Article: Video consumer spending doubles in four years: Brits spend 50 per cent more on video retail than anyone else in Europe.(Focus)

* Spending per head on video in Europe has doubled in the past four years

* The UK spends at least 50 per cent more on retail per head than any other nation

* Germany has one of the lowest spending per head in Europe, at just 18 [euro] in 2003

* Over 90 per cent of spending in France and Switzerland goes to the retail sector

* The Scandinavians, particularly the Icelanders, are the heaviest video renters

* Belgium and the Netherlands are the fastest growing video markets in Europe

The average Western European spent an average of 33 [euro] on video (DVD and VHS) in 2003, according to preliminary estimates by Screen ...

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