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BEA 07-10

REAL DIRECT TOURISM OUTPUT GREW 8.0 PERCENT IN FOURTH QUARTER 2006
Real direct tourism output grew at an annual rate of 8.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 reflecting a
rebound in the output growth of traveler accommodations and passenger air transportation, according to
data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real tourism declined
1.6 percent (revised). By comparison, real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 2.2
percent (preliminary) in the fourth quarter and 2.0 percent (final) in third quarter 2006.
Billions of chained
(2000) dollars

Chart 1. Real Direct Tourism Output and Direct Tourism Employment,
Q2002:I - Q2006:IV

600

Thousands of
employees

5,750
5,700

580

5,650
560
5,600
540

5,550

520

5,500
5,450

500

5,400
480
5,350
460

5,300
5,250

440
Q2002:I Q2002:III Q2003:I Q2003:III Q2004:I Q2004:III Q2005:I Q2005:III Q2006:I Q2006:III
Real direct tourism output

Direct tourism employment

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Direct tourism employment rose 0.3 percent in the third quarter of 2006 (the most recent period for which
data are available), after growing 0.3 percent (revised) in the second quarter of 2006. By comparison,
overall U.S. employment grew 1.6 percent in the third quarter of 2006, and 1.5 percent (revised) in the
second quarter of 2006.
Other highlights from this release include:
•
•
•

The 8.0 percent fourth quarter growth was the largest since the first quarter of 2005.
For the year 2006, real direct tourism output increased 3.0 percent, the fifth consecutive year of
positive growth. By comparison, real GDP grew 3.3 percent in 2006.
Prices for tourism goods and services fell 2.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 due to
significant declines in the prices of transportation-related goods and services. By comparison, the
overall GDP price index rose 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Chart 2. Quarterly Growth in Real Direct Tourism Output, Q2005:IV - Q2006:IV

15.0

10.0

Percent

Components of Real Direct Tourism Output.
Real direct output of traveler accommodations
and passenger air transportation, both of which
declined in the third quarter of 2006, grew 16.7
and 6.5 percent, respectively, in the fourth
quarter of 2006. For 2006, real direct output of
traveler accommodations grew 3.6 percent, down
from 6.8 percent in 2005, while passenger air
transportation grew 1.7 percent, down from 6.0
percent in 2005.

20.0

5.0

0.0

-5.0

-10.0

-15.0
Q2005:IV

Q2006:I

All tourism goods and services

Q2006:II

Q2006:III

Passenger air transportation

Q2006:IV
Traveler accommodations

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Chart 3. Quarterly Growth in Prices for Direct Tourism Output,
Q2005:IV - Q2006:IV
20.0

15.0

10.0
Percent

Component Prices of Direct Tourism Output.
Prices for traveler accommodations increased 3.5
percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, the third
straight quarter of growth in the 3 to 4 percent
range. In contrast, prices for passenger air
transportation remained volatile, declining 8.5
percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, after
increasing 0.9 percent in the third quarter and
16.9 percent in the second quarter.

5.0

0.0

-5.0

-10.0
Q2005:IV

Q2006:I

All tourism goods and services

Q2006:II

Q2006:III

Passenger air transportation

Q2006:IV
Traveler accommodations

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Chart 4. Quarterly Growth in Direct Tourism Employment, Q2005:IV - Q2006:IV
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Percent

Components of Direct Tourism Employment.
Employment in the traveler accommodations
industry increased a modest 0.2 percent in the
third quarter of 2006 (the latest period for which
data are available). Still, it was the third straight
quarter, and the twelfth of the last thirteen
quarters, that employment grew in this industry.
In contrast, employment in the air transportation
services industry declined for the seventh straight
quarter, falling 1.1 percent in the third quarter of
2006.

Q2006:IV
employment in
June 20, 2007
release.

