Figure 1. Contribution of agriculture, recreation, tourism, and marine fishing to the economy of North Carolina. (All values are gross direct receipts to source that is, paid to farmers, fisherman, etc.- and do not include indirect revenues such as processing, packaging, transportation, distribution, and retailing.)
Bar graph of Agriculture and Recreation Tourism, and fishing in billion dollars for Coastal counties and statewide

Source: MC. Agricultural Statistics, USDA, 1988; North Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation; NC. Department of Commerce, Division of Travel and Tourism; and NC. Division of Marine Fisheries.