Tourism Research Australia released (28-Jun-2017) the State Tourism Satellite Accounts report, which examines tourism for 2015/16 and highlights its importance to each Australian State and Territory's economy. Highlights include:
- New South Wales:
- Consumption: AUD38.1 billion (USD29.1 billion) up 5.2%;
- Employed: 164,000 down 0.2%;
- Gross State Product: AUD16.3 billion (USD12.5 billion) up 6.6%;
- Victoria:
- Consumption: AUD29 billion (USD22.2 billion) up 8.4%;
- Employed: 134,100 up 2.3%;
- Gross State Product: AUD11.3 billion (USD8.6 billion) up 9.2%;
- Queensland:
- Consumption: AUD30 billion (USD22.9 billion) up 7.6%;
- Employed: 137,600 up 3.9%;
- Gross State Product: AUD12.6 billion (USD9.6 billion) up 9.5%;
- Western Australia:
- Consumption: AUD15.4 billion (USD11.8 billion) up 4.6%;
- Employed: 71,800 up 3.2%;
- Gross State Product: AUD6 billion (USD4.6 billion) up 7.1%;
- South Australia:
- Consumption: AUD8.1 billion (USD6.2 billion) up 3.2%;
- Employed: 36,700 down 5.7%;
- Gross State Product: AUD3.1 billion (USD2.4 billion) up 2.1%;
- Tasmania:
- Consumption: AUD3.7 billion (USD2.8 billion) up 3.0%;
- Employed: 71,200 down 3.3%;
- Gross State Product: AUD1.3 billion (USD1 billion) up 4.3%;
- Northern Territory:
- Consumption: AUD3.2 billion (USD2.4 billion) up 4.2%;
- Employed: 9200 down 2.0%;
- Gross State Product: AUD1.2 billion (USD0.9 billion) up 5.7%;
- Australian Capital Territory:
- Consumption: AUD2.5 billion (USD1.9 billion) up 1.1%;
- Employed: 9700 down 4.9%;
- Gross State Product: AUD1 billion (USD0.8 billion) up 1.2%. [more - original PR]