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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Addendum to the 2001National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Report 2001-2 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Addendum to the 2001National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Report 2001-2 August 2003 James Caudill, Ph.D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Economics Arlington VA This report is intended to complement the National and State reports from the 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The conclusions are the authors and do not represent official positions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Observing, feeding, and photographing wildlife in the United States is an important pastime for millions of Americans and contributes significantly to the national and state economies. In 2001, more than 66 million people 16 years of age and older spent over $38.4 billion on trips and equipment in pursuit of these activities. Wildlife-watching expenditures have contributed substantially to Federal and state tax revenues, jobs, earnings, and industry output. The 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR) (U.S. Department of the Interior et al.) is the most comprehensive survey of wildlife-related recreation in the U.S. Over 40,000 detailed interviews were completed with anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers. The survey focused on 2001 participation and expenditures by U.S. residents 16 years of age or older. Two reports used the 2001FHWAR to address the national and state economic impacts of hunting and fishing.1 In this report, estimates of national and state economic impacts of wildlife watching based on the 2001FHWAR are reported. The following topics are addressed: (1) national participation in wildlife watching; (2) expenditures associated with participation in wildlife watching; (3) estimates of the total economic activity generated by these expenditures; (4) total employment and employment income associated with these expenditures; and (5) estimates of associated state and federal tax revenue. 2 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Introduction Summary of National Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching: 2001 Participation 66.1 million Total Expenditures $38.4 billion Total Industry Output $95.8 billion Employment 1,027,833 jobs Employment Income $27.8 billion State Sales Tax $2.1 billion State Income Tax $712 million Federal Income tax $3.3 billion Figure 1. Wildlife Watching Expenditures by Major Category: 2001 $38.4 billion Figure 2. Trip Expenditures for Wildlife Watching: 2001 $8.2 billion 61% $23.5b Equipment 24% $2.0b Lodging 9% $0.7b Other Trip $8.2b 21% Other $6.7b 17% Food $2.8b 35% Transportation $2.6b 32% 1 See The Economic Importance of Hunting in America, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington DC, 2002 and Sportfishing in America, American Sportfishing Association, Alexandria,VA, 2002. Wildlife-related recreation is one of the most popular forms of recreation in the United States. In 2001, 82 million people participated in hunting, fishing and wildlife watching. By comparison, total attendance in 2001 for all major league baseball and professional football games numbered about 89 million (Infoplease.com). Over 66 million people participated in some form of wildlife watching, which refers to nonharvesting activities such as observing, feeding and photographing wildlife. The figure of 66 million includes only primary participants in wildlife-watching. Primary means that the principal motivation for the trip, activity or expenditure is wildlife-related. Primary participation is further categorized as residential or nonresidential. Primary residential participants include those whose activities2 are within one mile of home and primary nonresidential participants refers to people who take trips or outings of at least one mile for the primary purpose of observing, feeding, or photographing wildlife. For the purposes of the survey, trips to zoos, circuses, aquariums, museums and for scouting game are not considered wildlife watching. Table 1 summarizes the number of state residents and state nonresidents who participated in wildlife-watching activities by state in 2001. 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 3 Participation in Wildlife Watching 2 These activities include one or more of the following: (1) closely observing or trying to identify birds or other wildlife; (2) photographing wildlife; (3) feeding birds or other wildlife on a regular basis; (4) maintaining natural areas of at least one-quarter acre for which benefit to wildlife is the primary purpose; (5) maintaining plantings (shrubs, agricultural crops, etc.) for which benefit to wildlife is the primary concern, or (6) visiting public parks within one mile of home for the primary purpose of observing, feeding, or photographing wildlife (pp. 2–3, U.S. Department of the Interior et al. 2002). Laura Riley, USFWS 4 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Table 1. Number of Wildlife-Watching Participants by State: 2001 (Population 16 years and older. Number in thousands) Total participants Non-State Residents State Residents Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent United States, Total 66,105 100 21,823 33 62,928 95 Alabama 1,016 100 72 7 944 93 Alaska 420 100 185 44 235 56 Arizona 1,465 100 367 25 1,098 75 Arkansas 845 100 67 8 778 92 California 5,720 100 384 7 5,336 93 Colorado 1,552 100 362 23 1,190 77 Connecticut 965 100 90 9 875 91 Delaware 232 100 64 28 168 72 Florida 3,240 100 490 15 2,750 85 Georgia 1,494 100 178 12 1,317 88 Hawaii 220 100 96 43 125 57 Idaho 643 100 264 41 379 59 Illinois 2,621 100 176 7 2,445 93 Indiana 1,866 100 80 4 1,786 96 Iowa 1,028 100 63 6 966 94 Kansas 807 100 76 9 731 91 Kentucky 1,362 100 102 8 1,259 92 Louisiana 931 100 111 12 819 88 Maine 778 100 260 33 518 67 Maryland 1,524 100 234 15 1,290 85 Massachusetts 1,686 100 205 12 1,481 88 Michigan 2,666 100 250 9 2,416 91 Minnesota 2,155 100 171 8 1,984 92 Mississippi 631 100 55 9 576 91 Missouri 1,826 100 219 12 1,607 88 Montana 687 100 325 47 362 53 Nebraska 565 100 71 13 494 87 Nevada 543 100 222 41 320 59 New Hampshire 766 100 320 42 445 58 New Jersey 1,895 100 225 12 1,670 88 New Mexico 671 100 202 30 469 70 New York 3,887 100 392 10 3,495 90 North Carolina 2,168 100 300 14 1,868 86 North Dakota 190 100 56 29 134 71 Ohio 2,897 100 145 5 2,752 95 Oklahoma 1,131 100 105 9 1,026 91 Oregon 1,680 100 401 24 1,280 76 Pennsylvania 3,794 100 293 8 3,502 92 Rhode Island 298 100 58 19 240 81 South Carolina 1,186 100 128 11 1,059 89 South Dakota 358 100 110 31 248 69 Tennessee 2,084 100 382 18 1,701 82 Texas 3,240 100 174 5 3,066 95 Utah 806 100 244 30 562 70 Vermont 496 100 214 43 282 57 Virginia 2,460 100 313 13 2,147 87 Washington 2,496 100 286 11 2,210 89 West Virginia 605 100 105 17 500 83 Wisconsin 2,442 100 283 12 2,159 88 Wyoming 498 100 327 66 171 34 Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Spending associated with wildlife watching generates a substantial amount of economic activity across the U.S. Participants spend money on a wide variety of goods and services. Trip-related expenditures for nonresidential participants include expenses for food, lodging, and transportation. Both residential and nonresidential participants also buy equipment and related goods for the primary purpose of engaging in wildlife watching such as binoculars, cameras, wild bird food, memberships in wildlife organizations, camping equipment, motor homes, campers, and off-road vehicles. These direct expenditures are only part of the total picture, however. Those businesses and industries that supply the local retailers where the purchases are made also benefit from wildlife-watching expenditures. For example, a family may decide to purchase a pair of binoculars to use primarily for birdwatching on an upcoming vacation. Part of the total purchase price will go to the local retailer, say a sporting goods store. The sporting goods store in turn pays a wholesaler that in turn pays the manufacturer of the binoculars. The manufacturer then spends a portion of this income to pay businesses supplying the manufacturer. In this fashion, each dollar of local retail expenditures can affect a variety of businesses at the local, regional and national level. Consequently, consumer spending associated with wildlife watching can have a significant impact on economic activity, employment, and household income across the nation. 