U.S. Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts for 2003-2011

摘要

THE TRAVEL and tourism industry-as measured by the real output of goods and services sold directly to visitors-increased 3.1 percent in 2011 after increasing 2.9 percent in 2010, according to the most recent statistics from the travel and tourism satellite accounts of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In comparison, the broader economy-as measured by real gross domestic product-increased 1.7 percent in 2011 after increasing 3.0 percent in 2010.1 In 2011, direct tourism employment increased 1.8 percent, the first increase in 3 years, after decreasing 1.4 percent in 2010.