Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

Graph 11.1.10
Percentage of Tourists According to Accommodation
11.1.14 Average Daily Expenditure
Nearly 32-57% of the sample tourists of 2004-07 spent more than Rs.3000 per day. About 7 - 12% spent
Rs.8000 or more per day. The average daily expense varies from Rs.2723 in 2004-05 to Rs.3727 in 2006-
07. Table 11.1.29 gives the percentage distribution of tourists according to average daily expenditure in
Kerala.
Table 11.1.29
AVERAGE DAILY EXPENDITURE IN KERALA
Expenditure 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
(Rs.) No. % No. % No. %
Up to 500 629 16.1 409 9.0 92 1.8
501- 1500 1378 35.3 1018 22.4 1229 24.3
1501-3000 643 16.5 659 14.5 878 17.3
3001-5000 541 13.8 749 16.5 854 16.9
5001-8000 429 11.0 1163 25.6 1550 30.6
8001+ 287 7.3 545 12.0 463 9.1
Total 3907 100 4543 100 5066 100
Average Rs. 2723 Rs. 3130 Rs. 3727
11.1.15 Major Heads of Expenditure
Analysis of expenditure according to major heads shows that the accommodation accounts for about 36%
of the total expenditure incurred by the tourists cost which is the highest, followed by food and beverages
- 25.5% (Table 11.1.30). The estimated average per day expenditure incurred by tourists amounted to
Rs. 2800 in 2004-05, Rs. 3018 in 2005-06 and Rs. 3782 in 2006-07. This can be partly due to increase in
prices.
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