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 5 The Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching If Wildlife Watching were a company, its sales of $38.4 billion would rank it 33rd in the Forbes 500 list for 2001— placing it just ahead of Motorola and Kmart. Doug Canfield, USFWS 6 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Methods The 2001FHWAR contains estimates of annual travel and equipment expenditures by wildlife-watching participants. Travel expenditures were obtained only for nonresidential participants3 while equipment expenditures were obtained for both residential and nonresidential participants. These expenditures were used in conjunction with an economic modeling method known as input-output analysis4 to estimate total industry output, employment and employment income associated with these expenditures. Direct Expenditures Total direct expenditures by participants was $38.4 billion in 2001. Trip-related expenditures accounted for about $8.2 billion (21.2 percent of total expenditures). Food and drink accounted for 34.7 percent of total trip-related expenditures and transportation and lodging accounted for 31.8 and 24.3 percent, respectively. Equipment and other expenditures accounted for $30.3 billion (78.8 percent of total expenditures). Off-road vehicles, tent trailers, motor homes and pick-up trucks accounted for 42.8 percent of total equipment and other expenditures. Packaged and bulk wild bird food accounted for 8.7 percent of equipment and related expenditures, while film purchases (including developing) and photographic equipment accounted for 3.0 and 5.5 percent, respectively. Table 2 summarizes nationwide expenditures for wildlife watching in 2001. 3 Theoretically, residential participants would not have any travel expenses since all wildlife-associated activity took place within one mile of their home. 4 The estimates of total economic activity, employment, employment income and federal and state taxes in this report were derived using IMPLAN, a regional input-output model and software system. For additional information, see MIG, Inc. IMPLAN System (1998 data and software) and Olson and Lindall, IMPLAN Professional Software, Analysis and Data Guide. For additional information on input-output modeling, see Miller and Blair Input-Output Analysis . High-Tech Wildlife Watchers ■ In one year, wildlife watchers spent more than $2.6 billion on cameras, video cameras and associated photographic equipment. ■ Binoculars and spotting scopes accounted for $507 million in spending. Wildlife Watching Expenditures Close to Home: Each year wildlife watchers spend over $3.1 billion on food for birds and other wildlife; and $733 million on bird houses and feeders. Rick Bohn, USFWS 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 7 Table 2. National Expenditures for Wildlife Watching: 2001 Total Percent of Percent of Expenditures Category Total Expenditure item (in millions) Expenditures Expenditures (1) Travel-related Food $2,835.9 34.7 % 7.4 % Lodging $1,983.0 24.3 % 5.2 % Public Transportation $702.2 8.6 % 1.8 % Private Transportation $1,893.3 23.2 % 4.9 % Guide fees, pack trip or package fees $113.0 1.4 % 0.3 % Public land use/access fees $114.8 1.4 % 0.3 % Private land use/access fees $50.4 0.6 % 0.1 % Equipment rental $105.2 1.3 % 0.3 % Boat costs $326.5 4.0 % 0.8 % Heating and cooking fuel $38.1 0.5 % 0.1 % Total, Travel-related $8,162.4 100.0 % 21.2 % (2) Equipment and other items a. Wildlife-Watching Equipment and related items Binoculars, spotting scopes $507.4 1.7 % 1.3 % Cameras, video cameras, special lenses and other photographic equipment $1,656.8 5.5 % 4.3 % Film and developing $910.4 3.0 % 2.4 % Packaged wild bird food $2,034.8 6.7 % 5.3 % Bulk wild bird food $569.9 1.9 % 1.5 % Feed for other wildlife $503.0 1.7 % 1.7 % Nest boxes, bird houses, feeders, baths $732.7 2.4 % 2.4 % Other wildlife-watching equipment $116.0 0.4 % 0.4 % Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing $323.0 1.1 % 1.1 % Wildlife-watching, sub-total $7,353.9 24.3 % 19.1 % b. Auxiliary Equipment Tents and tarps $185.6 0.6 % 0.5 % Frame packs and backpacking equipment $129.4 0.4 % 0.3 % Other camping equipment $266.4 0.9 % 0.7 % Other auxiliary equipment $135.6 0.4 % 0.4 % Auxiliary, sub-total $716.9 2.4 % 1.9% c. Special Equipment Off-the-road vehicles $6,677.7 22.1 % 17.4 % Travel or tent trailer, pick-up, camper, van, motor home $6,272.3 20.7 % 16.3 % Boats, boat accessories $996.5 3.3 % 2.6 % Cabins* — — — Other equipment $572.4 1.9 % 1.5 % Special, sub-total $15,468.7 51.1 % 40.3 % d. Other items Magazines and books $332.0 1.1 % 0.9 % Membership dues and contributions $920.2 3.1 % 2.4 % Land leasing and ownership $4,761.0 15.7 % 12.4 % Plantings $699.3 2.3 % 1.8 % Other items, sub-total $6,712.5 22.2 % 17.5 % Total, Equipment and other items $30,252.0 100 % 78.8 % National Total $38,414.5 — 100.0 % * Sample size is too small to report data reliably. Total Industry Output The direct expenditures of $38.4 billion in 2001 generated $95.8 billion in total industrial output (TIO) across the U.S. TIO includes the direct, indirect and induced effects5 of wildlife-watching expenditures. The ratio of TIO to direct expenditures, 2.49, means that for each $1 of direct spending associated with wildlife watching, an additional $1.49 of economic activity is generated. Major sectors affected include manufacturing which accounted for $37.3 billion (39 percent); service sector $17 billion (17.8 percent); trade (both wholesale and retail) $17.9 billion (18.7 percent); and finance-insurance- real estate which accounted for $10.1 billion (10.5 percent) of output. Employment and Employment Income The total industrial output of $95.8 billion resulted in 1,027,833 jobs (full and part time) with total wages and salaries of $27.8 billion. This results in a national average of $27,047 per job per year. With respect to employment, major industrial sectors affected include trade with over 350,000 jobs (34.1 percent); services with 301,000 jobs (29.3 percent); manufacturing with 176,000 jobs (17.1 percent) and agriculture with over 59,000 jobs (5.8 percent). The trade sector accounted for the largest portion of employment income at $7.8 billion (28.3 percent); services accounted for $7.3 billion (26.3 percent); manufacturing with $7.3 billion (26.2 percent) and finance-insurance-real estate at $1.9 billion (6.8 percent). Table 3 summarizes economic impacts by major business sector (column sums may not equal column totals due to rounding). Federal and State Taxes Wildlife-watching expenditures generate taxes at both the state and federal level in two ways. First, direct and indirect expenditures generate state sales tax (except in those states without sales tax). Second, employment earnings are taxed at both the state (with the exception of states which do not tax income) and federal levels. Based on 2001 expenditures on wildlife-watching, associated total industrial output and associated employment and employment income, 2001 tax revenue is estimated as follows: (1) total state sales tax revenue: $2.1 billion; (2) total state income tax revenue: $712 million; and (3) total federal individual income tax revenue: $3.3 billion. 