Total Tourism Expenditure Increases To RM117.7 Billion.

Date: 14 January 2013

Total Tourism Expenditure Increases To RM117.7 Billion.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - Total tourism expenditure has increased to RM117.7 billion in 2011 from RM104.1 billion in 2010, mainly contributed by inbound tourism expenditure, according to the Department of Statistics.

In its latest release, entitled "Malaysia Tourism Satellite Account 2005-2011", the department said total tourism expenditure consisted of inbound, domestic and outbound tourism expenditures.

It said despite an increase in total receipts for inbound tourism expenditure to RM60.2 billion in 2011 from RM58.3 billion in 2010, the annual percentage change was reduced to 3.1 per cent in 2011 from 6.1 per cent in 2010.

The number of inbound visitors to Malaysia in 2011 recorded 32.8 million, an increase from 32.7 million in 2010, with the bulk of them especially from Asean countries, such as Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

The department said domestic tourism expenditure expanded to RM36.2 billion in 2011 from RM27.6 billion in 2010.

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