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Table 1: Tourism Revenues by Visitor Origin, 2010
Tourism Revenues(millions)
Proportion ofRevenues
Nova Scotia Residents $840 42%Canadian Visitors 886 44%American
186 9%Other International 108 5%
Total $2,019 100%
Nova Scotias Visitor Economy 2010Fact Sheet
Tourism revenues in 2010 totaled $2.1 billion, with $1.18
billion or 58% of thisgenerated by non-resident visitors. This
represents significant export activityfor the province.
The visitor economy accounts for 2% of all economic activity in
Nova Scotia,contributing $722 million to Nova Scotias total gross
domestic product (GDP).GDP is a measure used by governments to
determine the overall economicoutput or value added of an industry
or province.
Tourism spending in Nova Scotia benefits many sectors of the
provinceseconomy. The largest share of tourism revenues go to
restaurants ($366million); followed by transportation to NS such as
airline, ferry, and cruise ship($354 million), accommodation ($332
million); vehicle operation ($305 million)
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Table 5: Tourism Related Municipal Taxes by Tourism Region,
2010
Tourism RegionMunicipal Tax
Revenues(thousands)
Proportion ofTotal
Cape Breton $3,182 13%Eastern Shore $259 1%Fundy Shore &
Annapolis Valley $2,317 10%
H lif M t $14 495 60%
Table 4: Tourism Revenue by Tourism Region, 2010
Tourism RegionTourism Revenues
(millions)Proportion of
Total
Cape Breton $251 12%Eastern Shore $29 2%Fundy Shore &
Annapolis Valley $293 15%Halifax Metro $1,084 54%
Northumberland Shore $158 8%South Shore $161 8%Yarmouth &
Acadian Shores $43 2%
TOTAL $2,019 100%
The following table presents tourism revenues byregion (see
Appendix 1 forDetailed Economic impacts by Tourism Region,
2010.
Municipal taxes attributable to tourism are as follows.
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Appendix 1. Detailed Tourism Economic Impacts by Tourism Region,
2010
Cape Breton
Region
Northumberland
Shore Region
Eastern Shore
Region
Fundy Shore &
Annapolis Valley
Region
Yarmouth &
Acadian
Shores Halifax Region
South Shore
Region Total
Total Direct Tourism Receipts $251,000,000 $158,000,000
$29,000,000 $293,000,000 $43,000,000 $1,084,000,000 $161,000,000
$2,019,000,000
Household Income
Direct $63,100,000 $37,000,000 $6,300,000 $67,300,000 $9,900,000
$311,000,000 $36,000,000 $530,600,000
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Direct $86,500,000 $51,300,000 $8,800,000 $93,500,000
$13,700,000 $418,000,000 $50,000,000 $721,800,000
Employment (jobs)
Direct 3,000 1,800 300 3,400 500 13,100 1,900 24,000
Spinoff 400 200 - 400 100 2,200 200 3,500
Total Employment 3,400 2,000 400 3,800 600 15,300 2,100
27,600
Tax Impacts
Direct Federal Impacts $9,200,000 $5,400,000 $900,000 $9,800,000
$1,400,000 $46,400,000 $5,300,000 $78,400,000
Direct Provincial Impacts $9,600,000 $5,400,000 $900,000
$9,900,000 $1,500,000 $45,700,000 $5,300,000 $78,300,000Total
Direct Tax Impacts $18,500,000 $10,900,000 $1,900,000 $19,700,000
$2,900,000 $91,200,000 $10,600,000 $155,700,000
Table 4: Detailed Tourism Economic Impacts by Tourism Region,
2010