-1.0
-2.0
-3.0
-4.0
-5.0
-6.0
Q2005:IV

All tourism industries
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Q2006:I

Q2006:II

Air transportation services

Q2006:III

Q2006:IV

Traveler accommodations

Total Tourism-Related Output. In the fourth quarter of 2006, total current-dollar tourism-related
output of $1.2 trillion consisted of $672.1 billion of direct tourism output – output of goods and
services sold directly to visitors, and $512.0 billion of indirect tourism-related output – output of goods
and services used to produce what visitors buy.
Total Tourism-Related Employment. In the third quarter of 2006 (the most recent period for which
data are available), total tourism-related employment of 8.3 million consisted of 5.7 million direct
tourism jobs – jobs where workers produce goods and services sold directly to visitors, and 2.6 million
indirect tourism-related jobs – jobs where workers produce goods and services used to produce what
visitors buy.

Definitions
Direct tourism output. Direct tourism output comprises all output consumed by visitors (e.g., traveler
accommodations, passenger air transportation, souvenirs).
Indirect tourism-related output. Indirect tourism-related output comprises all output used as inputs in
the process of producing direct tourism output (e.g., toiletries for hotel guests, the various ingredients
used to make the meals served airline passengers, and the plastic used to produce souvenir key chains).
Indirect tourism-related output is estimated using commodity-by-commodity output multipliers from the
Current Industry Analysis Division.
Total tourism-related output. Total tourism-related output is the sum of direct tourism output and
indirect tourism-related output.
Direct tourism employment. Direct tourism employment comprises all jobs where the workers are
engaged in the production of direct tourism output (e.g., hotel staff, airline pilots, and souvenir sellers).
Indirect tourism-related employment. Indirect tourism-related employment comprises all jobs where
the workers are engaged in the production of indirect tourism-related output (e.g., employees of
companies that produce toiletries for hotel guests, the various ingredients used to make the meals served
airline passengers, and the plastic used to produce souvenir key chains). Indirect tourism-related
employment is estimated using industry-by-industry employment multipliers from the Regional Economic
Analysis Division.
Total tourism-related employment. Total tourism-related employment is the sum of direct tourism
employment and indirect tourism-related employment.

These estimates are from the Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts (TTSAs), which are supported by funding
from the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce. The current-price estimates of direct tourism output were derived from BEA’s annual TTSAs
(revised in June 2006) and current-dollar quarterly estimates of personal consumption expenditures from the
NIPAs. The constant-price estimates of direct tourism output were developed using price indexes from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and constant-price quarterly estimates of personal consumption expenditures
from the NIPAs. The estimates of direct tourism employment were derived from the annual TTSAs (revised
in June 2006) and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages from BLS. Employment data are
available five to six months after the end of the reference quarter.
Quarterly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified. Percent
changes are calculated from unrounded data and annualized. “Real” estimates are in chained (2000) dollars.
Price indexes are chain-type measures. Growth in overall U.S. employment is calculated using BLS Total
nonfarm employment from Current Employment Statistics, www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm#data.

*
*
*
Next release – Travel and Tourism estimates for first quarter 2007 will be released on Wednesday, June
20, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
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Table 1.a. Percent Changes in Real Direct Tourism Output
[Percent change from preceding period]
Tourism Goods and Services Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Passenger air transportation
All other transportation-related commodities
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, and shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping
All tourism goods and services

2001
-9.6
-4.6
-9.3
-0.2
-2.2
-4.9
-1.3
-7.6

2002
2.0
-0.8
-1.8
0.1
1.5
1.7
4.5
-0.5

2003
3.5
1.1
3.3
-0.6
4.7
5.0
5.1
4.8

2004
3.4
7.3
13.3
2.3
6.1
8.0
6.1
9.6

2005
6.8
5.6
6.0
5.2
4.0
3.6
1.2
5.6

2006
3.6
1.9
1.7
2.1
4.5
3.2
2.2
4.1

Q2003:I
7.9
1.1
1.9
0.5
5.0
1.5
-1.5
4.1

-5.1

0.7

3.3

6.7

4.9

3.0

3.0

Q2003:II Q2003:III Q2003:IV
2.4
7.8
-1.8
-5.7
13.5
4.5
-10.5
22.1
9.5
-1.7
6.9
0.3
8.0
8.2
7.9
6.6
9.4
7.7
10.1
5.1
8.5
3.7
13.2
7.0
1.5

