The latest figures are measured in nominal terms. The survey is conducted monthly and covers a sample of public and private enterprises involved in the short stay accommodation industry‚ with the results used to compile estimates of tourism satellite accounts as well as the gross domestic product.Stats SA said that income from accommodation only‚ increased by 13.5% year on year in March‚ the result of a 9.0% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 4.1% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.
Stats SA describes a stay unit as a unit of accommodation available to be charged out to guests. Examples include a powered site in a caravan park or a hotel room.
The types of accommodation that recorded the highest year-on-year growth rates in income from accommodation in March were caravan parks and camping sites (35.8%)‚ and other accommodation (16.0%).
The main contributors to the 13.5% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation in March were hotels‚ which contributed 8.3 percentage points‚ followed by other accommodation‚ with a contribution of 4.1 percentage points.
Income from accommodation rose by 11.6% in the first quarter compared with the first quarter of last year‚ with the main contributors being hotels and other accommodation.
