StatsSA has released the key findings reports for the Tourist Accommodation and Food & Beverage sectors for May 2022.
StatsSA Tourist Accommodation key findings report for the month of May 2022
Tourist accommodation – Key findings https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1856&PPN=P6410&SCH=73126
Tourist accommodation – Full publication https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P6410/P6410May2022.pdf
Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income for the tourist accommodation industry increased by 86,6% in May 2022 compared with May 2021.
Income from accommodation increased by 61,6% year-on-year in May 2022, the result of a 31,9% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 22,5% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.
In May 2022, the largest contributors to the 61,6% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were:
- hotels (93,2% and contributing 44,5 percentage points); and
- ‘other’ accommodation (32,0% and contributing 14,2 percentage points).
Income from accommodation increased by 59,2% in the three months ended May 2022 compared with the three months ended May 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:
- hotels (83,8% and contributing 40,1 percentage points); and
- ‘other’ accommodation (36,5% and contributing 16,1 percentage points).
Seasonally adjusted income from accommodation increased by 11,8% month-on-month in May 2022 and by 9,4% month-on-month in April 2022.
StatsSA Food & Beverage key findings report for the month of May 2022
Food & Beverage – Key findings https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1856&PPN=P6420&SCH=73128
Food & Beverage – Full publication https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P6420/P6420May2022.pdf
Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at constant 2015 prices by type of income
Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), total income generated by the food and beverages industry increased by 8,3% in May 2022 compared with May 2021. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for ‘other’ income (14,5%) and income from food sales (9,0%).
Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at constant 2015 prices by type of enterprise
In May 2022, the main contributor to the 8,3% year-on-year increase was takeaway and fast-food outlets (9,0% and contributing 3,1 percentage points).
Food and beverages income at constant 2015 prices for the latest three months by type of enterprise
Total income increased by 11,9% in the three months ended May 2022 compared with the three months ended May 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:
· takeaway and fast-food outlets (14,2% and contributing 4,8 percentage points); and
· restaurants and coffee shops (8,6% and contributing 4,4 percentage points).
Seasonally adjusted income for the food and beverages industry increased by 1,4% in May 2022 compared with April 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 4,1% in April 2022 and 3,9% in March 2022.
