445 



IV. SHIPPING IN VIRGINIA, 1962 : 



Total tons shipped (short tons, 2000 pounds) 65, 509, 25y 



Total foreign shipments (tons) 34,016,596 



Value of foreign cargoes $1,099,066,514 



Percentage of Nation's total foreign shipping by Virginia 



in 1962 ^_^ 9. 88 



Total domestic shipping 31, 5o2, 6o9 



Percentage increase all shipping, 1953-1962 60.4 



Percentage increase foreign shipping, 1953-1962 107.1 



Rank among east coast (U.S.A.) ports, second. 

 Virginia Ports out ranli all other major port.<i of the United States in current 

 groivth. 



V. VALUE OF SHORE-BASED INDUSTRIES: 



Number of shore-based industries, 1960 931 



Number of maritime Virginia industrial employees 128, 463 



Increase in shore-based industries; 19.50-1960 (percent) — 33.6 



Increase in industrial employees; 1950-1960 (percent) 25.9 



Estimated gross product value of maritime Virginia manu- 

 facturing, 1960 $4, 072, 255, 000 



Maritime Virginia, with 931 indti^strics employing 128,463 employees, has, in 

 the past ten years, realized a 33.6% growth in numher of industries, and 25.9% 

 in industrial employment. 



VI. ESTIMATED VALUE OF MARITIME VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE, 1960 

 Value of privately owned land and buildings in mari- 

 time Virginia — $10, 045, 000, 000 



Number of building permits 40, 000 



Value of new construction $380, 000, 000 



Privately-Owned property in Maritime Virginia is worth over $10-l)illion, not 

 including government-owned properties, and construction in 1960 was valued at 

 $380-million. 



VII. VALUE OF THE MILITARY TO MARITIME VIRGINIA : 



Number of installations 11 



Employees, military and civilian 127, 900 



Fleet-based Navy personnel 65, 000 



Annual spending by naval installations for payroll, goods 



and services in the maritime area $1, 500, 000, 000 



Estimated annual spending by military for payroll, goods 



and services in the maritime area $2, 300, 000, 000 



Maritime Virginia harbors one of the greatest concentrations of military power 

 in the world, and the military is important to that economy of Virginia, bringing 

 over $2.3 million annually into this area. 



VIII. ESTi:\IATED VALUE OF TOURIST TRADE TO MARITIME VIR- 

 GINIA, 1960: 



Number of out-of-State tourists to maritime Virginia 20, 000, 000 



Tourist spending in maritime Virginia $400, 000, 000 



Number of businesses in maritime area partially or wholly de- 

 pendent upon tourist trade 16, 000 



Maritime Virginia is one of the most visited sections of our nation. Approxi- 

 mately 20,000.000 out-of-iitate tourists annually spend about $400,000,000, sup- 

 porting an estimated 16,000 businesses here. 



IX. VALUE OF WETLAND HUNTING IN MARITIME VIRGINIA, 1960: 



Waterfowl hunters 13, 180 



1960 values $602, 853 



Average annual hunter expenditure (per pei'son) $45.74 



Waterfowl hunting is a popular recreation in Maritime Virginia, with 13,180 

 participants spending approximately $602,853 in the bay area in 1960. 



X. VALUE OF BOATING IN MARITIME VIRGINIA, 1960 : 



Estimated number of boats in maritime area 37, 205 



Approximately 37,205 boat owners in Maritime Virginia partake in the number 

 one outdoor family sport of boating, whether pleasure-riding, water skiing, sail- 

 ing or fishing. 



