Multi-use apparel and accessories (other)

Gear applicable to other (non-conventional) outdoor recreation that cannot be tied to a specific activity.

Includes: Backpacks, bug spray, sunscreen, coolers, GPS devices, hydration gear, multi-purpose footwear and outerwear

Value Added (2024)

$4.98B

2024

YoY Growth (2024)

+2.5%

2023 → 2024

Total Growth

+38%

2012 → 2024

% of Total (2024)

0.7%

2024

Multi-use apparel and accessories (other): Value Added vs Gross Output Value AddedAn activity's net contribution to GDP — what it earns minus what it spends on inputs from other industries.Gross OutputTotal dollar value of everything an industry produces, including intermediate inputs. Always larger than value added.Intermediate InputsMaterials/services one industry buys from another to produce its output (e.g., a ski resort buying snowmaking equipment).

Gross Output measures total economic output including intermediate inputs. Value Added measures contribution to GDP. The difference represents intermediate inputs purchased from other industries.

Multi-use apparel and accessories (other): Nominal vs Real Nominal (Current Dollars)Dollar values in the year they occurred, not adjusted for inflation.Real (2017 Dollars)Inflation-adjusted values using 2017 as a fixed reference point. Shows true growth without price distortion.

Comparing current dollars to inflation-adjusted (2017 dollars) shows the true growth trajectory.

Multi-use apparel and accessories (other): Year-over-Year Growth

Annual percentage change shows volatility and trend patterns.

Multi-use apparel and accessories (other): Share of Total Economy

Percentage of total outdoor recreation value added over time.

Multi-use apparel and accessories (other): Value Added by State (2024) Value AddedAn activity's net contribution to GDP — what it earns minus what it spends on inputs from other industries.

State-level value added for multi-use apparel and accessories (other) in 2024.

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