EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
International visitor spending in the U.S., excluding the U.S. territories, totaled
nearly $61 billion in 1995, an all-time high. International spending increased 6.2
percent from $57 billion spent in 1994.
Payroll earned by employees directly supported by international visitors totaled
nearly $16.3 billion in 1995, up 4.4 percent over 1994.
International visitor spending generated 971.2 thousand jobs in the U.S. during
1995. Nearly 304 thousand (31.3%) of these jobs were in foodservice, and
additional 285.7 thousand were in the lodging industry.
Employment generated by international spending increased 1.3 percent in 1995.
International visitors generated over $8.4 billion in federal, state and local tax
revenue in 1995, an increase of 4.3 percent over 1994. Federal tax collections
from international visitors totaled more than $4.7 billion in 1995 to lead all levels
of government.
Japanese visitors spent nearly $11.8 billion in the U.S. during 1995, 21.2 percent
of the total ($55.5 billion), to lead all countries of origin. The United Kingdom
ranked second, with travel expenditures in the U.S. totaling nearly $6.7 billion.
Florida received nearly $12.0 billion in international expenditures during 1995 to
lead all states. California ranked second with over $11.6 billion, followed by New
York with nearly $7.9 billion. These three states combined for over half of all
international visitor spending in the United States.
Ten states plus the District of Columbia received more than $1 billion in travel
spending from international visitors in 1995.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS IN THE U.S.
MAJOR TOURIST ORIGINS, 1995
International visitors supported 971 thousand jobs in the U.S. in 1995 by spending
$63.4 billion. These jobs covered a wide-spectrum of industries (airlines, hotels,
restaurants) and levels (entry level, management).
In 1995, international visitor expenditures from the top four tourist generating
countries; Japan, U.K., Canada and Germany, totaled nearly 28 billion, 44 percent
of the total.
The top four countries each supported over 70 thousand U.S. jobs in 1995.
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Country |
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Expenditures |
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Job Supported* |
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($ Million) |
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(Thousand) |
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Total |
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$63,395 |
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971 |
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Japan |
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$11,760 |
|
171 |
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U.K. |
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$ 6,662 |
|
117 |
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Canada |
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$ 5,118 |
|
83 |
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Germany |
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$ 4,212 |
|
72 |
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Mexico |
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$ 2.857 |
|
43 |
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Brazil |
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$ 2,389 |
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37 |
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France |
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$ 2,063 |
|
34 |
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Australia |
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$ 1,639 |
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28 |
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Venezuela |
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$ 1,384 |
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22 |
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Switzerland |
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$ 1,323 |
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22 |
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Source: Tourism Industries, ITA, DOC
Note: * Total may not match those in tables 13-15 due to rounding.
