Annual Department of Tourism Report
·Population Growth
·Gross Business Receipts
·Amusement Revenue by Month
·Lodging Revenue by Month
·Campground Revenue by Month
·Outlet Revenue by Month
·Craft/Gift/Specialty Revenue by Month
·Restaurant Revenue by Month
·Theater Revenue by Month
·Retail & Services Revenue by Month
·Gas & Grocery Revenue by Month
·Visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
·Lodging Unit Counts/Building Permits
·Traffic Count Data
·Sevier County Unemployment Rates
Gas & Grocery Revenue
2004 GAS & GROCERY REVENUE BY MONTH

Gas and grocery revenue totaled almost $70 million in 2004, a 13 percent increase from 2003. This increase reflects the overall trend of increased visitation and spending in 2004. Higher overall gas prices
also contributed.

Month

Gross Business

% of Change

Jan.

$ 3,928,692

23

Feb.

$ 4,111,075

22

Mar.

$ 4,611,573

20

Apr.

$ 5,440,732

17

May

$ 5,151,515

13

June

$6,781,848

15

July

$ 7,976,778

14

Aug.

$ 6,299,768

6

Sept.

$ 5,857,821

6

Oct.

$ 6,484,229

10

Nov.

$ 5,649,721

11

Dec.

$ 7,541,638

11

Total

$ 69,835,390

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