8 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 12 States derived 1% or more of their total Economic Gross Product from the impacts of wildlife-watching expenditures. Table 3. National Economic Impacts of Wildlife-Watching by Major Industrial Sector, 2001 (all dollar amounts in millions) Total Sector as Sector as Sector as Industrial Percent Percent Employment Percent Sector Output of Total Employment of Total Income of Total Agriculture $2,754.6 2.9 % 59,741 5.8 % $452.7 1.6 % Mining $874.0 0.9 % 3,693 0.4 % $162.2 0.6 % Construction $1,242.5 1.3 % 17,733 1.7 % $507.5 1.8 % Manufacturing $37,322.2 39.0 % 176,233 17.1 % $7,266.7 26.2 % TCPU (1) $6,560.6 6.8 % 47,561 4.6 % $1,663.6 6.0 % Trade $17,922.2 18.7 % 350,958 34.1 % $7,845.0 28.3 % FIRE (2) $10,088.7 10.5 % 53,454 5.2 % $1,899.3 6.8 % Services $17,047.1 17.8 % 300,985 29.3 % $7,298.1 26.3 % Government $1,281.6 1.3 % 11,606 1.1 % $607.0 2.2 % Other $62.4 0.1 % 5,871 0.6 % $62.4 0.2 % Totals $95,784.1 100.0 % 1,027,833 100.0 % $27,754.5 100.0 % (1) TCPU: Transportation, Communications, Public Utilities (2) FIRE: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 5 Direct effects are production changes associated with the immediate effects of changes in final demand (in this case, changes in wildlife associated expenditures); indirect effects are production changes in those industries which supply the inputs to industries directly affected by final demand; induced effects are changes in regional household spending patterns caused by changes in regional employment (generated from the direct and indirect effects) (Taylor et al. 1993, Appendix E, p. E-1). State Impacts Table 4 shows the economic impacts of wildlife-watching expenditures by state for 2001. U.S. totals are shown at the bottom of Table 4. With the exception of state sales and income tax revenue totals for the U.S., state totals do not add up to U.S. totals. The state impact figures show only those impacts which occur within the state. For example, a Boise, Idaho, sporting goods store may carry a brand of fishing tackle that is manufactured in Salt Lake City, Utah. When an angler purchases the fishing tackle, only a portion of the money is kept by the retailer. Part of the total selling price goes to the Salt Lake City manufacturer. This transaction between the sporting goods store and the manufacturer (or wholesaler, depending on the situation) will not appear in the Idaho state totals. The U.S. totals capture these interstate impacts, however. To help put these numbers in context, Table 5 shows the estimated impacts as a percentage of commensurate state totals for 2001. The first column shows total industry output as a percentage of Gross State Product (GSP).6 The second column shows estimated employment as a percentage of total (annual) state employment. Finally, the third column shows estimated employment income as a percentage of total state wage and salary disbursements (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2003 a,b). Twelve states derive 1 percent or more of their gross state product from wildlife watchers’ activities. An additional way to help place wildlife-watching expenditures in context is to think of these expenditures as the 2001 annual sales revenue of a particular company. With a total of $38.4 billion in sales, this company would rank 33rd on the Forbes 500 list for 2001, just behind Proctor and Gamble and WorldCom and just ahead of Motorola and Kmart (Forbes.com). Table 6 shows the economic impacts of wildlife watching expenditures by state for 2001 for nonresidents (out-of-state visitors). 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 9 6 Gross state product (GSP) is the sum of gross state products originating in all industries in a particular state. An industry’s GSP is equivalent to its gross output (sales or receipts and other operating income, commodity taxes, and inventory change) minus its intermediate inputs (consumption of goods and services purchased from other industries or imported). GSP is sometimes referred to as the State counterpart of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2003a). Top 10 States Ranked by Economic Output* Economic Output Wildlife Watchers California $5,169,100,000 5,720,000 Florida $2,815,400,000 3,240,000 New York $2,625,300,000 3,887,000 Texas $2,455,900,000 3,240,000 Wisconsin $2,453,600,000 2,442,000 New Jersey $2,264,700,000 1,895,000 Pennsylvania $1,955,200,000 3,794,000 Washington $1,781,500,000 2,496,000 Maryland $1,772,900,000 1,524,000 North Carolina $1,593,900,000 2,168,000 *Total industry output which includes direct, indirect, and induced effects of wildlife-watching expenditures. Top 10 States Ranked by Nonresident Wildlife-Watching Economic Impacts Nonresident Nonresident State Economic Output* Wildlife Watchers California $943,300,000 384,000 Florida $750,300,000 490,000 Maryland $749,800,000 234,000 Colorado $667,100,000 362,000 Alaska $660,100,000 185,000 Georgia $609,500,000 178,000 New York $537,800,000 392,000 Oregon $500,600,000 401,000 Indiana $434,600,000 80,000 Arizona $388,600,000 185,000 *Total industry output which includes direct, indirect, and induced effects of wildlife-watching expenditures Nan Rollison, USFWS 10 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Table 4. Total Wildlife-watching Expenditures and Economic Impacts, State and National Totals: 2001 (all dollar amounts in millions) State State Federal Expenditures/ Job Sales Tax Income Tax Income State Sales Output Jobs Income Revenue Revenue Tax Alabama $624.4 $1,216.4 17,479 $348.1 $29.8 $7.7 $34.2 Alaska $498.9 $791.9 12,828 $236.9 $2.1 $0.0 $27.0 Arizona $820.7 $1,411.8 17,939 $424.6 $39.8 $7.0 $46.7 Arkansas $244.0 $351.2 5,094 $94.1 $12.8 $2.6 $8.5 California $2,580.9 $5,169.1 61,360 $1,599.9 $132.3 $46.9 $190.3 Colorado $624.4 $1,186.7 15,994 $368.0 $32.5 $8.8 $44.1 Connecticut $225.0 $406.2 4,300 $130.0 $9.0 $3.6 $21.0 Delaware $42.3 $74.1 1,031 $23.0 $0.0 $0.8 $2.5 Florida $1,575.5 $2,815.4 35,231 $874.0 $76.5 $0.0 $109.0 Georgia $535.8 $1,062.7 12,506 $312.5 $28.4 $8.5 $34.7 Hawaii $131.6 $207.6 2,536 $62.2 $7.4 $2.5 $5.4 Idaho $227.5 $384.0 5,938 $100.7 $9.0 $3.2 $9.3 Illinois $596.2 $1,277.3 13,168 $375.0 $23.6 $7.6 $46.9 Indiana $721.9 $1,453.6 21,583 $425.1 $30.1 $14.0 $46.2 Iowa $188.4 $342.7 5,140 $91.9 $7.6 $2.8 $9.1 Kansas $128.7 $243.7 3,925 $66.5 $6.3 $1.8 $7.5 Kentucky $601.6 $1,018.1 18,523 $300.4 $22.4 $11.5 $29.2 Louisiana $138.4 $274.8 4,129 $78.4 $9.6 $1.3 $8.0 Maine $513.6 $856.5 13,638 $255.2 $16.1 $8.1 $25.5 Maryland $862.7 $1,772.9 24,667 $571.9 $29.2 $24.3 $68.1 Massachusetts $469.3 $881.5 9,992 $289.0 $15.3 $11.9 $37.9 Michigan $692.8 $1,307.0 17,350 $392.1 $34.2 $11.0 $45.8 Minnesota $531.1 $1,021.7 12,730 $296.3 $21.1 $10.9 $32.7 Mississippi $303.5 $461.5 6,268 $116.2 $13.7 $2.1 $10.4 Missouri $448.8 $926.2 11,365 $258.7 $25.9 $7.0 $26.4 Montana $350.3 $575.9 10,302 $160.0 $0.0 $4.3 $14.3 Nebraska $129.7 $247.1 3,248 $69.2 $4.8 $1.7 $6.8 Nevada $250.1 $372.7 4,207 $106.7 $11.4 $0.0 $13.7 New Hampshire $342.9 $567.3 8,239 $172.9 $0.0 $0.0 $22.4 New Jersey $1,243.8 $2,264.7 20,033 $672.8 $32.9 $14.3 $90.3 New Mexico $558.3 $931.5 14,761 $273.2 $30.0 $6.2 $25.2 New York $1,407.2 $2,625.3 31,450 $831.2 $55.6 $37.4 $98.6 North Carolina $826.9 $1,593.9 20,597 $456.9 $37.8 $15.0 $46.7 North Dakota $27.1 $45.1 725 $11.5 $0.8 $0.2 $1.0 Ohio $623.1 $1,299.6 15,714 $371.4 $28.8 $13.9 $38.6 Oklahoma $193.2 $370.0 6,141 $96.9 $12.1 $2.8 $9.7 Oregon $769.4 $1,485.5 21,535 $450.2 $0.0 $18.2 $43.4 Pennsylvania $961.8 $1,955.2 22,298 $566.3 $39.0 $16.6 $65.2 Rhode Island $169.6 $259.6 3,073 $80.0 $4.6 $2.1 $8.5 South Carolina $256.4 $488.3 7,032 $140.5 $12.9 $3.8 $14.1 South Dakota $92.0 $147.9 2,607 $38.7 $3.8 $0.0 $4.3 Tennessee $448.5 $895.4 12,756 $251.5 $29.9 $0.0 $28.2 Texas $1,282.9 $2,455.9 28,377 $664.2 $56.1 $0.0 $83.1 Utah $555.7 $1,037.7 16,374 $316.6 $29.4 $9.5 $29.5 Vermont $203.7 $348.0 6,951 $109.7 $4.1 $2.8 $11.9 Virginia $788.6 $1,548.0 25,135 $489.2 $27.6 $13.9 $56.6 Washington $979.7 $1,781.5 22,439 $527.7 $58.1 $0.0 $68.3 West Virginia $163.5 $252.5 3,946 $74.7 $6.4 $1.9 $6.3 Wisconsin $1,311.6 $2,453.6 34,010 $711.8 $41.1 $26.3 $75.6 Wyoming $264.9 $426.0 6,557 $108.4 $8.6 $0.0 $14.4 United States $38,414.5 $95,784.1 1,027,833 $27,754.6 $2,073.8 $712.0 $3,250.1 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 11 Table 5. Economic Impacts as Percentage of State Totals, 2001 Generated Employment Total Output as Generated Employment Income as Percentage of Percentage of Gross as Percentage of Total Total State Wage and State State Product State Employment Salary Disbursements Alabama 1.0 % 0.9 % 0.6 % Alaska 2.8 % 4.0 % 2.1 % Arizona 0.9 % 0.8 % 0.5 % Arkansas 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % California 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.2 % Colorado 0.7 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Connecticut 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.2 % Delaware 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % Florida 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % Georgia 0.4 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Hawaii 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % Idaho 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.6 % Illinois 0.3 % 0.2 % 0.2 % Indiana 0.8 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Iowa 0.4 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Kansas 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Kentucky 0.8 % 1.0 % 0.5 % Louisiana 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % Maine 2.3 % 2.2 % 1.4 % Maryland 0.9 % 0.9 % 0.6 % Massachusetts 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Michigan 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.2 % Minnesota 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.3 % Mississippi 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.4 % Missouri 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % Montana 2.5 % 2.5 % 1.5 % Nebraska 0.4 % 0.3 % 0.3 % Nevada 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % New Hampshire 1.2 % 1.3 % 0.8 % New Jersey 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % New Mexico 1.7 % 1.8 % 1.2 % New York 0.3 % 0.4 % 0.2 % North Carolina 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % North Dakota 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % Ohio 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Oklahoma 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.2 % Oregon 1.2 % 1.3 % 0.8 % Pennsylvania 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % Rhode Island 0.7 % 0.6 % 0.5 % South Carolina 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.3 % South Dakota 0.6 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Tennessee 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.3 % Texas 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Utah 1.5 % 1.4 % 0.9 % Vermont 1.8 % 2.2 % 1.2 % Virginia 0.6 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Washington 0.8 % 0.8 % 0.5 % West Virginia 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % Wisconsin 1.4 % 1.2 % 0.8 % Wyoming 2.1% 2.5 % 1.5 % United States 0.9 % 0.7 % 0.6 % 12 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Table 6. Non-Resident Wildlife-Watching Expenditures and Economic Impacts, State Totals: 2001 (all dollar amounts in millions) State State Federal Expenditures/ Job Sales Tax Income Tax Income State Sales Output Jobs Income Revenue Revenue Tax Alabama $25.0 $43.8 653 $13.2 $1.3 $0.3 $1.3 Alaska $411.8 $660.1 11,055 $198.6 $1.7 $0.0 $22.6 Arizona $226.2 $388.6 5,718 $122.4 $11.5 $2.1 $13.7 Arkansas $12.0 $17.6 273 $4.9 $0.6 $0.1 $0.5 California $471.7 $943.3 10,891 $293.2 $25.2 $8.8 $35.5 Colorado $349.4 $667.1 9,060 $209.5 $18.1 $5.0 $25.0 Connecticut $60.0 $95.8 908 $30.6 $2.1 $0.8 $4.9 Delaware $10.3 $16.4 221 $5.1 $0.0 $0.2 $0.5 Florida $402.1 $750.3 10,548 $249.1 $22.1 $0.0 $31.4 Georgia $308.2 $609.5 6,602 $176.0 $14.4 $4.7 $19.1 Hawaii $52.8 $84.9 1,042 $27.2 $3.3 $1.0 $2.3 Idaho $89.9 $149.0 2,330 $39.3 $3.5 $1.2 $3.6 Illinois $57.3 $121.0 1,427 $40.0 $2.8 $0.8 $4.9 Indiana $213.3 $434.6 4,382 $120.9 $8.0 $3.8 $12.6 Iowa $17.7 $29.3 368 $8.0 $0.5 $0.2 $0.7 Kansas $31.7 $56.9 913 $16.8 $1.7 $0.4 $1.8 Kentucky $122.5 $233.1 5,950 $77.8 $4.6 $3.0 $7.7 Louisiana $33.9 $56.6 836 $17.0 $1.9 $0.3 $1.7 Maine $109.2 $188.8 3,319 $59.3 $3.9 $1.9 $5.9 Maryland $352.5 $749.8 13,839 $271.4 $12.2 $11.8 $33.2 Massachusetts $148.8 $282.7 3,351 $94.4 $4.8 $3.9 $12.5 Michigan $121.8 $223.8 3,109 $70.7 $5.7 $2.0 $8.1 Minnesota $57.7 $109.8 1,539 $34.7 $2.4 $1.3 $3.8 Mississippi $37.2 $54.7 703 $13.7 $1.5 $0.2 $1.2 Missouri $117.8 $229.8 3,135 $68.3 $6.8 $1.8 $6.9 Montana $169.2 $277.6 5,456 $80.4 $0.0 $2.1 $7.2 Nebraska $19.6 $34.4 533 $10.3 $0.8 $0.3 $1.0 Nevada $61.0 $95.0 1,177 $30.4 $3.2 $0.0 $4.0 New Hampshire $178.7 $322.7 5,075 $103.3 $0.0 $0.2 $13.4 New Jersey $53.9 $100.0 1,085 $32.1 $1.7 $0.7 $4.4 New Mexico $107.3 $183.8 3,088 $56.2 $6.1 $1.3 $5.1 New York $265.0 $537.8 8,570 $186.3 $11.2 $8.8 $23.2 North Carolina $176.7 $340.0 6,095 $108.4 $8.4 $3.6 $11.2 North Dakota $7.1 $12.1 217 $3.3 $0.2 $0.0 $0.3 Ohio $64.3 $129.1 1,630 $37.6 $2.8 $1.4 $3.9 Oklahoma $33.3 $62.2 909 $16.9 $1.8 $0.5 $1.6 Oregon $263.6 $500.6 8,198 $163.5 $0.0 $6.6 $15.9 Pennsylvania $95.6 $191.6 2,197 $55.5 $3.7 $1.6 $6.3 Rhode Island $147.8 $217.5 2,519 $66.5 $3.8 $1.8 $7.1 South Carolina $48.6 $87.2 1,345 $26.1 $2.3 $0.7 $2.6 South Dakota $48.1 $78.1 1,389 $21.4 $2.1 $0.0 $2.2 Tennessee $189.7 $360.4 4,964 $107.7 $12.5 $0.0 $11.9 Texas $81.9 $149.3 1,824 $42.8 $3.7 $0.0 $5.4 Utah $148.9 $292.4 4,972 $92.3 $8.5 $2.8 $8.6 Vermont $122.6 $228.9 4,964 $75.0 $2.6 $1.9 $8.1 Virginia $109.3 $202.8 2,810 $63.1 $3.8 $1.8 $7.3 Washington $135.4 $243.2 3,149 $76.7 $8.2 $0.0 $10.0 West Virginia $29.2 $45.1 776 $13.5 $1.1 $0.3 $1.1 Wisconsin $203.2 $380.4 5,570 $113.4 $6.5 $4.2 $12.1 Wyoming $178.7 $284.9 4,554 $74.4 $5.9 $0.0 $9.8 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 13 USFWS Wildlife-based recreation in the U.S. has significant economic impacts at the local, regional, state and national levels. Hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching together generated over $236 billion in total economic output in 2001. Wildlife watching is a significant portion of this total and its continued popularity gives evidence to the importance that people attach to diverse, accessible and robust fish and wildlife populations. 14 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Summary Quick Facts Over 66 million Wildlife Watchers spent $38.4 billion on their activities in 2001. These expenditures rippled through the economy resulting in— $95.8 Billion in Total Industry Output $6.1 Billion in State and Federal Tax Revenues 1,027,833 Jobs The sheer magnitude of its economic impacts prove that wildlife watching is a major force, driving billions in spending around the country. These economic impacts can be the life-blood of a local economy. Rural areas can attract thousands of wildlife watchers each year, generating millions of dollars. 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Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, October 2002. 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 15 Sources 16 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Division of Federal Aid Washington, DC 20240 http://federalaid.fws.gov August 2003 Cover photo: Debbie McCrensky, USFWS
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Transcript | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Addendum to the 2001National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Report 2001-2 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Addendum to the 2001National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation Report 2001-2 August 2003 James Caudill, Ph.D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Economics Arlington VA This report is intended to complement the National and State reports from the 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The conclusions are the authors and do not represent official positions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Observing, feeding, and photographing wildlife in the United States is an important pastime for millions of Americans and contributes significantly to the national and state economies. In 2001, more than 66 million people 16 years of age and older spent over $38.4 billion on trips and equipment in pursuit of these activities. Wildlife-watching expenditures have contributed substantially to Federal and state tax revenues, jobs, earnings, and industry output. The 2001 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR) (U.S. Department of the Interior et al.) is the most comprehensive survey of wildlife-related recreation in the U.S. Over 40,000 detailed interviews were completed with anglers, hunters, and wildlife watchers. The survey focused on 2001 participation and expenditures by U.S. residents 16 years of age or older. Two reports used the 2001FHWAR to address the national and state economic impacts of hunting and fishing.1 In this report, estimates of national and state economic impacts of wildlife watching based on the 2001FHWAR are reported. The following topics are addressed: (1) national participation in wildlife watching; (2) expenditures associated with participation in wildlife watching; (3) estimates of the total economic activity generated by these expenditures; (4) total employment and employment income associated with these expenditures; and (5) estimates of associated state and federal tax revenue. 2 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Introduction Summary of National Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching: 2001 Participation 66.1 million Total Expenditures $38.4 billion Total Industry Output $95.8 billion Employment 1,027,833 jobs Employment Income $27.8 billion State Sales Tax $2.1 billion State Income Tax $712 million Federal Income tax $3.3 billion Figure 1. Wildlife Watching Expenditures by Major Category: 2001 $38.4 billion Figure 2. Trip Expenditures for Wildlife Watching: 2001 $8.2 billion 61% $23.5b Equipment 24% $2.0b Lodging 9% $0.7b Other Trip $8.2b 21% Other $6.7b 17% Food $2.8b 35% Transportation $2.6b 32% 1 See The Economic Importance of Hunting in America, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington DC, 2002 and Sportfishing in America, American Sportfishing Association, Alexandria,VA, 2002. Wildlife-related recreation is one of the most popular forms of recreation in the United States. In 2001, 82 million people participated in hunting, fishing and wildlife watching. By comparison, total attendance in 2001 for all major league baseball and professional football games numbered about 89 million (Infoplease.com). Over 66 million people participated in some form of wildlife watching, which refers to nonharvesting activities such as observing, feeding and photographing wildlife. The figure of 66 million includes only primary participants in wildlife-watching. Primary means that the principal motivation for the trip, activity or expenditure is wildlife-related. Primary participation is further categorized as residential or nonresidential. Primary residential participants include those whose activities2 are within one mile of home and primary nonresidential participants refers to people who take trips or outings of at least one mile for the primary purpose of observing, feeding, or photographing wildlife. For the purposes of the survey, trips to zoos, circuses, aquariums, museums and for scouting game are not considered wildlife watching. Table 1 summarizes the number of state residents and state nonresidents who participated in wildlife-watching activities by state in 2001. 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 3 Participation in Wildlife Watching 2 These activities include one or more of the following: (1) closely observing or trying to identify birds or other wildlife; (2) photographing wildlife; (3) feeding birds or other wildlife on a regular basis; (4) maintaining natural areas of at least one-quarter acre for which benefit to wildlife is the primary purpose; (5) maintaining plantings (shrubs, agricultural crops, etc.) for which benefit to wildlife is the primary concern, or (6) visiting public parks within one mile of home for the primary purpose of observing, feeding, or photographing wildlife (pp. 2–3, U.S. Department of the Interior et al. 2002). Laura Riley, USFWS 4 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Table 1. Number of Wildlife-Watching Participants by State: 2001 (Population 16 years and older. Number in thousands) Total participants Non-State Residents State Residents Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent United States, Total 66,105 100 21,823 33 62,928 95 Alabama 1,016 100 72 7 944 93 Alaska 420 100 185 44 235 56 Arizona 1,465 100 367 25 1,098 75 Arkansas 845 100 67 8 778 92 California 5,720 100 384 7 5,336 93 Colorado 1,552 100 362 23 1,190 77 Connecticut 965 100 90 9 875 91 Delaware 232 100 64 28 168 72 Florida 3,240 100 490 15 2,750 85 Georgia 1,494 100 178 12 1,317 88 Hawaii 220 100 96 43 125 57 Idaho 643 100 264 41 379 59 Illinois 2,621 100 176 7 2,445 93 Indiana 1,866 100 80 4 1,786 96 Iowa 1,028 100 63 6 966 94 Kansas 807 100 76 9 731 91 Kentucky 1,362 100 102 8 1,259 92 Louisiana 931 100 111 12 819 88 Maine 778 100 260 33 518 67 Maryland 1,524 100 234 15 1,290 85 Massachusetts 1,686 100 205 12 1,481 88 Michigan 2,666 100 250 9 2,416 91 Minnesota 2,155 100 171 8 1,984 92 Mississippi 631 100 55 9 576 91 Missouri 1,826 100 219 12 1,607 88 Montana 687 100 325 47 362 53 Nebraska 565 100 71 13 494 87 Nevada 543 100 222 41 320 59 New Hampshire 766 100 320 42 445 58 New Jersey 1,895 100 225 12 1,670 88 New Mexico 671 100 202 30 469 70 New York 3,887 100 392 10 3,495 90 North Carolina 2,168 100 300 14 1,868 86 North Dakota 190 100 56 29 134 71 Ohio 2,897 100 145 5 2,752 95 Oklahoma 1,131 100 105 9 1,026 91 Oregon 1,680 100 401 24 1,280 76 Pennsylvania 3,794 100 293 8 3,502 92 Rhode Island 298 100 58 19 240 81 South Carolina 1,186 100 128 11 1,059 89 South Dakota 358 100 110 31 248 69 Tennessee 2,084 100 382 18 1,701 82 Texas 3,240 100 174 5 3,066 95 Utah 806 100 244 30 562 70 Vermont 496 100 214 43 282 57 Virginia 2,460 100 313 13 2,147 87 Washington 2,496 100 286 11 2,210 89 West Virginia 605 100 105 17 500 83 Wisconsin 2,442 100 283 12 2,159 88 Wyoming 498 100 327 66 171 34 Note: Detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. Spending associated with wildlife watching generates a substantial amount of economic activity across the U.S. Participants spend money on a wide variety of goods and services. Trip-related expenditures for nonresidential participants include expenses for food, lodging, and transportation. Both residential and nonresidential participants also buy equipment and related goods for the primary purpose of engaging in wildlife watching such as binoculars, cameras, wild bird food, memberships in wildlife organizations, camping equipment, motor homes, campers, and off-road vehicles. These direct expenditures are only part of the total picture, however. Those businesses and industries that supply the local retailers where the purchases are made also benefit from wildlife-watching expenditures. For example, a family may decide to purchase a pair of binoculars to use primarily for birdwatching on an upcoming vacation. Part of the total purchase price will go to the local retailer, say a sporting goods store. The sporting goods store in turn pays a wholesaler that in turn pays the manufacturer of the binoculars. The manufacturer then spends a portion of this income to pay businesses supplying the manufacturer. In this fashion, each dollar of local retail expenditures can affect a variety of businesses at the local, regional and national level. Consequently, consumer spending associated with wildlife watching can have a significant impact on economic activity, employment, and household income across the nation. 