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o C") ';"_l "" "'1 o SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The interindustry or input-output method of economic analysis was adopted to examine the implications, industry-by-industry, and in the aggregate, of alternative resource development plans. The present economy of the Upper Colorado Region is largely resource- oriented including agriculture, forestry, mining and the Region's recreational endowment. In 1965 agriculture, forestry and mining accounted for 42 percent of total processing sector output in the San Juan-Colorado Subregion, 48 percent in the Green River and 31 percent in the Upper Main Stem. The mineral industry overshadows all other activity among the primary industries in all of the sub- regions. Although increasing in importance to the economic base, manu- facturing still represents a small part of total regional economic activity. Manufacturing accounted for 10 percent of total processing sector output in the Upper Main Stem, six percent in the San Juan- Colorado and four percent in tllie Green River Subregion. The tertiary or noncommodity-producing industries as a group contribute significantly to total regional activity accounting for 59 percent of total processing secto]:" output in the Upper Main Stem Subregion, 52 percent in the San Juan-Colorado and 48 percent in the Green River Subregion. The retail trade and service sectors have increased in importance with the growth of recreation and tourism in the Region. Construction activity, electric energy production and government programs have contributed significantly to the overall economy. Value added includes wages and salaries; profits and other in- come; Federal, State and local taxes; and depreciation. On a regional basis, the Upper Main Stem Subregion accounted for approximately 41 percent of total value added, while the Green River and San Juan- Colorado Subregions accounted for 31 and 28 percent, respectively in 1965. As with many small or less highly developed economic areas, goods and services purchased outside the Region make up a relatively large portion of total economic activity. if Gross Regional Product (GRP) includes personal consumption expenditures, government purchases of goods and services, gross private investment and net exports of goods and services. In 1965 GRP was $469,.1 million in ,,~he Upper Main Stem, $350.6 million in the Green River and $322.8 million in the San Juan-Colorado. ,Input- output models for each subregion were the main analytical tools for determining these values.