Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index, second quarter 2015
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Released: 2015-07-31
The Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index (TASPI) increased 13.7% in the second quarter from the previous quarter. The leisure clients (+14.0%) and the business clients (+13.4%) components both advanced.
Year over year, the TASPI rose 7.2% in the second quarter compared with the same quarter of 2014.
The gains in the second quarter were the highest quarterly and annual increases recorded since the first release of the TASPI in January 2001.
Note to readers
The Traveller Accommodation Services Price Index (TASPI) measures the monthly price movement for the accommodation services. This index reflects changes in room rates for overnight or short stays with no meals or other services provided and excluding all indirect taxes.
Separate index aggregations are available for Canada, the provinces and the territories by major client group.
The index is not subject to revision and not seasonally adjusted.
Next release
The TASPI for the third quarter will be released on October 30.
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