September 2022 International Inbound Visitor Spending

 

Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in September 2022: International visitors spent nearly $14.7 billion on travel to, and tourism-related activities within, the United States, an increase of more than 110 percent compared to September 2021. Americans spent $15.5 billion traveling abroad, yielding a balance of trade deficit of $802 million for the month—the third monthly balance of trade deficit for U.S. travel and tourism year to date in 2022. Year to date (January through September 2022), international visitors have spent more than $112.1 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services (up more than 106% when compared to the same period last year), injecting, on average, nearly $411 million a day into the U.S. economy. Composition of Monthly Spending (Travel Exports) Travel Spending Purchases of travel and tourism-related goods and services by international visitors traveling in the United States totaled $7.8 billion in September 2022 (compared to $2.2 billion in September 2021), an increase of 249 percent when compared to the previous year. For a pre-pandemic perspective, travel receipts totaled $11.4 billion in September 2019. These goods and services include food, lodging, recreation, gifts, entertainment, local transportation in the United States, and other items incidental to foreign travel. Travel receipts accounted for 53 percent of total U.S. travel and tourism exports in September 2022. Passenger Fare Receipts Fares received by U.S. carriers from international visitors totaled $2.6 billion in September 2022 (compared to $1.1 billion in September 2021), an increase of 144 percent when compared to the previous year. For a pre-pandemic perspective, the United States exported nearly $3.3 billion in passenger air transportation services in September 2019. These receipts are expenditures by foreign residents on international flights of U.S. air carriers. Passenger fare receipts accounted for 18 percent of total U.S. travel and tourism exports in September 2022. Medical/Education/Short-Term Worker Spending Expenditures for educational and health-related tourism, along with all expenditures by border, seasonal, and other short-term workers in the United States totaled $4.2 billion in August 2022 (compared to $3.6 billion in August 2021), an increase of 17% when compared to the previous year. For a pre-pandemic perspective, this spending totaled $4.8 billion in August 2019. Medical tourism, education, and short-term worker expenditures accounted for 31% of total U.S. travel and tourism exports in August 2022. Interested in an interactive data visualization of these statistics? Please visit our Monthly Travel Trade Monitor for a more comprehensive and customizable experience. Monthly Travel Trade Monitor

NTTO is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating international travel and tourism statistics for the U.S. Travel and Tourism Statistical System. For more monthly travel and tourism-related trade data dating back to 1999, please visit the International Travel Receipts and Payments Program. Keep up-to-date on the travel and tourism industry by visiting and subscribing to TI News Tags: National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO)