Number of trade shows U.S. companies attended 2015-2020, by type
During a survey of marketers and exhibitors in the United States gauging the state of the exhibition industry, respondents were asked about their attendance in national, regional, and international trade shows in 2019 and their plans for 2020. According to the results, industry professionals participated in 28.6 regional shows, 16.9 national ones and 10 international events in 2019. The attendance in 2020 was expected to remain fairly unchanged, with a slightly smaller averages for national and international trade shows, however, that was before the industry was hit by the coronavirus outbreak in early 2020.