10.4

Q2004:I
8.4
14.7
29.9
2.8
7.5
13.3
10.0
16.2

4.9

11.9

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:II Q2004:III Q2004:IV
Q2005:I
Q2005:II Q2005:III Q2005:IV
0.6
1.8
4.5
7.3
11.6
10.5
6.5
8.6
-1.8
4.5
16.8
3.8
-2.4
0.7
14.0
-3.2
7.2
18.7
5.4
-6.8
-4.4
4.0
-0.5
2.2
15.2
2.4
1.7
5.3
2.4
3.2
7.3
2.9
4.1
1.0
7.5
4.1
6.0
3.2
5.5
1.2
1.0
3.9
1.4
4.7
-0.4
5.6
-2.4
-3.6
3.1
6.5
7.1
6.3
5.5
4.3
5.0
4.6
4.8

1.9

4.6

9.3

4.4

1.3

Q2006:I
1.1
3.1
9.3
-2.0
11.0
6.3
7.6
5.3

3.8

5.0

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:II Q2004:III Q2004:IV Q2005:I
Q2005:II Q2005:III Q2005:IV
86,622
87,018
87,989
89,543
92,040
94,365
95,858
208,512
207,564
209,875
218,206
220,252
218,933
219,319
105,640
104,777
106,626
111,297
112,779
110,819
109,576
103,467
103,330
103,891
107,639
108,269
108,718
110,123
91,832
92,557
94,202
94,866
95,820
96,064
97,808
154,893
157,172
158,424
160,573
161,056
161,466
163,036
68,313
69,109
69,042
69,984
69,553
68,913
69,440
86,584
88,080
89,440
90,647
91,609
92,724
93,781

Q2006:I
96,114
220,980
112,046
109,582
100,383
165,564
70,726
95,008

Q2006:II Q2006:III Q2006:IV
-1.1
-4.3
16.7
7.2
-4.3
5.3
11.6
-11.8
6.5
3.6
2.5
4.4
-3.6
1.0
10.2
0.8
2.1
5.2
-1.8
3.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
5.7
1.9

-1.6

8.0

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Table 1.b. Real Direct Tourism Output
[Millions of chained (2000) dollars]
Tourism Goods and Services Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Passenger air transportation
All other transportation-related commodities
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, and shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping

2001
79,681
192,819
91,129
101,509
82,020
135,255
58,865
76,372

2002
81,295
191,249
89,517
101,570
83,225
137,558
61,517
75,984

2003
84,153
193,436
92,496
100,961
87,116
144,387
64,676
79,653

2004
87,031
207,556
104,822
103,288
92,468
155,956
68,636
87,334

2005
92,951
219,177
111,118
108,687
96,140
161,533
69,473
92,190

2006
96,317
223,383
113,049
110,955
100,424
166,770
70,983
95,987

Q2003:I
83,090
191,956
91,554
100,418
84,604
140,389
62,787
77,551

All tourism goods and services

489,961

493,518

509,614

543,508

570,159

587,435

500,374

Q2003:II Q2003:III Q2003:IV
83,584
85,164
84,774
189,144
195,247
197,396
89,054
93,610
95,765
99,986
101,677
101,764
86,244
87,969
89,649
142,657
145,888
148,612
64,318
65,127
66,474
78,261
80,716
82,085
502,242

