Independent Study Looks at Impact of AmericasMart Atlanta

Atlanta, GA, October 22, 2015—AmericasMart Atlanta’s global wholesale trade operations have set new all-time performance records according to an independent study of the 7.1-million-square-foot trade show complex’s impact on the local and regional economy.

The study—entitled The Economic Impact of AmericasMart Atlanta—was designed, executed and reported by Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies associate dean Sally Wallace and economics professor David L. Sjoquist.

The research documents AmericasMart’s performance over the 12-month period ending August 31, 2014, its most recent reporting period. The 2014 study follows previous studies measuring comparable performance metrics in 2005, 2001 and 1996.

Key findings of the new study show that AmericasMart:contributed $560.9 million to the Atlanta economy, an increase of 17.3% over its 2005 contribution; generated $198.0 million in total income for the Atlanta economy; created 6,817 jobs for the Atlanta economy; generated 556,000 hotel room-night occupancies; increased local government revenue by $19.2 million; increased state revenue by $20.2 million and brought more than 400,000 people to Atlanta to attend its 14 annual markets and daily operations.

AmericasMart Atlanta is a preferred destination for wholesale trade. It houses the world’s single-largest collection of home furnishings, rug, gift and apparel merchandise. More wholesale buyers and sellers from more places do business at AmericasMart than any U.S. marketplace.

From its 1961 inception, AmericasMart has grown to encompass a product mix spanning more than 130 distinct categories of merchandise attracting buyers from across the retail and design landscape.