OFR-86-92 The Spokane Economic Trade Area - A Regional Economic Profile

[An economic trading region made up of 22 eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana counties, with Spokane, Washington as the central place, was defined for this study. modeling system with the, 1985 county database was to create an Input/Output based model of the regional economy. The leading ice, with respect to income, employment, value of exports, and total industry output are shown for each county and the region. The value of total industry output from natural resource based industries is also shown for each county and the region. Interindustry transactions, final demand, and value added components for the region are shown in the Regional Gross Flows Table. The total gross output for the region is valued at $36.7 billion. Total industry output for the region is $18.1 billion. The region provides $5.4 billion in income to a work force of 286,000. Spokane County, Washington accounts for about 50 percent of the regional total industry output, income, and employment. Both Spokane County and then as a whole produce about 80 percent of the total industry output for final demand with remaining 20 percent going to intermediate inputs for further production. Spokane County exports about 43 percent of its total output while 35 of the regional output is exported. Exports account for more 50 percent of the total in 18 of the 22 counties within the region. About 9 percent of the total industry output from Spokane County and 19 of the total output from resource f: .t *III For counties Spokane a industry ? N from nafural resource based represents 18 percent ?.{1 to 71 s. ?-{ and averages 39 r. ?-11 of total county +' ' 7:. FS.-f.?) If t. Natural resource it us -t for more than 50 coutny 1 s ? sass in seven counties within region.]