514,809

521,030

Q2004:I
86,495
204,274
102,245
102,464
91,280
153,334
68,078
85,232
535,898

542,228

544,849

551,059

563,391

569,439

571,245

576,563

583,685

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:II Q2004:III Q2004:IV Q2005:I
Q2005:II Q2005:III Q2005:IV
13.0
3.0
5.5
6.1
0.0
-7.0
8.0
0.5
-1.3
3.4
-2.0
12.1
11.7
3.4
-4.5
-1.1
-0.6
-0.9
14.1
4.7
4.6
5.1
-1.4
7.1
-3.0
10.4
18.2
2.3
3.2
3.8
2.6
3.5
2.8
2.8
3.1
2.5
1.1
2.7
1.5
2.7
2.3
2.6
2.2
1.7
3.1
2.6
3.3
3.9
2.9
2.8
0.7
2.2
0.5
2.2
1.1
2.3

Q2006:I
7.8
0.3
-3.3
3.4
3.4
1.9
2.0
1.8

Q2006:II Q2006:III Q2006:IV
95,837
94,796
98,522
224,865
222,389
225,298
115,155
111,609
113,384
110,554
111,246
112,437
99,465
99,704
102,145
165,880
166,748
168,888
70,414
70,988
71,801
95,686
95,957
97,299
586,421

584,127

595,508

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Table 1.c. Percent Changes in Chain-Type Price Indexes for Direct Tourism Output
[Percent change from preceding period]
Tourism Goods and Services Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Passenger air transportation
All other transportation-related commodities
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, and shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping
All tourism goods and services
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

2001
2.0
-2.2
-4.2
-0.1
3.2
2.5
3.4
1.8

2002
-0.8
-2.8
-5.7
-0.5
2.7
1.5
2.4
0.8

2003
1.6
3.5
3.4
3.6
2.1
1.4
2.5
0.5

2004
5.8
1.0
-1.1
2.9
3.0
2.2
2.8
1.7

2005
3.2
3.8
2.6
5.0
3.1
2.1
2.9
1.5

2006
3.7
5.2
4.0
6.2
3.2
2.3
2.9
1.7

Q2003:I
-0.7
7.1
4.5
9.2
1.4
1.5
2.5
0.7

0.6

-0.2

2.3

2.5

3.1

3.7

3.1

Q2003:II Q2003:III Q2003:IV
2.8
6.6
6.4
0.3
6.0
1.2
6.3
8.2
1.8
-4.3
4.3
0.7
2.1
2.1
3.0
0.5
2.2
1.7
1.2
2.5
2.0
-0.1
1.9
1.4
1.1

4.3

2.5

Q2004:I
1.9
-0.6
-6.7
5.1
3.4
3.4
5.1
2.0
1.7

3.5

1.1

3.4

1.3

5.6

4.1

3.9

2.6

Q2006:II Q2006:III Q2006:IV
3.4
3.1
3.5
15.9
1.5
-10.4
16.9
0.9
-8.5
15.1
2.0
-11.9
3.4
3.2
2.7
2.7
2.1
1.1
3.5
3.2
1.4
2.1
1.1
0.8
7.5

2.2

-2.5

Table 1.d. Chain-Type Price Indexes for Direct Tourism Output
[Index numbers, 2000=100]
Tourism Goods and Services Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Passenger air transportation
All other transportation-related commodities
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, and shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping
All tourism goods and services

2001
102.0
97.8
95.8
99.9
103.2
102.5
103.4
101.8

2002
101.2
95.1
90.3
99.4
106.0
104.0
105.9
102.6

2003
102.8
98.4
93.4
102.9
108.2
105.5
108.6
103.1

2004
108.7
99.3
92.4
105.9
111.4
107.9
111.7
104.9

2005
112.2
103.1
94.8
111.1
114.9
110.2
114.9
106.5

2006
116.4
108.5
98.6
118.0
118.6
112.6
118.2
108.3

Q2003:I
101.0
97.5
91.3
103.2
107.2
105.0
107.9
102.8

100.6

100.4

102.7

105.3

108.5

112.6

101.8

Q2003:II Q2003:III Q2003:IV
101.7
103.4
105.0
97.6
99.0
99.3
92.7
94.5
95.0
102.1
103.1
103.3
107.8
108.4
109.2
105.1
105.7
106.1
108.2
108.8
109.4
102.8
103.2
103.6
102.1

