SkiftStats: Incoming U.S. tourists are spending a lot more this year

Tourists coming into U.S. are spending considerably more this year than they did last year, according to just-released figures by U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Among the numbers: -- International tourists have spent an estimated $82.2 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services year to date, an increase of 11 percent when compared to the same period last year. -- International visitors could end up injecting more than $169 billion into the U.S. economy by year-end. -- U.S carriers have received nearly $19.6 billion from international visitors during the first 6 months of 2012. -------------------- FULL RELEASE: International Visitor Spending Reaches $82.2 Billion in the Fi