The data displays the reported share of total event cost that various sources of expense contributed in the U.S. in 2017. The data displays that food and beverage was responsible for 29% of exhibition and meeting cost in 2017. Audiovisual accounted for 17% of the total cost.
Food and beverage | 29 |
Audiovisual | 17 |
Decor/labor | 8 |
Marketing/promotion | 6 |
Registration/housing | 6 |
Space rental | 6 |
Staff travel and accommodations | 6 |
Speakers and entertainment | 5 |
Shuttles/ transportation | 3 |
App development | 2 |
Destination management | 2 |
Security | 2 |
Wi-Fi | 2 |
Insurance | 1 |
Virtual/hybrid production | 1 |
Other | 5 |