IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry decreased by 3,4% in February 2018 compared with February 2017.

Income from accommodation decreased by 3,0% year-on-year in February 2018, the result of a 4,6% decrease in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 1,7% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In February 2018, the types of accommodation that recorded the largest negative year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (-8,6%); and
• 'other' accommodation (-5,8%).

Negative contributors to the 3,0% year-on-year decrease in income from accommodation in February 2018 were:

• 'other' accommodation (contributing -1,5 percentage points);
• guest-houses and guest-farms (contributing -0,8 of a percentage point); and
  
• hotels (contributing -0,8 of a percentage point).

Income from accommodation increased by 2,6% in the three months ended February 2018 compared with the three months ended February 2017. The largest contributors to this increase were:

• 'other' accommodation (5,7% and contributing 1,5 percentage points); and
• hotels (1,4% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation decreased by 3,9% month-on-month in February 2018. Negative month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• guest-houses and guest-farms (-6,6%); 
• 'other' accommodation (-6,1%); and
• hotels (-2,5%).