Analysis of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that hit the local economy will continue to.

<P> The Gulf of Mexico oil spill more than two months have passed. .As the slow progress in plugging the leakage of crude oil to the United States is causing more and more influence. .Analysts pointed out that the oil spill has made the U.S. Gulf Coast economy, "injured." .Analysts fear more, although there appears to spill will not affect the pace of U.S. economic recovery, but its long-term impact may be a long time to eliminate. .</ P> <P> 5 Texas officials confirmed that the state of the coast from the Gulf of Mexico oil globules found in oil wells. .This shows that the leakage of the Gulf of Mexico so far have arrived in the U.S. Gulf Coast crude oil to all five states. .Currently, the staff is seriously clean up the oil on the Texas coast of the ball. .Parties concerned, with the wind and current changes, there will be more oil to the Texas coast spread the ball and even Cuba, the wider region. .</ P> <P> At the same time, the Gulf of Mexico oil spills in Louisiana most affected continued to expand. .5, Louisiana, announced that the Gulf of Mexico crude oil has penetrated the interior of the state, causing inland lake pollution. .With hurricanes, plugging the progress of work in the Gulf of Mexico region is very slow. .Some experts predict that if August can not be preceded by a rapid progress in terms of plugging the leakage of crude oil and the economic impact of the original estimated plugging and compensation costs may increase substantially. .BP final claim paid as much as nearly 700 billion dollars. .</ P> <P> oil spill to the economic impact of the Gulf Coast has begun to appear. .First, the oil spill on the U.S. Atlantic coast of far-reaching implications of ecological. .Radius of thousands of square kilometers of the Gulf of Mexico waters are polluted, fish, birds, corals and sea mammals, dozens of species threatened by the crude oil contaminated waters, the ecological environment may require at least 5 years to recover. .This has a serious drag on the Gulf Coast's tourism industry. .According to U.S. media reports, there are already many tourists to cancel a visit to Louisiana, Florida and other tourism development plans for the state holiday, many local hotels and related industries in the tourist season seems deserted. .Cancellation of orders to the Mississippi tourism has accounted for half of the total order. .According to statistics, 21% Florida sales tax and 100 million jobs dependent on tourism, the spill is expected to hit the local economy. .</ P> <P> Second, the oil spill, Gulf of Mexico accounts for more than half of the total economy suffered a serious challenge to the oil industry. .Obama had announced a six month ban on drilling and exploration, to the end of June to the U.S. oil exploration in shallow water loss of 135 million dollars has been so, six months after the loss of naturally greater. .</ P> <P> third, affected by oil spills, accounting for more than 20% of the U.S. Fish market, the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry hit hard. .More than 30% of the Gulf of Mexico waters have been fishing. .In addition, the shipping industry but also because the oil slick affected parties is the sea blockade to prevent ships carrying oil leaks out of ports greatly affected by such measures. .</ P> <P> Some experts noted that although the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will not cause the current U.S. economic recession in the second, at least in the U.S. economy this year will not drag on overall growth, but the oil spill caused by hidden on the U.S. economy .impact can not be overlooked. .In the Gulf Coast, oil exploration, fisheries, shipping, tourism and other industry downturn could lead to rising unemployment, the national labor market in the U.S. general downturn, which undoubtedly will make the economy worse. .Natural Resources Defense Council also issued a warning that oil leakage of hazardous substances distributed, once people contact or inhalation, the body will appear a series of adverse reactions and even cancer, is definitely a long-term health care costs and huge overhead. .In addition, the image of the product along the Gulf Coast will be in a very long period of time greater degree of negative impact on brand equity in the losses are even more difficult to calculate in money. .</ P>.