IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 8,1% in July 2015 compared with July 2014.

Income from accommodation increased by 8,5% year-on-year in July 2015, the result of a 1,4% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 7,0% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In July 2015, the types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation were guest-houses and guest-farms (9,9%) and hotels (9,4%).

The main contributors to the 8,5% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in July 2015 were hotels (contributing 5,9 percentage points) and 'other' accommodation (contributing 1,9 percentage points).

• Income from accommodation increased by 7,7% in the three months ended July 2015 compared with the three months ended July 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:
  hotels (8,2% and contributing 5,3 percentage points); and
• 'other' accommodation (6,1% and contributing 1,7 percentage points) .