Economic Impact |
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| The economic
impact hunters, anglers and other outdoor
enthusists have on Arizona's economy is very
substantial. To learn more about these impacts,
view the reports below: |
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| NOTE: The following files
are PDF's and require the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader. For text-only, use Adobe
Access. |
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The Economic Importance
of Hunting and Fishing
Fishing and hunting recreation generates spending
that has a powerful effect on Arizona’s
economy. More than 255,000 anglers spend an
estimated $831.5 million on equipment and
trip-related expenditures annually. Hunters,
more than 135,000 of them, account for an
additional $126.5 million in retail sales.
This combined $958 million in spending creates
an economic impact of $1.34 billion to the
state of Arizona. Furthermore, this spending
supports more than 17,000 jobs, provides residents
with $314 million in salary and wages and
generates more than $58 million in state tax
revenue. The following report prepared by
Arizona State University, School of Management
presents a detailed economic analysis on the
impacts that fishing and hunting recreation
generate at the state and individual county
levels.
- View the full report [PDF,
735kb] |
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The Economic Importance
of Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Off-highway vehicle recreation activity is an immensely powerful part of
the Arizona collective economic fabric, generating nearly $3 billion in
retail sales during 2002. While this spending figure is impressive it becomes
even more so through consideration of ‘ripple’ or multiplier
effects. Each dollar spent by an individual engaged in off-highway vehicle
(OHV) recreation increases another person’s income, enabling that
person (or business) to spend more, which in turn increases income for
someone else. The process continues to circulate throughout the economy
until it is dissipated through ‘leakages’ in the form of savings
or payments for goods and services from outside the local economy. In the
end, the cumulative changes in spending, incomes and employment are a multiple
of the initial retail sales spending. The following report prepared by
Arizona State University, School of Management presents a detailed economic
analysis on the impacts that Off-Highway Vehicle recreation generate at
the state and individual county levels.
- View the full report [PDF,
969kb] |
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Economic Impact Analysis
for Noncomsumptive Wildlife-Related Recreation
in Arizona
Expenditures made by watchable wildlife recreationists generate rounds
of additional spending through the economy. This results in numerous direct,
indirect, and induced impacts. The sum of these impacts is the total economic
impact resulting from the original expenditures. These economic figures
show the total economic effect from 2001 watchable wildlife activities
in Arizona to be $1.5 billion. In addition, watchable wildlife recreation
supports over 15,000 jobs in the state, providing total household income
near $430 million and generates over $57 million in state taxes. The following
report prepared by Southwick Associates, using data provided in the National
Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, presents
a detailed economic analysis on the impacts that watchable wildlife recreation
generate at the state and individual county levels.
- View the full report [PDF,
130kb] |
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| The National Survey
of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation |
The National
Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation has been conducted about every
five years since 1955. It provides information
on the number of participants in fishing,
hunting, and wildlife watching (observing,
photographing, and feeding wildlife), and
the amount of time and money spent on these
activities.
The Survey is one of the Nation's most important wildlife recreation databases.
It is the only source of comprehensive information on participation and
expenditures that is comparable on a state-by-state basis. It is used for
estimating the economic impact of wildlife-related recreation for each
state; for estimating the value of wildlife resources lost due to pollution
or disease such as whirling disease in fish; for use in critical habitat
analysis of threatened species; and for preparing environmental impact
statements, budgets, and legislative proposals. |
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2001
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Report [PDF,
1.1mb] |
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2001
Arizona Survey of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Report [PDF,
439kb] |
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