Hotel Apartment Statistics Summary

1998-2007
 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guests by Nationality
1998-2007
Nationality 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
UAE 64,164 108,672 96,244 93,709 108,609 84,345 60,487 62,059 63,515 87,938
Other AGCC 102,504 152,964 168,493 176,334 224,733 188,668 190,476 235,993 221,629 201,461
Bahrain - - 10,852 10,430 12,559 11,338 11,687 11,984 9,953 10,747
Kuwait - - 14,311 17,338 30,950 25,012 24,709 30,284 35,249 33,851
Oman - - 44,765 41,143 54,945 40,653 34,238 31,598 31,099 30,284
Qatar - - 18,850 18,208 18,868 17,454 18,433 24,248 25,689 29,188
Saudi Arabia - - 79,715 89,215 107,411 94,211 101,409 137,879 119,639 97,391
Yemen 3,181 5,107 6,480 6,845 8,044 5,331 4,422 5,547 5,480 5,205
Jordan 4,352 8,669 9,091 8,232 8,988 9,350 8,421 9,647 11,434 11,756
Syria 5,031 8,487 9,270 8,615 9,046 8,164 6,547 7,184 8,008 9,595
Iraq 1,154 2,651 3,596 4,326 4,408 4,068 4,739 7,298 7,658 5,194
Lebanon 5,464 6,265 8,664 6,374 6,292 7,013 9,720 11,877 15,778 19,947
Palestine 838 1,983 2,247 2,172 2,943 2,356 1,336 1,411 1,934 2,270
Egypt 7,605 12,456 13,466 11,096 11,909 12,815 13,338 17,657 19,199 23,484
Sudan 2,330 4,550 5,016 5,085 5,532 6,311 7,270 8,054 8,509 8,300
Somalia 1,502 1,053 1,029 1,239 1,042 1,055 713 599 851 489
Other Arab 7,434 10,070 12,197 14,807 13,324 19,526 22,483 37,400 35,770 27,178
South Africa 1,932 7,813 5,976 6,382 6,403 8,295 10,074 11,119 15,243 22,467
Other Africa(excl. Arab) 6,778 6,795 7,605 12,754 16,202 13,417 11,262 16,121 24,097 26,616
Iran 16,336 21,044 21,686 25,499 24,016 22,239 29,430 33,294 35,621 32,821
Pakistan 17,919 26,115 28,767 19,509 20,879 23,752 38,584 36,258 30,109 34,833
India 19,588 40,054 44,543 39,991 43,849 51,569 74,236 78,870 81,973 91,733
Bangladesh 2,204 4,927 6,230 2,658 2,437 2,753 3,161 3,176 3,592 3,599
Japan 687 2,238 1,929 2,163 2,305 3,652 3,282 8,516 16,810 17,662
Other Asia 12,241 18,690 20,347 23,756 24,984 25,382 33,570 46,776 71,640 81,607
UK 18,022 15,042 19,401 19,279 28,994 41,243 42,941 62,789 72,642 98,253
France 1,875 3,966 5,071 5,034 4,839 7,843 8,147 11,617 15,445 18,658
Germany 1,956 3,692 6,323 3,841 5,478 6,814 9,751 15,501 22,152 30,343
Italy 1,649 1,111 2,709 2,569 3,179 3,915 5,682 6,679 8,747 11,569
Spain 154 553 898 636 907 1,382 1,252 1,315 1,553 2,345
Netherlands 1,512 1,079 1,860 1,571 1,871 3,461 6,613 7,599 6,358 10,178
Norway 178 896 789 805 872 971 1,423 2,006 2,565 2,960
Sweden 779 1,332 1,470 1,658 1,416 1,450 1,525 2,131 2,581 3,965
Denmark 591 866 1,382 1,038 943 1,055 1,453 1,947 2,266 3,928
Finland 290 3,715 6,677 3,226 1,072 2,675 3,485 4,866 3,431 4,975
Russia 30,437 28,439 23,799 22,705 17,796 22,200 29,023 19,069 32,171 19,884
Other CIS 1,915 12,602 15,754 2,927 3,221 6,702 6,929 8,046 9,160 17,617
Other Europe 5,553 8,012 8,473 6,681 9,380 12,258 15,065 28,789 33,129 39,878
USA 3,871 5,641 8,104 6,518 10,282 11,372 11,420 21,343 30,968 47,775
Canada 2,942 2,236 2,037 2,488 3,788 3,889 5,584 9,277 11,639 19,395
Other America 892 3,498 4,188 6,030 5,298 5,112 4,409 7,821 9,213 8,090
Australasia & the Pacific 3,937 2,630 2,760 3,372 3,763 5,484 7,928 15,867 25,291 34,321
Total 359,797 545,913 584,571 561,924 649,044 637,887 696,181 865,518 968,161 1,088,289

