The America's Cup: Economic Impacts of a Match - Bay Area Council

Spectators: Spectators collectively make up the single largest contributing force for economic benefit. Combined,
our estimate of total spectator spending amounts to roughly $233 million. Although on an individual basis, nonlocal
visitors are the big spenders. This is largely due to hotel expenditures. In total, however, they make up only
37% of spectator spending, due to their lower numbers. With expenditures of $86 million, their net impact on the
local economy is to raise output by $144 million, and to create nearly 1,200 jobs.
Table 19: Detailed Impacts by Non-Local Visitors
Output Employment Labor Income
Direct Effects: Expenditure Categories
Accommodations 31, 017, 159 193.1 11, 042, 208
Food Svcs. And Drinking Places 22, 967, 724 306.2 9, 851, 872
Retail Trade 14, 649, 754 129.0 6, 248, 192
Leisure 11, 095, 583 122.9 4, 515, 003
Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation 6, 414, 513 146.2 2, 797, 933
Total 86, 144, 734 897.3 34, 455, 208
Total Effects: Top 10 Industries
Accommodations 31, 092, 554 193.6 11, 069, 049
Food Svcs. And Drinking Places 25, 308, 064 337.4 10, 855, 747
Retail Trade 17, 180, 839 151.2 7, 327, 713
Leisure 12, 305, 090 136.3 5, 007, 175
Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation 6, 463, 177 147.3 2, 819, 160
Real Estate Establishments 5, 391, 246 17.7 844, 056
Imputed Rental Activity For Owner-Occupied Dwellings 3, 900, 233 0.0 0
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, And Distribution 2, 802, 986 2.7 551, 417
Wholesale Trade Businesses 2, 568, 564 10.0 992, 587
Telecommunications 2, 295, 095 3.2 427, 652
Total 144, 331, 099 1, 183.6 55, 636, 083
Our estimate of local visitor spending is $150 million throughout the three phases of the defense makes them the
third largest contributor to overall spending. This leads to a total increase in economic activity of $252 million
and the creation of 2,184 jobs.
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