103.1

Q2004:I
105.5
99.2
93.3
104.6
110.1
107.0
110.7
104.1

103.8

104.2

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:II Q2004:III Q2004:IV
Q2005:I
Q2005:II Q2005:III Q2005:IV
108.7
109.6
111.0
112.7
112.7
110.7
112.8
99.3
99.0
99.8
99.3
102.2
105.1
106.0
92.3
92.0
91.9
91.7
94.7
95.8
96.9
105.9
105.6
107.4
106.6
109.3
113.9
114.6
110.9
112.0
112.7
113.7
114.5
115.3
116.2
107.7
108.0
108.7
109.1
109.8
110.5
111.2
111.4
111.8
112.7
113.4
114.3
115.4
116.3
104.8
105.0
105.6
105.7
106.3
106.6
107.2
105.1

105.4

106.3

106.6

108.1

109.2

Q2006:I
114.9
106.0
96.1
115.6
117.1
111.7
116.9
107.7

110.2

110.9

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:II Q2004:III Q2004:IV
Q2005:I
Q2005:II Q2005:III Q2005:IV
94,195
95,337
97,692
100,901
103,719
104,427
108,142
207,081
205,486
209,524
216,732
225,122
230,056
232,388
97,490
96,420
97,961
102,010
106,838
106,198
106,201
109,592
109,066
111,562
114,722
118,285
123,858
126,187
101,884
103,660
106,194
107,874
109,718
110,748
113,619
166,821
169,754
172,229
175,212
176,910
178,391
181,278
76,067
77,274
77,798
79,378
79,533
79,556
80,749
90,753
92,480
94,431
95,835
97,377
98,835
100,529

Q2006:I
110,481
234,325
107,699
126,625
117,593
184,960
82,661
102,299

Q2006:II Q2006:III Q2006:IV
115.9
116.8
117.8
110.0
110.4
107.5
99.9
100.2
98.0
119.7
120.3
116.5
118.1
119.1
119.9
112.5
113.0
113.4
117.9
118.8
119.3
108.2
108.5
108.8
112.9

113.6

112.9

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Table 2. Direct Tourism Output
[Millions of dollars]
Tourism Goods and Services Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Passenger air transportation
All other transportation-related commodities
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, and shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping

2001
81,249
188,629
87,263
101,366
84,636
138,609
60,866
77,743

2002
82,250
181,806
80,861
100,946
88,185
143,122
65,154
77,968

2003
86,497
190,309
86,395
103,914
94,218
152,345
70,222
82,123

2004
94,615
206,176
96,827
109,349
103,055
168,231
76,633
91,598

2005
104,297
226,075
105,312
120,763
110,490
177,948
79,804
98,144

2006
112,086
242,365
111,423
130,942
119,064
187,866
83,914
103,953

Q2003:I
83,946
187,201
83,580
103,621
90,726
147,424
67,718
79,707

All tourism goods and services
Percent change at annual rate

493,123
-4.5

495,363
0.5

523,370
5.7

572,077
9.3

618,810
8.2

661,289
6.9

509,298
6.2

Q2003:II Q2003:III Q2003:IV
85,022
88,023
88,997
184,588
193,357
196,091
82,549
88,500
90,952
102,039
104,858
105,139
92,964
95,322
97,859
149,991
154,214
157,750
69,570
70,887
72,711
80,421
83,326
85,039
512,565
2.6

530,917
15.1

540,699
7.6

Q2004:I
91,234
202,614
95,439
107,176
100,482
164,121
75,392
88,729
558,451
13.8

569,982
8.5

574,236
3.0

585,639
8.2

600,719
10.7

615,470
10.2

623,622
5.4

635,427
7.8

647,358
7.7

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:II Q2004:III Q2004:IV
Q2005:I
Q2005:II Q2005:III Q2005:IV
146,543
148,319
151,983
156,975
161,360
162,461
168,240
352,018
349,090
356,148
368,454
382,865
391,490
395,214
165,366
163,551
166,165
173,033
181,222
180,137
180,142
186,652
185,540
189,983
195,421
201,644
211,352
215,072
191,532
194,871
199,634
202,793
206,260
208,196
213,592
314,703
320,268
325,183
330,720
334,085
337,248
342,754
125,475
127,439
128,287
130,896
131,045
131,169
133,143
189,228
192,828
196,896
199,824
203,040
206,078
209,611

