/home/wpurdemo/resistancesuffolk/wp-content/mu-plugins Comments on: Forget that visit to the USA? https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2017/02/10/forget-that-visit-to-the-usa/ A collection of writings dealing with current US & Long Island politics Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:25:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: D. Posnett MD https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2017/02/10/forget-that-visit-to-the-usa/#comment-79 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:25:07 +0000 https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2017/02/10/forget-that-visit-to-the-usa/#comment-79 Just found this additional data: $180.7 billion come in from overseas tourists visiting the US annually. Assuming a drop of 17% in tourism from overseas (estimate based on the above data) that represents a 30 billion loss to the economy of the USA. Great start for our businessman President.

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By: D. Posnett MD https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2017/02/10/forget-that-visit-to-the-usa/#comment-80 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:25:07 +0000 https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2017/02/10/forget-that-visit-to-the-usa/#comment-80 And some more interesting data:
top 10 countries spending tourism dollars in the USA are listed along with
2013 Spending to/within U.S., and extrapolated percentage change in tourists

Canada $27.0 billion -4%
Japan $18.0 billion 7%
U.K. $13.7 billion -9%
Mexico $10.5 billion -21%
Brazil $10.5 billion -16%
China $9.8 billion -33%
Germany $7.5 billion -20%
Australia $6.1 billion -25%
France $5.9 billion -8%
India $5.6 billion 1%

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