2015 NYIAS Economic Impact

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NON-LOCAL NYIAS ATTENDEES

FIGURE 4 TOTAL IMPACT OF NON-LOCAL ATTENDEES

DIRECT IMPACT

INDIRECT IMPACT

TOTAL IMPACT

LODGING $16,273,000

$10,298,000

$26,571,000

Non-local attendees represented $68 million in direct spending.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE $18,593,000

$12,184,000

$30,777,000

More than nine out of ten of non-local attendees surveyed indicated that they came to New York City for the primary reason of attending the Show. In total, non-local attendees who came to New York City specifically to attend the Show represented almost 56 percent of total attendance. Most of these individuals made day trips from the Tri-State area to attend the Show; 12 percent of non-local attendees indicated that they paid for lodging in New York City. Non-local attendees who came to New York City specifically to attend the 2015 Show spent about $68 million in New York City. More money was spent by out-of-town visitors on food services and lodging than any other sector. Total expenditures in these categories amount to $18.6 and $16.3 million, respectively. In total, non-local attendees generated more than $111 million in spending in New York City as a result of the 2015 Show. Figure 4 presents the direct, indirect and total economic impacts associated with the non-local NYIAS attendee portion of the spending flow model. The appendix has a more detailed description of the non-local attendee portion of the spending flow model.

ENTERTAINMENT $5,264,000

$3,989,000

$9,253,000

NON-LOCAL ATTENDEES

PARKING/GAS $3,552,000

$2,432,000

$5,984,000

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION $7,931,000

$5,476,000

$13,407,000

RETAIL FROM LOCAL STORES $11,517,000

$6,634,000

$18,151,000

ROUNDTRIP TRAVEL $4,497,000

$2,644,000

$7,141,000

TOTAL DIRECT $67,627,000

TOTAL INDIRECT $43,657,000

$111,284,000