The coronavirus pandemic and the associated two-and-a-half-year ban on trade fairs have left deep scars on the German trade fair industry: almost 670 cancelled trade fairs since March 2020, up to 87 per cent fewer exhibiting companies and visitors at the few trade fairs held between the lockdowns, as well as more than 60 billion euros in overall economic losses and around ten billion euros less in tax revenue. This is the industry's final calculation for the expiry of the coronavirus standards in the Infection Protection Act in April 2022. At the height of the pandemic, up to 180,000 jobs in the industry could only be secured through short-time work.