TABLE 2—Real (Inflation-Adjusted) Growth in Revenues for Video, Print, and Telephone Sectors, 1970-93 (1982-84 Dollars)

Year Television Broadcasting
and Cable Television		 Newspapers and
Periodicals		 Telephone Companies
1970 10.0 25.8 50.0
1980 16.7 33.1 72.6
1993 38.0 42.6 89.1
Average Annual Growth, 1970-80 5.1% 2.5% 3.7%
Average Annual Growth, 1980-93 6.3% 1.9% 1.6%

Note: All data deflated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index.