IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 0,1% in August 2017 compared with August 2016.

Income from accommodation increased by 4,9% year-on-year in August 2017, the result of a 2,3% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 7,3% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In August 2017, the types of accommodation that recorded the largest year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (31,4%);
• 'other' accommodation (3,0%); and
• hotels (2,4%).

The main contributors to the 4,9% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in August 2017 were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (contributing 2,5 percentage points); and
• hotels (contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 5,3% in the three months ended August 2017 compared with the three months ended August 2016. The main contributors to this increase were:

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

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 0,3% month-on-month in August 2017. Negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• caravans parks and camping sites (-15,0%);
• hotels (-2,7%); and
• 'other' accommodation (-1,3%).