We refer to the induced effect as the potential supported economic impact that occurs when Google employees and contractors spend their wages in the economy. The induced jobs are primarily service-related jobs in industries such as retail trade, transport, accommodation, restaurants, housing and finance.
Our results show that when considering the direct and indirect effects together, the two Google facilities have already supported an estimated GDP contribution of EUR 70 million on average per year since 2007. Induced effects have brought an additional EUR 40 million per year on average, adding up to EUR 110 million per year and a total of EUR 0.9 billion over the entire period.
The yearly impact varies over time depending on the intensity of construction and the phasing in of the operations