Economics: National Ocean Watch

• ENOW Frequently Asked Questions
  • Coastal States
  • American Samoa
  • Guam
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• ENOW Geographic Footprint
• ENOW Sectors and Industries Crosswalk Table
• Handout: Spotlight on Coastal and Marine Economics
• Infographic: What is the Marine Economy?
• Socioeconomic Data Summary
• Video: How to Access ENOW Data (view an audio description version)

• Economic Report: Marine-Dependent Buisnesses in the U.S. Territories
• NOAA National Report of the U.S. Ocean and Great Lakes Economy
• NOAA Report of the U.S. Ocean and Great Lakes Economy: Regional and State Profiles
• Historic Reports On The U.S. National and Regional Marine Economy
• The National Significance of California’s Ocean Economy
• ENOW Hawaii: Exploring the Hawaii Ocean Economy Through a Deeper Dive into the ENOW Dataset

• Facts about the Ocean and Great Lakes Economy
• The Ocean Economy: We Thought it was Big – Turns Out, It’s Bigger
• Economic Indicators and the Hunt for the Big Number
• ENOW Plus: Go Fish!
• Fun in the Sun
• GDP, Real GDP, and Chained (2005) Dollars
• Reasons to Care About the Oceans and Great Lakes
• Speed Dating with the Coastal and Ocean Economies
• Suppression: The Mystery of the Vanishing Data
• The Ocean Economy: It’s Big and Growing!
• What’s in a Job
• A Tale of Two Coasts

• Econ 120 Video Series
  Explains complex economic concepts in everyday terms
• Podcast : Diving Deeper into the Ocean Economy

Recommended Citation: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) Data. Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Charleston, SC: NOAA Office for Coastal Management.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis revises its gross domestic product (GDP) estimates each year for data in its time series. ENOW GDP values for all years of data are updated annually to reflect these revisions. In addition, the bureau benchmarks its entire GDP account every five years to better reflect the evolving nature of the U.S. economy. This benchmarking involves making changes to what is included in different industries, as well as classifying new and emerging industries. The current benchmark for the GDP industries is 2012.