Visitors spend $2.9M at ?Roger Williams memorial

PROVIDENCE – A new National Park Service report shows that 51,523 visitors to the Roger Williams National Memorial spent $2.9 million in the state last year, a 7.4 percent increase over 2013.

That spending resulted in 42 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $3.8 million, according to the report. The latter figure measures the total estimated value of the production of goods and services supported by National Park Service visitor spending – business-to-business sales, and sales to consumers and exports.

According to the report, the majority of the $2.9 million spent was on lodging at 32 percent, while 23 percent was spent on restaurants, 13 percent on gasoline, 12 percent on retail, 9 percent on recreation, 5 percent on groceries and 3 percent each on transportation and camping.

The park also generated $1.4 million in labor income, which includes wages, salaries and payroll benefits, as well as the incomes of sole proprietors supported by visitor spending.

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