Exhibition News December 2019 | Page 18

Cover Feature in direct spending (business sales) representing spending to plan and produce exhibitions, exhibitions-related travel, and other direct spending, such as spending by visitors and exhibitors £2.6billion in direct GDP (gross domestic product) 55,000 in total output (business sales) including direct, indirect, and induced output 114,000 total jobs directly and indirectly supported by UK exhibitions £17,000 total impact per sqm of venue gross indoor exhibition space Source: Economic impact of exhibitions in the United Kingdom, 2018 in total GDP including direct, indirect, and induced GDP impacts £5.4billion £11.0billion 18 — December jobs directly supported by the UK exhibition industry £5.0billion THE REPORT IN BRIEF: