Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, May 2013


Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 11,4% in May 2013 compared with May 2012.

Income from accommodation increased by 9,0% year-on-year in May 2013, the result of a 4,0% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 4,9% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

The types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation in May 2013 were `other` accommodation (14,1%), caravan parks and camping sites (7,9%) and hotels (7,7%)

The main contributors to the 9,0% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in May 2013 were hotels (contributing 5,4 percentage points) and `other` accommodation (contributing 3,4 percentage points)..

Income from accommodation increased by 10,1% in the three months ended May 2013 compared with the three months ended May 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (9,5% and contributing 6,4 percentage points); and
  • `other` accommodation (12,4% and contributing 3,2 percentage points).