Tourist expenditure; NA, 2010-2016

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Tourist expenditure; NA, 2010-2016
Periods Value at current prices Tourist expenditure NL economy Total tourist expenditure NL economy (mln euro) Value at current prices Tourist expenditure NL economy Foreign tourism (mln euro) Value at current prices Tourist expenditure NL economy Other expenditures (mln euro) Value at current prices Tourist expenditure NL economy Domestic tourism expenditure Total domestic tourism expenditure (mln euro) Value at current prices Tourist expenditure NL economy Domestic tourism expenditure Destination the Netherlands (mln euro) Value at current prices Tourist expenditure NL economy Domestic tourism expenditure Destination abroad (mln euro) Value at current prices Outbound tourism expenditure (mln euro) Volume indices Tourist expenditure NL economy Total tourist expenditure NL economy (2010 = 100) Volume indices Tourist expenditure NL economy Foreign tourism (2010 = 100) Volume indices Tourist expenditure NL economy Other expenditures (2010 = 100) Volume indices Tourist expenditure NL economy Domestic tourism expenditure Total domestic tourism expenditure (2010 = 100) Volume indices Tourist expenditure NL economy Domestic tourism expenditure Destination the Netherlands (2010 = 100) Volume indices Tourist expenditure NL economy Domestic tourism expenditure Destination abroad (2010 = 100) Volume indices Outbound tourism expenditure (2010 = 100)
2016* 75,745 21,029 3,294 51,421 44,914 6,507 15,498 119.9 166.6 92.3 109.1 109.0 110.1 100.4
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on tourist expenditure. Tourism is not an industry in itself, but covers a wide range of products and services delivered to tourists from different industries. The table contains the sales of resident enterprises to resident and non-resident tourists, as well as the expenditures of resident tourists abroad. The figures are consistent with the conceptual framework of the National Accounts (NA ) and can be compared with existing macroeconomic indicators such as gross domestic product, the total value added and the total number of jobs in the Netherlands. The tourism accounts offer an integrated macroeconomic overview of the importance of tourism to the economy.

Data available from: 2010 up to and including 2016.

Status of the figures:
Data from 2010 up to and including 2015 are final. Data of 2016 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2016 will not become final.

Changes as of 29 August 2018:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources and estimation methods have been used during the revision. Therefore this table has been replaced by table Tourism; expenditure, National Accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

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Value at current prices
Figures are expressed in prices of the relevant reporting year, million euro.
Tourist expenditure NL economy
Expenditures of tourists, both resident and non-resident, within the economic territory of the Netherlands (inbound and domestic).
A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.
A person is a non-resident if its centre of economic activity is not in the economic territory of the Netherlands.
Total tourist expenditure NL economy
The total expenditure by tourists or for tourists to Dutch companies or service providers before, during and after the trip and stay.
This can be both residents and non-residents.
A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.
A person is a non-resident if its centre of economic activity is not in the economic territory of the Netherlands.
Foreign tourism
Tourism of non-resident tourists within the economic territory of the Netherlands. A person is a non-resident if its centre of economic activity is not in the economic territory of the Netherlands. It also includes the expenditure of non-residents who travel to a country other than the Netherlands but spending money on Dutch companies or service providers. Think of online booking of hotels.
Domestic tourism expenditure
Tourism expenditures by resident tourists within the economic territory of the Netherlands. A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.
Total domestic tourism expenditure
Total tourism expenditure by residents to Dutch companies or service providers.
Destination the Netherlands
Total tourism expenditure by residents to Dutch companies or service providers during a trip in the Netherlands.
Destination abroad
Total tourism expenditure by residents to non-Dutch companies or service providers during a trip abroad.
Other expenditures
The remaining expenditures consist of durable goods for recreation and social transfers.
Durable recreation goods:
The durable recreation goods are durable goods (such as caravans, camping equipment and sporting goods) mainly used for recreational purposes. These can be used repeatedly and can therefore not be assigned to one kind of tourist or tourism.
Social transfers:
At times government subsidies may result in a tourist not paying the full cost of a service. Examples are subsidies to museums, subsidies for recreational activities and public transport cards for students which may be used for touristic purposes. In addition, tourist expenditure of non-profit institutions serving households (e.g. sports and hobby clubs ) are also included in social transfers.
Outbound tourism expenditure
Expenditures of resident tourists outside the economic territory of the Netherlands. A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.
Volume indices
The volume compared to the volume of the base year. Fixed prices, base year 2010.
Tourist expenditure NL economy
Expenditures of tourists, both resident and non-resident, within the economic territory of the Netherlands (inbound and domestic).
A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.
A person is a non-resident if its centre of economic activity is not in the economic territory of the Netherlands.
Total tourist expenditure NL economy
The total expenditure by tourists or for tourists to Dutch companies or service providers before, during and after the trip and stay.
This can be both residents and non-residents.
A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.
A person is a non-resident if its centre of economic activity is not in the economic territory of the Netherlands.
Foreign tourism
Tourism of non-resident tourists within the economic territory of the Netherlands. A person is a non-resident if its centre of economic activity is not in the economic territory of the Netherlands. It also includes the expenditure of non-residents who travel to a country other than the Netherlands but spending money on Dutch companies or service providers. Think of online booking of hotels.
Domestic tourism expenditure
Tourism expenditures by resident tourists within the economic territory of the Netherlands. A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.
Total domestic tourism expenditure
Total tourism expenditure by residents to Dutch companies or service providers.
Destination the Netherlands
Total tourism expenditure by residents to Dutch companies or service providers during a trip in the Netherlands.
Destination abroad
Total tourism expenditure by residents to non-Dutch companies or service providers during a trip abroad.
Other expenditures
The remaining expenditures consist of durable goods for recreation and social transfers.
Durable recreation goods:
The durable recreation goods are durable goods (such as caravans, camping equipment and sporting goods) mainly used for recreational purposes. These can be used repeatedly and can therefore not be assigned to one kind of tourist or tourism.
Social transfers:
At times government subsidies may result in a tourist not paying the full cost of a service. Examples are subsidies to museums, subsidies for recreational activities and public transport cards for students which may be used for touristic purposes. In addition, tourist expenditure of non-profit institutions serving households (e.g. sports and hobby clubs ) are also included in social transfers.
Outbound tourism expenditure
Expenditures of resident tourists outside the economic territory of the Netherlands. A person is resident if it has a centre of economic interest in the economic territory of the Netherlands for more than one year.