WTC Records Folder 0139 label, 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

NOT FOR GENERAL EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION Tourism Industry Talking Points — Facts & Figures (UPDATED 10/19/01) Note: All 2001 and 2002 activity forecasts were issued before the actions in Af.~'/uinistan on Sunday, October 7

New York City (con 't.)

• Broadway > Ticket sales: Week ending 9/16: down 65% over same 2000 period (three performances cancelled) Week ending 9/23: down 24% Week ending 9/30: down 10% Week ending 10/07: down 9% Week ending 10/14: down 9%

> Cumulative loss in ticket sales: down 22% > Noticeable shift away from tourists to NYC residents and suburbanites > Advance ticket sales are not at previous levels — difficult to forecast future activity

• Cultural Organizations/Attractions ➢ 61 surveyed NYC arts organizations report an estimated cumulative loss of $18 million from 9/11 to 9/30. Losses include lost revenues and new expenses [NYC Arts Coalition] > Combined attendance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Bronx Zoo: Week ending 9/17: down 62% over same 2000 period Week ending 9/24:down 40% Week ending 10/1: down 37% Cumulative attendance from 9/11 to 10/1 was down 47% from comparable period in 2000.

• NYC Economy — Estimated Impact > NYC Office of Management & Budget Total loss of 110,000 NYC jobs ❖ Estimated tax revenue loss of $1 billion including $86 million in hotel tax revenues and $270 million in sales tax revenues

" NYC Comptroller Office ❖ Estimated economic losses of $90 billion-$105 billion by the end of the city's FY2003 •• Retail/Wholesale: $1.7 billion in losses and 17,500 lost jobs Hotel/Restaurants/Theatcrs: $2.3 billion in losses. Job losses: 8000 restaurant jobs, 6000 hotel jobs Airlines: 7000 job losses

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