Données sur l'industrie du camping

Economic impact of purchase expenditures for camping equipment in 1997

As in the case of consumer spending, the survey was used to determine the amount of purchase expenditures for camping equipment in 1997.

Table 5 Summary of Purchase Expenditures for Camping Equipment in Quebec in 1997 (in Dollars)
Category	Seasonal	Tent	Folding trailer	Travel trailer	Motorhome	Total
Tent	1,892,736	4,466,422	407,963	88,754	15,494	6,871,369
Tent-trailer	12,059,620	3,451,949	22,886,820	3,081,750	0	41,480,138
Caravan	136,028,078	0	5,316,552	55,720,858	215,200	197,280,687
Motorhome	73,935,000	5,325,320	0	1,408,800	82,953,574	163,622,694
Gas cylinder	985,800	760,760	244,936	239,496	232,416	2,463,408
BBQ stove	809,178	1,198,958	170,303	124,890	84,789	2,388,117
Sleeping bag	0	845,585	123,188	36,136	7,360	1,012,269
Mattress	0	836,836	28,816	28,176	0	893,828
Lamp	16,430	30,430	1,441	2,818	2,582	53,701
Total ($)	225,726,841	16,916,259	29,180,018	60,731,677	83,511,416	416,066,212

Job creation

These purchase expenditures for camping equipment generate 2,246 person-years, distributed as follows.

Primary sector: 1.9 person-years
Secondary sector: 152.5 person-years
Construction sector: 8.2 person-years
Service sector: 2,083.5 person-years, of which 1,704.4 are in the retail business.

Government tax revenue

In 1997, the $416 million in camping equipment purchase expenditures generated $71.2 million in tax revenue for our governments.

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