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Table Seven <br />The Impact Multipliersfor the Virginia Horse Center <br />Output Multiplier Earnings Multiplier Employment <br />Multiplier <br />State of Virginia 2.48 0.95 43.54 <br />Lexington-R-bridge 1.88 0.72 45.79 - <br />In the mid-1990's an input-outputmodel for the combined Kittitas and Yakima Counties <br />was developedby one of the authors of this present study in order to estimate the <br />impacts of the operation of a fish hatchery,also located next to the City of Cle Elum, <br />The direct to indirect impact multipliersfor this hatchery study (1.6 for jobs and 1.8 for <br />earnings)were very close to the 1.88 multipliers of the Virginia study.This is not <br />surprising in view of the facts that the two county area has approximatelythe same <br />population as the Lexington-Rockbridge area,and that most of the spending associated <br />with the hatchery -expenditures by recreational fishers -impacted the hotel,restaurant, <br />camping and retail foods sectors,as did most of the expenditures by horse park visitors. <br />In both cases about 90%of expenditures impact these tourism sectors.Accordingly, <br />the sectorial multipliers for the state of Virginia study are deemed appropriate for direct <br />application as to the impact of the horse park upon the State of Washington. <br />Table Eight <br />Impact Multipliers for Washington State and Kittitas County <br />Direct Expenditures to Totaf Employment Multiplier • <br />Spending Multiplier Jobs/Million $of Direct <br />Expenditures <br />Washington State 2.48 20 <br />Kittitas County 1.15 16 <br />39