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 5 The Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching If Wildlife Watching were a company, its sales of $38.4 billion would rank it 33rd in the Forbes 500 list for 2001— placing it just ahead of Motorola and Kmart. Doug Canfield, USFWS 6 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Methods The 2001FHWAR contains estimates of annual travel and equipment expenditures by wildlife-watching participants. Travel expenditures were obtained only for nonresidential participants3 while equipment expenditures were obtained for both residential and nonresidential participants. These expenditures were used in conjunction with an economic modeling method known as input-output analysis4 to estimate total industry output, employment and employment income associated with these expenditures. Direct Expenditures Total direct expenditures by participants was $38.4 billion in 2001. Trip-related expenditures accounted for about $8.2 billion (21.2 percent of total expenditures). Food and drink accounted for 34.7 percent of total trip-related expenditures and transportation and lodging accounted for 31.8 and 24.3 percent, respectively. Equipment and other expenditures accounted for $30.3 billion (78.8 percent of total expenditures). Off-road vehicles, tent trailers, motor homes and pick-up trucks accounted for 42.8 percent of total equipment and other expenditures. Packaged and bulk wild bird food accounted for 8.7 percent of equipment and related expenditures, while film purchases (including developing) and photographic equipment accounted for 3.0 and 5.5 percent, respectively. Table 2 summarizes nationwide expenditures for wildlife watching in 2001. 3 Theoretically, residential participants would not have any travel expenses since all wildlife-associated activity took place within one mile of their home. 4 The estimates of total economic activity, employment, employment income and federal and state taxes in this report were derived using IMPLAN, a regional input-output model and software system. For additional information, see MIG, Inc. IMPLAN System (1998 data and software) and Olson and Lindall, IMPLAN Professional Software, Analysis and Data Guide. For additional information on input-output modeling, see Miller and Blair Input-Output Analysis . High-Tech Wildlife Watchers ■ In one year, wildlife watchers spent more than $2.6 billion on cameras, video cameras and associated photographic equipment. ■ Binoculars and spotting scopes accounted for $507 million in spending. Wildlife Watching Expenditures Close to Home: Each year wildlife watchers spend over $3.1 billion on food for birds and other wildlife; and $733 million on bird houses and feeders. Rick Bohn, USFWS 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 7 Table 2. National Expenditures for Wildlife Watching: 2001 Total Percent of Percent of Expenditures Category Total Expenditure item (in millions) Expenditures Expenditures (1) Travel-related Food $2,835.9 34.7 % 7.4 % Lodging $1,983.0 24.3 % 5.2 % Public Transportation $702.2 8.6 % 1.8 % Private Transportation $1,893.3 23.2 % 4.9 % Guide fees, pack trip or package fees $113.0 1.4 % 0.3 % Public land use/access fees $114.8 1.4 % 0.3 % Private land use/access fees $50.4 0.6 % 0.1 % Equipment rental $105.2 1.3 % 0.3 % Boat costs $326.5 4.0 % 0.8 % Heating and cooking fuel $38.1 0.5 % 0.1 % Total, Travel-related $8,162.4 100.0 % 21.2 % (2) Equipment and other items a. Wildlife-Watching Equipment and related items Binoculars, spotting scopes $507.4 1.7 % 1.3 % Cameras, video cameras, special lenses and other photographic equipment $1,656.8 5.5 % 4.3 % Film and developing $910.4 3.0 % 2.4 % Packaged wild bird food $2,034.8 6.7 % 5.3 % Bulk wild bird food $569.9 1.9 % 1.5 % Feed for other wildlife $503.0 1.7 % 1.7 % Nest boxes, bird houses, feeders, baths $732.7 2.4 % 2.4 % Other wildlife-watching equipment $116.0 0.4 % 0.4 % Day packs, carrying cases, and special clothing $323.0 1.1 % 1.1 % Wildlife-watching, sub-total $7,353.9 24.3 % 19.1 % b. Auxiliary Equipment Tents and tarps $185.6 0.6 % 0.5 % Frame packs and backpacking equipment $129.4 0.4 % 0.3 % Other camping equipment $266.4 0.9 % 0.7 % Other auxiliary equipment $135.6 0.4 % 0.4 % Auxiliary, sub-total $716.9 2.4 % 1.9% c. Special Equipment Off-the-road vehicles $6,677.7 22.1 % 17.4 % Travel or tent trailer, pick-up, camper, van, motor home $6,272.3 20.7 % 16.3 % Boats, boat accessories $996.5 3.3 % 2.6 % Cabins* — — — Other equipment $572.4 1.9 % 1.5 % Special, sub-total $15,468.7 51.1 % 40.3 % d. Other items Magazines and books $332.0 1.1 % 0.9 % Membership dues and contributions $920.2 3.1 % 2.4 % Land leasing and ownership $4,761.0 15.7 % 12.4 % Plantings $699.3 2.3 % 1.8 % Other items, sub-total $6,712.5 22.2 % 17.5 % Total, Equipment and other items $30,252.0 100 % 78.8 % National Total $38,414.5 — 100.0 % * Sample size is too small to report data reliably. Total Industry Output The direct expenditures of $38.4 billion in 2001 generated $95.8 billion in total industrial output (TIO) across the U.S. TIO includes the direct, indirect and induced effects5 of wildlife-watching expenditures. The ratio of TIO to direct expenditures, 2.49, means that for each $1 of direct spending associated with wildlife watching, an additional $1.49 of economic activity is generated. Major sectors affected include manufacturing which accounted for $37.3 billion (39 percent); service sector $17 billion (17.8 percent); trade (both wholesale and retail) $17.9 billion (18.7 percent); and finance-insurance- real estate which accounted for $10.1 billion (10.5 percent) of output. Employment and Employment Income The total industrial output of $95.8 billion resulted in 1,027,833 jobs (full and part time) with total wages and salaries of $27.8 billion. This results in a national average of $27,047 per job per year. With respect to employment, major industrial sectors affected include trade with over 350,000 jobs (34.1 percent); services with 301,000 jobs (29.3 percent); manufacturing with 176,000 jobs (17.1 percent) and agriculture with over 59,000 jobs (5.8 percent). The trade sector accounted for the largest portion of employment income at $7.8 billion (28.3 percent); services accounted for $7.3 billion (26.3 percent); manufacturing with $7.3 billion (26.2 percent) and finance-insurance-real estate at $1.9 billion (6.8 percent). Table 3 summarizes economic impacts by major business sector (column sums may not equal column totals due to rounding). Federal and State Taxes Wildlife-watching expenditures generate taxes at both the state and federal level in two ways. First, direct and indirect expenditures generate state sales tax (except in those states without sales tax). Second, employment earnings are taxed at both the state (with the exception of states which do not tax income) and federal levels. Based on 2001 expenditures on wildlife-watching, associated total industrial output and associated employment and employment income, 2001 tax revenue is estimated as follows: (1) total state sales tax revenue: $2.1 billion; (2) total state income tax revenue: $712 million; and (3) total federal individual income tax revenue: $3.3 billion. 