The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released its CEIR Index report for the third quarter, which shows that the exhibition industry experienced an overall drop of 13.5 percent over the same quarter of 2008.
It marks the sixth-consecutive quarter of declines for the exhibition business.
While the Index data for the third quarter of 2009 does convey declines in all metrics of measurement, attendance continued to fare relatively well, with only a 2.5 percent drop in reported figures. Metrics are Net Square Feet (down 16.2 percent); Revenue (down 22.0 percent); Professional Attendance (down 2.5 percent); and Number of Exhibiting Companies (down 13.4 percent).
For additional information, visit www.ceir.org.