Q2006:I
171,879
398,545
182,684
215,861
221,063
349,525
136,223
213,302

Q2006:II Q2006:III Q2006:IV
111,076
110,722
116,064
247,412
245,614
242,111
115,087
111,807
111,098
132,318
133,813
131,014
117,501
118,719
122,442
186,565
188,499
191,440
83,016
84,354
85,625
103,558
104,142
105,813
662,320
9.6

663,409
0.7

672,070
5.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Table 3. Total Tourism-Related Output
[Millions of dollars]
Tourism Goods and Services Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Passenger air transportation
All other transportation-related commodities
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, and shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping

2001
126,401
320,420
148,019
172,401
159,107
262,478
100,378
162,100

2002
127,959
308,602
137,159
171,443
165,780
270,048
107,478
162,571

2003
134,567
323,279
146,547
176,733
177,121
287,047
115,813
171,234

2006
174,375
412,449
188,999
223,450
223,828
355,062
138,313
216,751

Q2003:I
130,597
318,257
141,771
176,486
170,557
277,885
111,689
166,195

All tourism goods and services
Percent change at annual rate

868,407
-4.5

872,389
0.5

922,014 1,008,674 1,090,677 1,165,557
5.7
9.4
8.1
6.9

897,295
6.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

2004
147,195
350,370
164,242
186,128
193,734
317,375
126,385
190,990

2005
162,259
384,506
178,633
205,872
207,710
336,202
131,563
204,638

Q2003:II Q2003:III Q2003:IV
132,272
136,941
138,456
313,431
328,466
332,964
140,023
150,116
154,276
173,408
178,350
178,688
174,764
179,197
183,967
282,408
290,656
297,241
114,724
116,913
119,927
167,685
173,742
177,314
902,875
2.5

935,260
15.1

952,628
7.6

Q2004:I
141,936
344,222
161,886
182,336
188,897
309,346
124,340
185,007

Q2006:II Q2006:III Q2006:IV
172,804
172,253
180,565
421,394
418,325
411,534
195,215
189,650
188,448
226,171
228,682
223,086
220,891
223,180
230,180
352,777
356,202
361,743
136,865
139,051
141,111
215,927
217,146
220,629

984,401 1,004,796 1,012,548 1,032,949 1,058,941 1,084,570 1,099,394 1,119,801 1,141,012 1,167,463 1,169,705 1,184,048
14.0
8.5
3.1
8.3
10.5
10.0
5.6
7.6
7.8
9.6
0.8
5.0

Table 4. Percent Changes in Direct Tourism Employment
[Percent change from preceding period]
Tourism Industry Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Air transportation services
All other transportation-related industries
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, and shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping
All other industries
All tourism industries

2001
-2.6
-0.5
-0.7
-0.4
-0.8
-1.3
1.9
-4.5
-1.9

2002
-3.5
-9.0
-12.9
-5.7
1.8
-2.0
-0.3
-3.7
-1.2

2003
-0.2
-6.3
-8.1
-4.8
3.5
-0.4
0.9
-1.9
1.1

2004
0.6
0.0
4.0
-3.1
3.6
3.4
5.5
1.1
-0.5

2005
1.5
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
2.6
1.5
2.1
0.7
1.9

Q2003:I
1.8
-8.8
-13.1
-5.3
3.4
-2.7
-2.1
-3.4
2.5

-1.3

-2.9

-0.4

2.0

1.5

-0.9

Q2003:II Q2003:III Q2003:IV
-4.8
0.2
2.1
-9.3
-5.2
0.2
-12.0
-4.2
3.3
-7.2
-6.0
-2.1
3.1
4.9
4.3
-0.2
1.6
2.7
0.9
3.0
3.7
-1.4
0.1
1.6
-0.3
-1.1
-0.7
-2.3

