B741: Structure, Conduct, and Performance of the Commercial Campground Industry in Maine, Part: II Industry Conduct and Performance

Authors

Louis W. Pompi, University of Maine
George J. Seel, University of Maine

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Description

Tourism and recreation constitute a growing and important part of Maine's economy. During 1973, Maine's tourist industry accounted for nearly $259 million of direct expenditures by tourists who spent an estimated 22.5 million tourist days in the State (4, p.2). This business activity provided 6.5 percent of 1973 total employment for all industries in Maine and generated state government tax revenues of nearly $30 million or approximately 6 percent of all state revenues for that year (4, p. 3).

A recent study of tourism in Maine indicates that total business activity generated by that industry can be estimated using a business activity multiplier of 1. 76 (5, p. 76). When this multiplier is used, estimated total business activity for the tourism sector is equal to approximately $445.8 million, which accounts for just over 20 percent of Maine's total 1973 business activity.

Document Type

Bulletin

ISSN

1070-1494

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Publication Date

6-1977

Publisher

Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

City

Orono

Keywords

Camping, Maine, Recreational economy, Tourism

Disciplines

Economics | Recreation Business

Recommended Citation

Pompi, Louis W. and Seel, George J.. 1977. B741: Structure, Conduct, and Performance of the Commercial Campground Industry in Maine, Part: II Industry Conduct and Performance. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Bulletins .
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_bulletin/133