IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 8,6% in June 2016 compared with June 2015.

Income from accommodation increased by 11,7% year-on-year in June 2016, the result of a 4,5% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 6,8% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In June 2016, the types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• 'other' accommodation (19,3%);
  
• hotels (10,7%); and
  
• caravan parks and camping sites (10,0%).

The main contributors to the 11,7% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in June 2016 were:

• hotels (contributing 7,0 percentage points); and
  
• 'other' accommodation (contributing 5,2 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 10,5% in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the second quarter of 2015. The main contributors to this increase were:

• hotels (12,7% and contributing 8,1 percentage points); and
  
• 'other' accommodation (8,1% and contributing 2,3 percentage points).