0.8

Q2004:I
0.6
3.5
15.0
-4.7
3.7
7.3
12.1
2.0
-2.2

2.4

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:II Q2004:III Q2004:IV Q2005:I
Q2005:II Q2005:III Q2005:IV
0.6
1.4
1.9
1.1
2.8
1.5
-0.8
1.6
0.0
1.1
-0.8
0.6
-1.4
-2.6
5.1
0.9
2.2
-1.6
-0.7
-2.4
-3.4
-1.1
-0.7
0.1
-0.2
1.7
-0.5
-1.9
2.3
3.7
3.3
3.1
2.8
0.4
0.6
3.0
1.5
2.4
1.0
1.9
0.5
-0.1
4.3
2.7
4.0
0.9
2.7
0.3
0.4
1.6
0.2
0.6
1.2
0.8
0.7
-0.8
0.9
0.8
2.0
1.9
2.4
2.3
1.7

3.4

1.8

1.9

2.3

1.4

2.2

0.4

Q2006:I
1.4
-0.4
-5.1
3.5
6.7
1.9
2.1
1.7
3.3

-0.5

Q2006:II Q2006:III
0.4
0.2
-1.3
-0.6
-1.9
-1.1
-0.8
-0.3
1.0
1.2
0.1
-0.1
0.7
0.3
-0.7
-0.5
1.9
1.2

2.9

0.3

0.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Table 5. Direct Tourism Employment
[Thousands]
Tourism Industry Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Air transportation services
All other transportation-related industries
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping
All other industries

2001
1,371.0
1,294.5
595.5
699.0
1,611.5
1,157.6
600.1
557.5
201.3

2002
1,322.6
1,177.5
518.5
659.1
1,640.0
1,134.8
598.0
536.8
198.8

2003
1,319.4
1,103.8
476.6
627.2
1,698.0
1,129.8
603.1
526.7
200.9

2004
1,327.9
1,103.7
495.8
607.9
1,759.9
1,168.5
636.1
532.4
200.0

2005
1,347.7
1,102.3
494.6
607.6
1,805.9
1,185.9
649.7
536.2
203.7

Q2003:I
1,329.5
1,131.4
489.7
641.7
1,673.7
1,126.1
598.5
527.6
201.4

Q2003:II
1,313.3
1,104.2
474.3
629.8
1,686.5
1,125.5
599.9
525.7
201.3

Q2003:III
1,314.0
1,089.5
469.3
620.2
1,706.8
1,130.1
604.3
525.8
200.7

Q2003:IV
1,320.9
1,090.0
473.1
616.9
1,725.0
1,137.7
609.8
527.9
200.3

Q2004:I
1,322.7
1,099.5
489.9
609.6
1,740.9
1,158.0
627.5
530.5
199.2

Q2004:II
1,324.6
1,104.0
496.0
608.0
1,750.6
1,166.7
634.1
532.6
199.6

All tourism industries

5,636.0

5,473.7

5,452.0

5,559.9

5,645.5

5,462.1

5,430.7

5,441.1

5,473.9

5,520.3

5,545.6

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:III Q2004:IV Q2005:I
Q2005:II
1,329.1
1,335.3
1,338.7
1,348.2
1,104.1
1,107.1
1,104.8
1,106.4
497.2
499.9
497.9
497.0
606.9
607.2
606.9
609.4
1,807.6
1,766.7
1,781.2
1,794.9
1,171.2
1,178.3
1,181.3
1,186.7
638.3
644.6
646.1
650.4
532.8
533.6
535.2
536.4
200.0
201.1
202.0
203.2
5,571.1

