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Statistics on tourism supply

Statistics on tourism supply. Concepts, definitions and classifications. Origin of monetary variables. General surveys of economic activities Combined data with administrative records Difficulties of getting the required breakdown at ISIC 5 digits: is this breakdown necessary?

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Statistics on tourism supply

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  1. Statistics on tourism supply Concepts, definitions and classifications UNSD/UNWTO Workshop Madrid 17/20 July 2006

  2. Origin of monetary variables • General surveys of economic activities • Combined data with administrative records • Difficulties of getting the required breakdown at ISIC 5 digits: is this breakdown necessary? • Treatment of informal units of production: experience of India

  3. Origin of non monetary data • Number of rooms, of beds, occupancy rates, places in restaurants, vehicles for rent and actually rented, etc… • Mainly from administrative procedures • Nevertheless: issue of biased reports to avoid taxation (case of overnights in collective accommodation..) • Or voluntary participation in surveys (accommodation)… • Issue of significant and consistent coverage overtime

  4. Classification of products and activities • Role of international recommendations • SICTA: still used but will be dropped fromm recommendation • TSA’s list of specific tourism products • TSA’s list of characteristic tourism products • TSA’s list of characteristic tourism activities

  5. Employment • The Iguazu conference recognized it as a top priority issue • Reference to the OECD employment module, used in various countries (case of Austria…) • Work by ILO on Labour Accounts (experience of Argentina…) • Need of a reference in new recommendations?

  6. Regional analysis of supply • Focus on specific geographical area in which tourism is most important • Regional breakdown of national surveys Not a priority

  7. New proposals • The leading roll of the Technical Subgroup of the Expert Group on International Economic and Social Classifications • The roll of UNWTO in providing guidance for using ISIC/CPC for measuring tourist activity

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