Impact of the 1979 gasoline shortage on the state's tourism industry

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6048084

This report is an account of the impact of the 1979 fuel shortage on the tourism industry in Washington State. Data indicate that a reduction in supplies of three percent was accompanied by reductions in state and national park use and in vehicle miles traveled. Retail sales, however, increased (in real dollars) although at a rate well off the average increase for the late seventies. Changes in tourist travel had a distinct regional pattern. While the industry did quite well in the Puget Sound area, it suffered losses in each of the other regions of the state. In some cases these were sharp losses, amounting to millions of dollars. Some counties (King, Kitsap, Mason, San Juan, Ferry, and Snohomish) had very strong years. For others (Clark, Lewis, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, and Whitman) the outlook was nothing short of abject.

• Research Organization: Washington State Energy Office, Olympia (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6048084
• Report Number(s): WAOENG-81-08; ON: DE82900826
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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Demand & Forecasting
BUILDINGS
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CONSUMPTION RATES
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DATA COMPILATION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENERGY SHORTAGES
FUELS
GASOLINE
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
RECREATIONAL AREAS
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
RESOURCES
RESTAURANTS
SHORTAGES
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