

– audiovisual and interactive media – radio and television broadcasting, publishing of computer games, activities in the domain of music and film, retail sale of audio and video recordings, etc.;

– creative sector

– architecture – architectural activities;

– advertising – activities of advertising agencies;

– design – specialized design services;

– administrative and technical support activities to support culture

– activities performed by the Ministry of Culture and other institutions and, furthermore, activities performed by civic associations and by other organisations specialising in collective management of rights.
 

Further information can be found on the website of the Czech Statistical Office at:

– www.czso.cz/csu/czso/culture_lide

or on websites of other institutions at:

– www.nipos.cz/nipos-about-us/ – National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture

– www.en.nkp.cz/ – National Library of the Czech Republic