This graph depicts the total direct spending associated with meetings activity in the United States in 2009 and 2012, by commodity. In 2009, 5.51 billion U.S. dollars was spent on car rental.
Direct spending associated with meetings activity in the United States in 2009 and 2012, by commodity (in billion U.S. dollars)*
* Direct spending is defined as spending within the U.S. economy from purchases of goods and services attributable to the activity. 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 exhibitions, incentive meetings, corporate / business meetings, and other meetings that meet the aforementioned criteria.
Figures have been rounded.
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Convention Industry Council. (January 30, 2014). Direct spending associated with meetings activity in the United States in 2009 and 2012, by commodity (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197549/direct-spendings-in-the-us-meeting-industry/
Convention Industry Council. "Direct spending associated with meetings activity in the United States in 2009 and 2012, by commodity (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. January 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197549/direct-spendings-in-the-us-meeting-industry/
Convention Industry Council. (2014). Direct spending associated with meetings activity in the United States in 2009 and 2012, by commodity (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197549/direct-spendings-in-the-us-meeting-industry/
Convention Industry Council. "Direct Spending Associated with Meetings Activity in The United States in 2009 and 2012, by Commodity (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197549/direct-spendings-in-the-us-meeting-industry/
Convention Industry Council, Direct spending associated with meetings activity in the United States in 2009 and 2012, by commodity (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197549/direct-spendings-in-the-us-meeting-industry/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Direct spending associated with meetings activity in the United States in 2009 and 2012, by commodity (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Convention Industry Council, January 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197549/direct-spendings-in-the-us-meeting-industry/