8 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 12 States derived 1% or more of their total Economic Gross Product from the impacts of wildlife-watching expenditures. Table 3. National Economic Impacts of Wildlife-Watching by Major Industrial Sector, 2001 (all dollar amounts in millions) Total Sector as Sector as Sector as Industrial Percent Percent Employment Percent Sector Output of Total Employment of Total Income of Total Agriculture $2,754.6 2.9 % 59,741 5.8 % $452.7 1.6 % Mining $874.0 0.9 % 3,693 0.4 % $162.2 0.6 % Construction $1,242.5 1.3 % 17,733 1.7 % $507.5 1.8 % Manufacturing $37,322.2 39.0 % 176,233 17.1 % $7,266.7 26.2 % TCPU (1) $6,560.6 6.8 % 47,561 4.6 % $1,663.6 6.0 % Trade $17,922.2 18.7 % 350,958 34.1 % $7,845.0 28.3 % FIRE (2) $10,088.7 10.5 % 53,454 5.2 % $1,899.3 6.8 % Services $17,047.1 17.8 % 300,985 29.3 % $7,298.1 26.3 % Government $1,281.6 1.3 % 11,606 1.1 % $607.0 2.2 % Other $62.4 0.1 % 5,871 0.6 % $62.4 0.2 % Totals $95,784.1 100.0 % 1,027,833 100.0 % $27,754.5 100.0 % (1) TCPU: Transportation, Communications, Public Utilities (2) FIRE: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 5 Direct effects are production changes associated with the immediate effects of changes in final demand (in this case, changes in wildlife associated expenditures); indirect effects are production changes in those industries which supply the inputs to industries directly affected by final demand; induced effects are changes in regional household spending patterns caused by changes in regional employment (generated from the direct and indirect effects) (Taylor et al. 1993, Appendix E, p. E-1). State Impacts Table 4 shows the economic impacts of wildlife-watching expenditures by state for 2001. U.S. totals are shown at the bottom of Table 4. With the exception of state sales and income tax revenue totals for the U.S., state totals do not add up to U.S. totals. The state impact figures show only those impacts which occur within the state. For example, a Boise, Idaho, sporting goods store may carry a brand of fishing tackle that is manufactured in Salt Lake City, Utah. When an angler purchases the fishing tackle, only a portion of the money is kept by the retailer. Part of the total selling price goes to the Salt Lake City manufacturer. This transaction between the sporting goods store and the manufacturer (or wholesaler, depending on the situation) will not appear in the Idaho state totals. The U.S. totals capture these interstate impacts, however. To help put these numbers in context, Table 5 shows the estimated impacts as a percentage of commensurate state totals for 2001. The first column shows total industry output as a percentage of Gross State Product (GSP).6 The second column shows estimated employment as a percentage of total (annual) state employment. Finally, the third column shows estimated employment income as a percentage of total state wage and salary disbursements (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2003 a,b). Twelve states derive 1 percent or more of their gross state product from wildlife watchers’ activities. An additional way to help place wildlife-watching expenditures in context is to think of these expenditures as the 2001 annual sales revenue of a particular company. With a total of $38.4 billion in sales, this company would rank 33rd on the Forbes 500 list for 2001, just behind Proctor and Gamble and WorldCom and just ahead of Motorola and Kmart (Forbes.com). Table 6 shows the economic impacts of wildlife watching expenditures by state for 2001 for nonresidents (out-of-state visitors). 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 9 6 Gross state product (GSP) is the sum of gross state products originating in all industries in a particular state. An industry’s GSP is equivalent to its gross output (sales or receipts and other operating income, commodity taxes, and inventory change) minus its intermediate inputs (consumption of goods and services purchased from other industries or imported). GSP is sometimes referred to as the State counterpart of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2003a). Top 10 States Ranked by Economic Output* Economic Output Wildlife Watchers California $5,169,100,000 5,720,000 Florida $2,815,400,000 3,240,000 New York $2,625,300,000 3,887,000 Texas $2,455,900,000 3,240,000 Wisconsin $2,453,600,000 2,442,000 New Jersey $2,264,700,000 1,895,000 Pennsylvania $1,955,200,000 3,794,000 Washington $1,781,500,000 2,496,000 Maryland $1,772,900,000 1,524,000 North Carolina $1,593,900,000 2,168,000 *Total industry output which includes direct, indirect, and induced effects of wildlife-watching expenditures. Top 10 States Ranked by Nonresident Wildlife-Watching Economic Impacts Nonresident Nonresident State Economic Output* Wildlife Watchers California $943,300,000 384,000 Florida $750,300,000 490,000 Maryland $749,800,000 234,000 Colorado $667,100,000 362,000 Alaska $660,100,000 185,000 Georgia $609,500,000 178,000 New York $537,800,000 392,000 Oregon $500,600,000 401,000 Indiana $434,600,000 80,000 Arizona $388,600,000 185,000 *Total industry output which includes direct, indirect, and induced effects of wildlife-watching expenditures Nan Rollison, USFWS 10 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Table 4. Total Wildlife-watching Expenditures and Economic Impacts, State and National Totals: 2001 (all dollar amounts in millions) State State Federal Expenditures/ Job Sales Tax Income Tax Income State Sales Output Jobs Income Revenue Revenue Tax Alabama $624.4 $1,216.4 17,479 $348.1 $29.8 $7.7 $34.2 Alaska $498.9 $791.9 12,828 $236.9 $2.1 $0.0 $27.0 Arizona $820.7 $1,411.8 17,939 $424.6 $39.8 $7.0 $46.7 Arkansas $244.0 $351.2 5,094 $94.1 $12.8 $2.6 $8.5 California $2,580.9 $5,169.1 61,360 $1,599.9 $132.3 $46.9 $190.3 Colorado $624.4 $1,186.7 15,994 $368.0 $32.5 $8.8 $44.1 Connecticut $225.0 $406.2 4,300 $130.0 $9.0 $3.6 $21.0 Delaware $42.3 $74.1 1,031 $23.0 $0.0 $0.8 $2.5 Florida $1,575.5 $2,815.4 35,231 $874.0 $76.5 $0.0 $109.0 Georgia $535.8 $1,062.7 12,506 $312.5 $28.4 $8.5 $34.7 Hawaii $131.6 $207.6 2,536 $62.2 $7.4 $2.5 $5.4 Idaho $227.5 $384.0 5,938 $100.7 $9.0 $3.2 $9.3 Illinois $596.2 $1,277.3 13,168 $375.0 $23.6 $7.6 $46.9 Indiana $721.9 $1,453.6 21,583 $425.1 $30.1 $14.0 $46.2 Iowa $188.4 $342.7 5,140 $91.9 $7.6 $2.8 $9.1 Kansas $128.7 $243.7 3,925 $66.5 $6.3 $1.8 $7.5 Kentucky $601.6 $1,018.1 18,523 $300.4 $22.4 $11.5 $29.2 Louisiana $138.4 $274.8 4,129 $78.4 $9.6 $1.3 $8.0 Maine $513.6 $856.5 13,638 $255.2 $16.1 $8.1 $25.5 Maryland $862.7 $1,772.9 24,667 $571.9 $29.2 $24.3 $68.1 Massachusetts $469.3 $881.5 9,992 $289.0 $15.3 $11.9 $37.9 Michigan $692.8 $1,307.0 17,350 $392.1 $34.2 $11.0 $45.8 Minnesota $531.1 $1,021.7 12,730 $296.3 $21.1 $10.9 $32.7 Mississippi $303.5 $461.5 6,268 $116.2 $13.7 $2.1 $10.4 Missouri $448.8 $926.2 11,365 $258.7 $25.9 $7.0 $26.4 Montana $350.3 $575.9 10,302 $160.0 $0.0 $4.3 $14.3 Nebraska $129.7 $247.1 3,248 $69.2 $4.8 $1.7 $6.8 Nevada $250.1 $372.7 4,207 $106.7 $11.4 $0.0 $13.7 New Hampshire $342.9 $567.3 8,239 $172.9 $0.0 $0.0 $22.4 New Jersey $1,243.8 $2,264.7 20,033 $672.8 $32.9 $14.3 $90.3 New Mexico $558.3 $931.5 14,761 $273.2 $30.0 $6.2 $25.2 New York $1,407.2 $2,625.3 31,450 $831.2 $55.6 $37.4 $98.6 North Carolina $826.9 $1,593.9 20,597 $456.9 $37.8 $15.0 $46.7 North Dakota $27.1 $45.1 725 $11.5 $0.8 $0.2 $1.0 Ohio $623.1 $1,299.6 15,714 $371.4 $28.8 $13.9 $38.6 Oklahoma $193.2 $370.0 6,141 $96.9 $12.1 $2.8 $9.7 Oregon $769.4 $1,485.5 21,535 $450.2 $0.0 $18.2 $43.4 Pennsylvania $961.8 $1,955.2 22,298 $566.3 $39.0 $16.6 $65.2 Rhode Island $169.6 $259.6 3,073 $80.0 $4.6 $2.1 $8.5 South Carolina $256.4 $488.3 7,032 $140.5 $12.9 $3.8 $14.1 South Dakota $92.0 $147.9 2,607 $38.7 $3.8 $0.0 $4.3 Tennessee $448.5 $895.4 12,756 $251.5 $29.9 $0.0 $28.2 Texas $1,282.9 $2,455.9 28,377 $664.2 $56.1 $0.0 $83.1 Utah $555.7 $1,037.7 16,374 $316.6 $29.4 $9.5 $29.5 Vermont $203.7 $348.0 6,951 $109.7 $4.1 $2.8 $11.9 Virginia $788.6 $1,548.0 25,135 $489.2 $27.6 $13.9 $56.6 Washington $979.7 $1,781.5 22,439 $527.7 $58.1 $0.0 $68.3 West Virginia $163.5 $252.5 3,946 $74.7 $6.4 $1.9 $6.3 Wisconsin $1,311.6 $2,453.6 34,010 $711.8 $41.1 $26.3 $75.6 Wyoming $264.9 $426.0 6,557 $108.4 $8.6 $0.0 $14.4 United States $38,414.5 $95,784.1 1,027,833 $27,754.6 $2,073.8 $712.0 $3,250.1 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 11 Table 5. Economic Impacts as Percentage of State Totals, 2001 Generated Employment Total Output as Generated Employment Income as Percentage of Percentage of Gross as Percentage of Total Total State Wage and State State Product State Employment Salary Disbursements Alabama 1.0 % 0.9 % 0.6 % Alaska 2.8 % 4.0 % 2.1 % Arizona 0.9 % 0.8 % 0.5 % Arkansas 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % California 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.2 % Colorado 0.7 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Connecticut 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.2 % Delaware 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % Florida 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % Georgia 0.4 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Hawaii 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % Idaho 1.0 % 1.0 % 0.6 % Illinois 0.3 % 0.2 % 0.2 % Indiana 0.8 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Iowa 0.4 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Kansas 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Kentucky 0.8 % 1.0 % 0.5 % Louisiana 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % Maine 2.3 % 2.2 % 1.4 % Maryland 0.9 % 0.9 % 0.6 % Massachusetts 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Michigan 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.2 % Minnesota 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.3 % Mississippi 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.4 % Missouri 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % Montana 2.5 % 2.5 % 1.5 % Nebraska 0.4 % 0.3 % 0.3 % Nevada 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % New Hampshire 1.2 % 1.3 % 0.8 % New Jersey 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % New Mexico 1.7 % 1.8 % 1.2 % New York 0.3 % 0.4 % 0.2 % North Carolina 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % North Dakota 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 % Ohio 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Oklahoma 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.2 % Oregon 1.2 % 1.3 % 0.8 % Pennsylvania 0.5 % 0.4 % 0.3 % Rhode Island 0.7 % 0.6 % 0.5 % South Carolina 0.4 % 0.4 % 0.3 % South Dakota 0.6 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Tennessee 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.3 % Texas 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.2 % Utah 1.5 % 1.4 % 0.9 % Vermont 1.8 % 2.2 % 1.2 % Virginia 0.6 % 0.7 % 0.4 % Washington 0.8 % 0.8 % 0.5 % West Virginia 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.4 % Wisconsin 1.4 % 1.2 % 0.8 % Wyoming 2.1% 2.5 % 1.5 % United States 0.9 % 0.7 % 0.6 % 12 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Table 6. Non-Resident Wildlife-Watching Expenditures and Economic Impacts, State Totals: 2001 (all dollar amounts in millions) State State Federal Expenditures/ Job Sales Tax Income Tax Income State Sales Output Jobs Income Revenue Revenue Tax Alabama $25.0 $43.8 653 $13.2 $1.3 $0.3 $1.3 Alaska $411.8 $660.1 11,055 $198.6 $1.7 $0.0 $22.6 Arizona $226.2 $388.6 5,718 $122.4 $11.5 $2.1 $13.7 Arkansas $12.0 $17.6 273 $4.9 $0.6 $0.1 $0.5 California $471.7 $943.3 10,891 $293.2 $25.2 $8.8 $35.5 Colorado $349.4 $667.1 9,060 $209.5 $18.1 $5.0 $25.0 Connecticut $60.0 $95.8 908 $30.6 $2.1 $0.8 $4.9 Delaware $10.3 $16.4 221 $5.1 $0.0 $0.2 $0.5 Florida $402.1 $750.3 10,548 $249.1 $22.1 $0.0 $31.4 Georgia $308.2 $609.5 6,602 $176.0 $14.4 $4.7 $19.1 Hawaii $52.8 $84.9 1,042 $27.2 $3.3 $1.0 $2.3 Idaho $89.9 $149.0 2,330 $39.3 $3.5 $1.2 $3.6 Illinois $57.3 $121.0 1,427 $40.0 $2.8 $0.8 $4.9 Indiana $213.3 $434.6 4,382 $120.9 $8.0 $3.8 $12.6 Iowa $17.7 $29.3 368 $8.0 $0.5 $0.2 $0.7 Kansas $31.7 $56.9 913 $16.8 $1.7 $0.4 $1.8 Kentucky $122.5 $233.1 5,950 $77.8 $4.6 $3.0 $7.7 Louisiana $33.9 $56.6 836 $17.0 $1.9 $0.3 $1.7 Maine $109.2 $188.8 3,319 $59.3 $3.9 $1.9 $5.9 Maryland $352.5 $749.8 13,839 $271.4 $12.2 $11.8 $33.2 Massachusetts $148.8 $282.7 3,351 $94.4 $4.8 $3.9 $12.5 Michigan $121.8 $223.8 3,109 $70.7 $5.7 $2.0 $8.1 Minnesota $57.7 $109.8 1,539 $34.7 $2.4 $1.3 $3.8 Mississippi $37.2 $54.7 703 $13.7 $1.5 $0.2 $1.2 Missouri $117.8 $229.8 3,135 $68.3 $6.8 $1.8 $6.9 Montana $169.2 $277.6 5,456 $80.4 $0.0 $2.1 $7.2 Nebraska $19.6 $34.4 533 $10.3 $0.8 $0.3 $1.0 Nevada $61.0 $95.0 1,177 $30.4 $3.2 $0.0 $4.0 New Hampshire $178.7 $322.7 5,075 $103.3 $0.0 $0.2 $13.4 New Jersey $53.9 $100.0 1,085 $32.1 $1.7 $0.7 $4.4 New Mexico $107.3 $183.8 3,088 $56.2 $6.1 $1.3 $5.1 New York $265.0 $537.8 8,570 $186.3 $11.2 $8.8 $23.2 North Carolina $176.7 $340.0 6,095 $108.4 $8.4 $3.6 $11.2 North Dakota $7.1 $12.1 217 $3.3 $0.2 $0.0 $0.3 Ohio $64.3 $129.1 1,630 $37.6 $2.8 $1.4 $3.9 Oklahoma $33.3 $62.2 909 $16.9 $1.8 $0.5 $1.6 Oregon $263.6 $500.6 8,198 $163.5 $0.0 $6.6 $15.9 Pennsylvania $95.6 $191.6 2,197 $55.5 $3.7 $1.6 $6.3 Rhode Island $147.8 $217.5 2,519 $66.5 $3.8 $1.8 $7.1 South Carolina $48.6 $87.2 1,345 $26.1 $2.3 $0.7 $2.6 South Dakota $48.1 $78.1 1,389 $21.4 $2.1 $0.0 $2.2 Tennessee $189.7 $360.4 4,964 $107.7 $12.5 $0.0 $11.9 Texas $81.9 $149.3 1,824 $42.8 $3.7 $0.0 $5.4 Utah $148.9 $292.4 4,972 $92.3 $8.5 $2.8 $8.6 Vermont $122.6 $228.9 4,964 $75.0 $2.6 $1.9 $8.1 Virginia $109.3 $202.8 2,810 $63.1 $3.8 $1.8 $7.3 Washington $135.4 $243.2 3,149 $76.7 $8.2 $0.0 $10.0 West Virginia $29.2 $45.1 776 $13.5 $1.1 $0.3 $1.1 Wisconsin $203.2 $380.4 5,570 $113.4 $6.5 $4.2 $12.1 Wyoming $178.7 $284.9 4,554 $74.4 $5.9 $0.0 $9.8 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching 13 USFWS Wildlife-based recreation in the U.S. has significant economic impacts at the local, regional, state and national levels. Hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching together generated over $236 billion in total economic output in 2001. Wildlife watching is a significant portion of this total and its continued popularity gives evidence to the importance that people attach to diverse, accessible and robust fish and wildlife populations. 14 2001 National and State Economic Impacts of Wildlife Watching Summary Quick Facts Over 66 million Wildlife Watchers spent $38.4 billion on their activities in 2001. These expenditures rippled through the economy resulting in— $95.8 Billion in Total Industry Output $6.1 Billion in State and Federal Tax Revenues 1,027,833 Jobs The sheer magnitude of its economic impacts prove that wildlife watching is a major force, driving billions in spending around the country. These economic impacts can be the life-blood of a local economy. Rural areas can attract thousands of wildlife watchers each year, generating millions of dollars. 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