International Visitors Inject $20.8 Billion Into the U.S. Economy in August 2016

International Trade Administration | October 17, 2016

WASHINGTON - Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Ken Hyatt today announced that international visitors spent nearly $21 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States in August, an increase of $251 million, when compared to August 2015. "The travel and tourism industry is tremendously important to the national economy," Hyatt said. "It keeps Americans employed and local economies flourishing. Today's data show that international visitors spent nearly $672 million a day experiencing the United States, solidifying the travel and tourism industry as the number one service export in the...