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Average daily expenditures and total consumer expenditures
for camping goods and services. According to our survey, which
collected information from 954 campers, average daily expenditures for
each type of camper were as follows.
Table 3
Average Daily Expenditures and Total Consumer Expenditures for Camping
Goods and Services |
| Type of customer |
Number of camping days
|
Average daily expenditures
|
Total expenditures
|
| Seasonal camper |
1,766,239
|
56.07$
|
99,027,133$
|
| Tent |
408,130
|
71.04$
|
28,993,555$
|
| Folding trailer |
170,054
|
60.00$
|
10,203,240$
|
| Travel trailer |
204,065
|
68.03$
|
13,882,542$
|
| Motorhome |
124,706
|
73.19$
|
9,127,232$
|
| Total |
2,672,794
|
65.67$
|
161,233,271$
|
Expenditures for each category of campers and type of goods and
services in 1997. According to our survey, expenditures for goods
and services related to camping activities in Quebec break down by category
as follows.
Table 4
Expenditures by Category of Campers and Types of Goods and Services,
1997 |
|
|
Seasonal
|
Tent
|
Folding trailer
|
Travel trailer
|
Motorhome
|
Total
|
| Site rental |
38,621,759
|
6,890,506
|
2,841,692
|
4,594,250
|
2,425,743
|
55,373,951
|
| Meals on site |
18,839,883
|
4,997,510
|
1,790,042
|
1,561,153
|
1,237,292
|
28,425,880
|
| Meals off site |
7,771,452
|
3,634,553
|
984,523
|
1,405,038
|
651,206
|
14,446,772
|
| Recreational activities on site |
4,121,224
|
2,498,755
|
1,208,278
|
914,390
|
569,805
|
9,312,453
|
| Transportation |
10,244,186
|
5,376,109
|
1,454,409
|
3,189,213
|
2,849,027
|
23,112,945
|
| Other |
17,662,390
|
4,081,300
|
1,700,540
|
2,040,650
|
1,247,060
|
26,731,940
|
| Total |
99,027,133
|
28,993,131
|
10,203,240
|
13,883,111
|
9,216,656
|
161,233,271
|
Job creation
These expenditures led to the creation of 3,976 person-years of employment,
distributed as follows by sector.
- Primary sector: 24.9 person-years
- Secondary sector: 85.3 person-years
- Construction sector: 19.3 person-years
- Service sector: 3,523.1 person-years, of which 1,239 are in the accommodation
industry and 1,069 in the restaurant business.
Government tax revenue
This consumer spending ($161.2 million) represented $22.4 million in
tax revenue for our governments.
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