Direct and indirect economic impact of animal health industry U.S. 2021, by indicator

In 2021, the U.S. animal health industry directly generated 13.8 billion U.S. dollars in output, provided over 24 thousand jobs and paid over 1.6 billion U.S. dollars in wages. The animal health industry produces products such as medicines and vaccines for food and companion animals, which are in-turn crucial for other animal-related industries such as the meat and dairy manufacturing, animal production, veterinary services, and pet services industries. Therefore, the animal health industry also has an indirect impact on the U.S. economy adding up to 594.3 billion U.S. dollars in output, providing for over 1.5 billion jobs, and paying 72.9 billion U.S. dollars in wages.

在2021年，美国动物健康产业直接创造了138亿美元的经济产出，提供了超过2.4万个工作岗位，并支付了超过16亿美元的工资。该产业生产的药品和疫苗等制品，针对食品动物和伴侣动物，对于肉类和乳制品制造业、动物生产、兽医服务和宠物服务等相关产业至关重要。因此，动物健康产业还对美国经济产生了间接影响，其产出累计达到5943亿美元，创造了超过15亿个就业岗位，并支付了729亿美元的工资。