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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) produces statistics on a range of tourism related activities. The ABS’ tourism program undertakes a strong coordination role, working in partnership with key clients to ensure the availability of a suite of tourism statistics that meet the broad needs of users.
Tourism data produced by the ABS are used to assist in economic and policy formation relating to tourism, to measure the size and structure of tourism related industries, to allocate state government funding to regional areas, and for local government planning and investment.
The main clients of the program are:
state and territory tourism commissions; the Department of Energy, Resources and Tourism; Tourism Australia and Tourism Research Australia; the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism; key tourism industry associations; academic and research groups; and marketing and consultancy bodies. |
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This page first published 11 September 2004, last updated 5 June 2008 | 
