This graph depicts the contribution of the U.S. meetings industry to gross domestic product in 2009 and 2012. The direct contribution of the meetings industry in 2009 was 106.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Contribution to gross domestic product by the meetings industry in the United States in 2009 and 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
* Contribution to GDP, also known as "value added", refers to additional value created at a particular stage of production, Value added consists of: employee compensation, proprietors' income, income to capital owners from property, and indirect business taxes. The term meeting in this context is defined as gathering of 10 or more participants for a minimum of four hours in a contracted venue. Meetings include conventions, conferences, congresses, trade shows and exhibtions, incentive meetings, corporate / business meetings, and other meetings that meet the aforemenioned criteria.
Figures have been rounded.
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Convention Industry Council. (January 30, 2014). Contribution to gross domestic product by the meetings industry in the United States in 2009 and 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197555/us-meetings-industry-contribution-to-gdp/
Convention Industry Council. "Contribution to gross domestic product by the meetings industry in the United States in 2009 and 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. January 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197555/us-meetings-industry-contribution-to-gdp/
Convention Industry Council. (2014). Contribution to gross domestic product by the meetings industry in the United States in 2009 and 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197555/us-meetings-industry-contribution-to-gdp/
Convention Industry Council. "Contribution to Gross Domestic Product by The Meetings Industry in The United States in 2009 and 2012 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197555/us-meetings-industry-contribution-to-gdp/
Convention Industry Council, Contribution to gross domestic product by the meetings industry in the United States in 2009 and 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197555/us-meetings-industry-contribution-to-gdp/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Contribution to gross domestic product by the meetings industry in the United States in 2009 and 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Convention Industry Council, January 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197555/us-meetings-industry-contribution-to-gdp/