IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 3,9% in August 2019 compared with August 2018.

Income from accommodation increased by 4,2% year-on-year in August 2019, the result of a 1,2% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 3,0% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

In August 2019, the types of accommodation that recorded positive year-on-year growth in income from accommodation were:

• 'other' accommodation (8,8%);
• caravan parks and camping sites (6,7%); and
• hotels (2,2%).

The main contributors to the 4,2% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in August 2019 were:

• 'other' accommodation (contributing 2,7 percentage points); and
• hotels (contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Income from accommodation increased by 4,6% in the three months ended August 2019 compared with the three months ended August 2018. The main contributors to this increase were:

• 'other' accommodation (7,5% and contributing 2,3 percentage points);
• hotels (3,0% and contributing 2,0 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 1,9% month-on-month in August 2019. Positive month-on-month growth rates were recorded for:

• hotels (2,1%);
• 'other' accommodation (1,9%); and
• caravan parks and camping sites (0,8%).