Annual Economic and Financial Review -December 2018

2018 Economic and Financial Review

ST ATISTICAL TABLES

Table 4 ECCU - Selected TourismStatistics

2015 R

2016 R

2017 R

2018 P

2014

Total Visitors

3,809,473

4,229,755

4,191,980

4,518,629

4,809,336

Stay-Over Visitors

1,054,213

1,073,752

1,106,856

1,117,553

1,145,811

USA Canada

424,744 105,211 203,314 204,464 116,480

444,139 93,671 207,908 213,201 114,833

471,181 91,220 202,478 227,627 114,350

469,539 98,325 198,009 230,975 120,705

478,443 113,865 199,623 238,113 115,767

UK

Caribbean

Other Countries

Excursionists

124,598

132,290

120,270

98,587

50,285

Cruise Ship Passengers /1

2,475,312

2,859,801

2,804,171

3,143,300

3,438,725

Yacht Passengers /2

155,350

163,912

160,683

159,189

174,515

Number of Cruise Ship Calls /3

1,652

1,788

1,819

2,081

1,907

5,416.40

5,370.32

5,554.66

5,878.48

Total Visitor Expenditure (EC$M 5,259.94

Source: ECCU Central Statistics Offices, Tourist Boards and Eastern Caribbean Central Bank /1 Cruiseship passengers excludes Anguilla but includes Excursionists for Antigua and Barbuda

/2 Yacht passengers excludes Anguilla /3 Cruiseship calls excludes Anguilla /4Excursionists exclude Antigua and Barbuda Data as at 07 March 2019

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