Key findings: P6410 - Tourist accommodation, July 2013

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 10,3% in July 2013 compared with July 2012.

Income from accommodation increased by 11,2% year-on-year in July 2013, the result of a 3,6% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 7,4% 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 July 2013 were ‘other’ accommodation (15,4%) and hotels (10,5%).

The main contributors to the 11,2% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in July 2013 were hotels (contributing 6,8 percentage points) and ‘other’ accommodation (contributing 4,1 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 9,7% in the three months ended July 2013 compared with the three months ended July 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • hotels (8,5% and contributing 5,7 percentage points); and
  • 'other' accommodation (14,7% and contributing 3,6 percentage points).