Cruise Industry Contributes $42 Billion to U.S. Economy, CLIA Study Shows Jul 16th 2013, 11:12
The North American cruise industry contributed $42 billion to the U.S. economy in 2012, a 4.6 percent increase over the prior year, according to an independent study commissioned by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). The cruise industry generated 356,311 jobs, paying $17.4 billion in wages to American workers. Direct spending by the cruise industry grew by 4 percent to $19.6 billion.
CLIA-member cruise lines carried a record 16.95 million passengers on cruises worldwide in 2012, a 3.8 percent increase from the previous year. More than 10 million passengers embarked at U.S. ports, another all-time high.
The study, titled “The State of the North American Cruise Industry in 2012,” was prepared by Business Research & Economic Advisors (BREA) of Exton, Penn.
The study also found that the North American cruise industry benefited every state through purchases and services, with approximately 80 percent of the impact concentrated in 10 states — Florida, California, Texas, New York, Alaska, Washington, Georgia, Massachusetts, Illinois and New Jersey. Florida ports handled about 6.1 million embarkations, which is 60 percent of all U.S. embarkations in 2012. Florida businesses received $7 billion, or 36 percent, of the direct expenditures generated by the cruise industry in the U.S.
Scott Foresman Science
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