BUSINESS BAROMETER
Each month UKinbound produces a Business Barometer, based on a confidential online survey of members, comparing visitor numbers and booking forecasts with a similar and corresponding period in the previous year. The results shown below are weighted composite figures for all business sectors.
Visitor Numbers/Occupancy Rates
Oct 2009 down 2.4% (in comparison with Oct 2008)
Sept 2009 down 0.6% (in comparison with Sept 2008)
Aug 2009 down 1.8 % (in comparison with Aug 2008)
Jul 2009 up 3.0% (in comparison with May 2008)
Apr 2009 down 2.3% (in comparison with Apr 2008)
Mar 2009 up 1.4% (in comparison with Mar 2008)
Feb 2009 up 2.6% (in comparison with Feb 2008)
Jan 2009 down 1.1% (in comparison with Jan 2008)
Dec 2008 up 0.2% (in comparison with Dec 2007)
Nov 2008 up 5.8% (in comparison with Nov 2007)
Oct 2008 down 2.5% (in comparison with Oct 2007)
Sales
Oct 2009 down 2.7% (in comparison with Oct 2008)
Sept 2009 down 1.4% (in comparison with Sept 2008)
Aug 2009 up 1.33% (in comparison with Aug 2008)
Jul 2009 up 2.67% (in comparison with Jul 2008)
Jun 2009 up 6.48% (in comparison with Jun 2008)
May 2009 up 3.36% (in comparison with May 2008)
Data prior to this not available
Forward Bookings
Oct 2009 up 2.9 % (in comparison with Oct 2008)
Sept 2009 down 0.8 % (in comparison with Sept 2008)
Aug 2009 up 0.2 % (in comparison with Aug 2008)
Jul 2009 up 1.67% (in comparison with Jul 2008)
Jun 2009 down 6.45% (in comparison with Jun 2008)
May 2009 up 0.8% (in comparison with May 2008)
Apr 2009 down 1.7% (in comparison with Apr 2008)
Mar 2009 down 3.7% (in comparison with Mar 2008)
Feb 2009 down 1.3% (in comparison with Feb 2008)
Jan 2009 down 4.9% (in comparison with Jan 2008)
Dec 2008 down 5.4% (in comparison with Dec 2007)
Nov 2008 no change (in comparison with Nov 2007)
Oct 2008 down 6.8% (in comparison with Oct 2007)
International Passenger Suvery
30/05/2009
Click here for the International Passenger Survey from the Office for National Statistics....
