IDFA continues to demonstrate that the dairy industry has a powerful economic impact – $628 billion in total – on the American economy.

Did you know that dairy also indirectly supports unique industries across the nation, like motion pictures? Dairy companies, distributors and retailers support Tinseltown in a number of ways. 

Nearly 2,540 jobs in the motion picture industry depend on spending by the dairy industry or dairy industry employees. This includes about 702 motion picture production jobs that are making movies and videos for the dairy industry. These jobs are the result of purchases directly paid for by dairy companies.

Nearly 1,840 additional jobs in the motion picture industry result from dairy employees and supplier employees purchasing movies, going to theaters, or simply watching movies at homes. 

All told, the dairy industry creates $202.1 million in wages and over $908.3 million in economic impact for the American motion picture industry. So, think of the American dairy industry while watching the movies that won Oscars last weekend – because dairy helps bring entertainment to the big screen.