Significance of tourism industries
1. Contact
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2. Statistical presentation
Data description
Data on the significance of tourism industry in the Latvian economy are used to estimate the share of tourism industry in the composition of the total value added, the share of industries characteristic of tourism in the total value added, the share of tourism industries in the total output, as well as the share of trips and passenger transport in export and import of goods and services.
Data are published three years after the report year.
Statistical concepts and definitions
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3. Institutional mandate
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4. Accessibility and clarity
On-line database
5. Comparability
Comparability - geographical
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Length of comparable time series
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6. Coherence
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7. Statistical processing (data source etc.)
Source data
Data are obtained from several CSB surveys and reports: survey on border crossings, survey on domestic trips, report "Hotels and other tourist accommodation establishments", report "Activities of tourism companies" and complex report on activities of an enterprise during the year. Data on passenger turnover by regular bus traffic is obtained from Road Transport Administration Ltd.
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Data compilation
Data on the role of tourism in the Latvian economy are acquired in the result of calculations, applying methodology of the Statistical Office of the European Union and of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.