5,602.8

5,621.8

Q2005:III
1,353.3
1,102.5
493.9
608.6
1,809.3
1,188.1
650.8
537.3
204.4

Q2005:IV
1,350.4
1,095.3
489.7
605.6
1,811.9
1,187.7
651.5
536.1
205.3

Q2006:I
1,355.1
1,094.1
483.3
610.8
1,841.5
1,193.4
654.9
538.4
206.9

Q2006:II
1,356.3
1,090.7
481.1
609.6
1,846.1
1,193.5
656.0
537.5
207.9

Q2006:III
1,356.9
1,089.0
479.7
609.3
1,851.5
1,193.3
656.6
536.8
208.5

5,657.6

5,650.6

5,691.0

5,694.6

5,699.3

5,652.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Table 6. Total Tourism-Related Employment
[Thousands]
Tourism Industry Group
Traveler accommodations
Transportation
Air transportation services
All other transportation-related industries
Food services and drinking places
Recreation, entertainment, shopping
Recreation and entertainment
Shopping
All other industries

2001
1,687.3
2,262.0
1,055.3
1,206.7
2,155.0
1,841.3
882.3
959.0
345.6

2002
1,627.7
2,060.9
918.7
1,142.1
2,193.2
1,797.6
881.1
916.5
343.5

2003
1,623.9
1,938.6
844.5
1,094.1
2,270.7
1,787.2
888.5
898.7
347.4

2004
1,634.3
1,946.5
878.5
1,068.0
2,353.4
1,842.0
938.0
904.0
347.1

2005
1,658.6
1,948.5
876.5
1,072.1
2,415.0
1,862.5
957.3
905.3
353.9

Q2003:I
1,636.3
1,985.4
867.7
1,117.7
2,238.2
1,783.9
881.8
902.1
348.0

Q2003:II
1,616.4
1,938.6
840.5
1,098.2
2,255.3
1,781.4
883.6
897.7
347.8

Q2003:III
1,617.2
1,914.3
831.6
1,082.8
2,282.5
1,786.5
890.2
896.3
347.0

Q2003:IV
1,625.7
1,916.0
838.3
1,077.8
2,306.8
1,797.0
898.5
898.5
346.7

Q2004:I
1,627.9
1,936.1
868.2
1,067.9
2,328.1
1,827.2
925.1
902.2
345.5

Q2004:II
1,630.2
1,946.0
879.0
1,067.0
2,341.1
1,840.2
935.2
905.0
346.5

All tourism industries
Percent change at annual rate

8,291.3
-1.5

8,022.9
-3.2

7,967.8
-0.7

8,123.3
2.0

8,238.6
1.4

7,991.8
-1.4

7,939.5
-2.6

7,947.5
0.4

7,992.2
2.3

8,064.8
3.7

8,104.1
2.0

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Q2004:III Q2004:IV
Q2005:I
Q2005:II
1,635.8
1,643.3
1,647.6
1,659.2
1,948.5
1,955.4
1,952.1
1,955.7
881.0
885.8
882.3
880.7
1,067.5
1,069.5
1,069.8
1,075.0
2,362.5
2,381.9
2,400.3
2,417.2
1,846.0
1,854.6
1,857.3
1,864.3
941.5
950.2
952.0
958.5
904.5
904.4
905.3
905.9
347.4
349.2
350.9
353.0
8,140.1
1.8

8,184.4
2.2

8,208.2
1.2

8,249.5
2.0

Q2005:III
1,665.5
1,949.0
875.2
1,073.7
2,419.6
1,864.9
958.9
906.1
355.1

Q2005:IV
1,662.0
1,937.4
867.7
1,069.7
2,423.0
1,863.6
959.8
903.8
356.6

Q2006:I
1,667.8
1,936.2
856.5
1,079.7
2,462.6
1,871.3
964.7
906.6
359.5

Q2006:II
1,669.3
1,930.3
852.4
1,077.8
2,468.8
1,870.4
966.3
904.0
361.1

Q2006:III
1,670.0
1,927.6
850.1
1,077.6
2,476.0
1,869.8
967.2
902.5
362.2

8,254.1
0.2

8,242.7
-0.6

8,297.2
2.7

8,299.9
0.1

8,305.6
0.3