Average budget for meetings and conventions in the U.S. 2011-2019

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J. G. Navarro,
Jan 6, 2023
According to the findings of a survey conducted among convention and meetings industry professionals in the United States, the reported average budget for largest event (with exhibition) in 2019 was 1.3 million U.S. dollars, which is up by 100 thousand dollars compared to the previous year.

Average budget for meetings and conventions in the United States from 2011 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic201120122013201420152016201720182019
Budget (with exhibition) 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.3
Budget (without exhibition) 0.8 0.78 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Budget in million U.S. dollars1.51.50.80.81.91.90.780.781.91.90.80.81.71.70.70.71.41.40.60.61.51.50.80.81.41.40.70.71.21.20.70.71.31.30.70.7201120122013201420152016201720182019Budget (with exhibition)Budget (without exhibition)
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Release date

March 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2011 to 2019

Number of respondents

867 respondents

Special properties

PCMA members and Convene meeting-planner subscribers

Supplementary notes

* Respondents were asked to indicate the average total budget for their largest events (including exhibitions and excluding exhibitions).
The source does not provide a more specific date of survey or information on the type of survey used.

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