Newsom announces California tourism at an all-time high and a population increase
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/05/at-the-top-of-the-golden-gate-bridge-governor-newsom-announces-tourism-spending-hit-an-all-time-high-in-california/
by ClutchReverie
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* 2019: $144,850,651,662
* 2023: $150,416,913,031 +3.8%
But remember, those are nominal dollars, not real (inflation adjusted) dollars.
Inflation since 2019 has been 22%, so CA’s tourism industry did not actually grow when adjusted for inflation, it shrank by ~18%.
Tent sales at an all-time high.