$800K
$600K
Average total budget
82%
18% 0
32%
1
17%
2
17%
3 to 5
6%
6 to 10
10% More than 10
;+;;;;±; ;+;;;;; hold at least one event with exhibits every year
YEARLY AVERAGE, 2007;2016
2007 $789,000
2008 $778,000
2009 $934,330
2010 $731, 120
2011 $782,338
2012 $800,000
2013 $800,000
2014 $700,000
2015 $600,000
2016 $800,000
Respondents indicate that the average total budget for
their largest 2016 event without an exhibition was $800,000,
a significant increase from $600,000 in the 2015 survey.
Operating Ratios
NUMBER OF EVENTS WITH EXHIBITS HELD 2016 CONVENTION/MEETING BUDGET
A majority of respondents ( 82 percent)
hold at least one event with an exhibit
every year, slightly up from the 2015
survey results. Average: 2. 9 events
$1. 5
Average total budget
Respondents indicate that the average total budget
for their largest 2016 event with an exhibition was
$1.5 million, up from $1.4 million in the 2015 survey.
YEARLY AVERAGE, 2007;2016
2007 $2.5 million
2008 $1.4 million
2009 $1.6 million
2010 $1.5 million
2011 $1.5 million
2012 $1.9 million
2013 $1.9 million
2014 $1.7 million
2015 $1.4 million
2016 $1.5 million
BUDGE T ( WI TH EXHIBITION) BUDGE T ( WITHOUT EXHIBI TION)
More than one-quarter of
respondents ( 28 percent)
report that their organization’s total convention/
meeting budget in 2016
exceeded $2.5 million,
and one-half ( 51 percent)
indicate that it was $1
million or more.
Average: $1.3 million
YEARLY AVERAGE, 2007;2016
2007 $1.1 million
2008 $1.7 million
2009 $1.3 million
2010 $1.2 million
2011 $1.3 million
2012 $1.3 million
2013 $1.3 million
2014 $1.2 million
2015 $1.3 million
2016 $1.3 million
4% Less than $50,000
4% $50,000 to $99,999
11% $100,000 to $249,999
15% $250,000 to $499,999
15% $500,000 to $999,999
23% $1 million to $2.5 million
28% More than $2.5 million
28%
More than
$2.5 million
2016
2015
MILLION
