IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Income

The total income for the accommodation industry in 2012 was R39 553 million. The largest contributor to the total income was ‘hotels, motels and inns’ (R33 733 million or 85%)

Expenditure

Expenditure in the accommodation industry in 2012 amounted to R38 568 million. The largest expenditure was on ‘salaries and wages’ (R9 333 million or 24%), followed by ‘purchases’ (R7 169 million or 19%), ‘interest paid’ (R3 388 million or 9%) and ‘depreciation’ (R2 265 million or 6%)

Employment

The total number of persons employed in the accommodation industry for the last pay period ended on or before 30 June 2012 was 98 444. ‘Hotels, motels and inns’ employed the largest number of persons (71 723 or 73%)

The proportion of female employees out of the total persons employed was 57%. The industry with the highest proportion of females employed was ‘other accommodation’ (67%)