GTW
NEWS
SPORTSMEN
AND WOMEN
PUMP MORE
THAN $93
BILLION INTO
US ECONOMY
New economic reports
reveal that more than 53
million Americans consider
themselves sportsmen,
spending more than $93.5
billion in 2016 on gear,
licences, travel, clothing, fuel
and more in connection with
their hunting, target shooting
and sportfi shing activities.
A series of reports released
by the National Shooting
Sports Foundation, American
Sportfi shing Association and
the Congressional Sportsmen’s
Foundation show expenditures
made for hunting, target
shooting and sportfi shing
gear and services in 2016
supported 1.6 million jobs and
provided $72 billion in salaries
and wages. Th ese monies also
generated nearly $20 billion in
local, state and federal taxes,
much of which benefi ts vital
conservation and educational
programs that improve areas
for everyone who enjoys the
outdoors.
“With plenty of great land
and waters to hunt and fi sh
on, and thousands of shooting
ranges to visit, people in
every state are enjoying these
pastimes. Th eir spending has
profound, positive eff ects
on many segments of the
American economy,” said Jim
Curcuruto, director research
and market development at
NSSF, the trade association
for the fi rearms industry.
“If hunting, fi shing and
target shooting were a
corporation, it would rank
#25 on the Fortune 500,
ahead of Microsoft,” says
Rob Southwick, president of
Southwick Associates.
“While time spent outside
may come across as something
to do after the real work day
is done, in reality, hunting,
fi shing and target shooting is
a critical industry, generating
jobs and income for thousands
of communities across the
country.”
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
REPORTS INCLUDE:
• Nearly 600 million combined
days at the range or afi eld were
spent by millions of hunters
and target shooters in 2016.
• Each year, 35.8 million
people 16 years and older take
to America’s waters to fi sh.
• Th e number of people who
participate in sportfi shing,
hunting and target shooting
represents 16.5 per cent of the
total US population.
• When factoring in multiplier
eff ects, spending by sportsmen
created economic activity in
excess of $220 billion.
• Hunting, fi shing and target
shooting add $119 billion of
overall value to the nation’s
gross domestic product and
generate $17.6 billion in
federal taxes and $12.2 billion
in state and local taxes.
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