IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

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

Income from accommodation increased by 1,0% year-on-year in November 2017, the result of a 1,2% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 2,2% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

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

• caravan parks and camping sites (96,0%); and
• guest-houses and guest-farms (20,3%).

The main contributor to the 1,0% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in November 2017 was guest-houses and guest-farms (contributing 1,8 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 2,6% in the three months ended November 2017 compared with the three months ended November 2016. The main contributors to this increase were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (15,2% and contributing 1,3 percentage points); and
• 'other' accommodation (4,0% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 0,5% month-on-month in November 2017. Negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

•  'other' accommodation (-4,4%); and
•  hotels (-0,2%).