IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 3,6% in February 2017 compared with February 2016.

Income from accommodation increased by 5,8% year-on-year in February 2017, the result of a 0,6% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 6,4% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In February 2017, the types of accommodation that recorded the largest year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:
caravan parks and camping sites (24,6%); and
"other" accommodation (8,8%).

The main contributors to the 5,8% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in February 2017 were:
hotels (contributing 3,0 percentage points); and
"other" accommodation (contributing 2,2 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 5,8% in the three months ended February 2017 compared with the three months ended February 2016. The main contributors to this increase were:
hotels (5,8% and contributing 3,7 percentage points);
guest-houses and guest-farms (14,5 and contributing 1,0 percentage point); and
"other" accommodation (3,7% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 0,5% month-on-month in February 2017. Negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:
 guest-houses and guest farms (-5,7%); and
 hotels (-2,2%).