The amount of money taken by tourist accommodation in Australia increased by 1.8 per cent from the March quarter to the June quarter of this year, figures have revealed.
A report, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, shows that, in trend terms, $1.99 billion (£1.22 billion) was taken by accommodation in the country in the three months up to June 30th compared with $1.96 billion (£1.20 billion) in the March quarter.
Seasonally adjusted, the figures are $2 billion (£1.23 billion) in the June quarter and $1.95 billion (£1.19 billion) in the first three months of the year.
Year on year, the increase was 5.4 per cent in trend terms and 5.8 per cent in seasonally-adjusted terms.
The categories of establishments involved in the survey included private and licensed hotels, resorts with facilities, motels and guesthouses with five or more rooms as well as serviced apartments with five or more units and caravan parks with 40 or more powered sites.
Last month, another report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that around 477,700 people visited Australia on a short-term basis during July.
Posted by Steve Douglas