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing 83

 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guests by Month
1998-2007

Month 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

January - - 55,651 56,346 66,642 65,769 64,275 68,696 82,617 95,000

February - - 49,396 50,687 52,944 55,781 63,849 65,749 78,454 92,407

March - - 65,298 64,636 68,663 41,054 63,455 71,120 82,465 98,604

April - - 44,923 40,767 49,814 43,962 51,866 66,622 91,251 85,574

May - - 47,147 41,750 54,306 46,928 50,507 65,306 65,590 87,005

June - - 48,716 36,090 51,788 47,198 51,819 65,735 71,407 75,866

July - - 54,455 58,490 70,534 64,634 63,098 70,769 81,608 90,453

August - - 56,365 64,003 71,579 64,304 69,318 79,446 91,973 97,366

September - - 39,390 36,999 50,584 47,865 58,894 84,063 76,357 78,679

October - - 39,046 39,402 44,772 59,841 50,003 53,482 72,296 92,468

November - - 49,286 31,504 27,832 39,624 49,564 88,817 85,321 91,024

December - - 34,898 41,250 39,586 60,927 59,533 85,713 88,822 103,843

Total 359,797 545,913 584,571 561,924 649,044 637,887 696,181 865,518 968,161 1,088,289

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guests and their Average Length of Stay by Apartment Class
1998-2007

(1) Number of Hotel Apartment Guests

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 180,514 170,080 230,636 201,989 163,905 226,486 287,523 464,719

Standard - - 190,140 197,523 206,277 336,723 439,402 555,669 610,799 597,750
Listed - - 213,917 194,321 212,131 99,175 92,874 83,363 69,839 25,820
Total 359,797 545,913 584,571 561,924 649,044 637,887 696,181 865,518 968,161 1,088,289

(2) Average Length of Stay

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 3.08 3.83 3.33 3.40 4.44 3.94 3.81 3.51

Standard - - 3.71 4.38 3.85 3.68 4.33 3.22 3.72 4.94
Listed - - 1.96 2.12 2.10 2.21 2.87 2.95 2.89 3.32
Total 2.52 3.04 2.88 3.43 3.09 3.36 4.16 3.38 3.69 4.29

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guests by Region
1998-2007

Region 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

UAE 64,164 108,672 96,244 93,709 108,609 84,345 60,487 62,059 63,515 87,938
(17.8%) (19.9%) (16.5%) (16.7%) (16.7%) (13.2%) (8.7%) (7.2%) (6.6%) (8.1%)

Other AGCC 102,504 152,964 168,493 176,334 224,733 188,668 190,476 235,993 221,629 201,461
(28.5%) (28.0%) (28.8%) (31.4%) (34.6%) (29.6%) (27.4%) (27.3%) (22.9%) (18.5%)

Other Arab 38,891 61,291 71,056 68,791 71,528 75,989 78,989 106,674 114,621 113,418
(10.8%) (11.2%) (12.2%) (12.2%) (11.0%) (11.9%) (11.3%) (12.3%) (11.8%) (10.4%)

Asia 68,975 113,068 123,502 113,576 118,470 129,347 182,263 206,890 239,745 262,255
(19.2%) (20.7%) (21.1%) (20.2%) (18.3%) (20.3%) (26.2%) (23.9%) (24.8%) (24.1%)

Australasia & Pacific 3,937 2,630 2,760 3,372 3,763 5,484 7,928 15,867 25,291 34,321
(1.1%) (0.5%) (0.5%) (0.6%) (0.6%) (0.9%) (1.1%) (1.8%) (2.6%) (3.2%)

Africa (excl. Arab) 8,710 14,608 13,581 19,136 22,605 21,712 21,336 27,240 39,340 49,083
(2.4%) (2.7%) (2.3%) (3.4%) (3.5%) (3.4%) (3.1%) (3.1%) (4.1%) (4.5%)

Europe 64,911 81,305 94,606 71,970 79,968 111,969 133,289 172,354 212,200 264,553
(18.0%) (14.9%) (16.2%) (12.8%) (12.3%) (17.6%) (19.1%) (19.9%) (21.9%) (24.3%)

America 7,705 11,375 14,329 15,036 19,368 20,373 21,413 38,441 51,820 75,260
(2.1%) (2.1%) (2.5%) (2.7%) (3.0%) (3.2%) (3.1%) (4.4%) (5.4%) (6.9%)

Total 359,797 545,913 584,571 561,924 649,044 637,887 696,181 865,518 968,161 1,088,289

Note: % figures in brackets shows the percentage share of the total for the year

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guestnights by Nationality
1998-2007
Nationality 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
UAE 100,608 168,645 171,888 186,910 221,658 219,092 178,301 161,754 181,635 254,166
Other AGCC 214,034 369,627 385,597 440,651 516,282 496,765 726,899 687,779 650,686 618,561
Bahrain - - 24,331 26,792 30,063 34,540 42,076 39,332 30,922 28,911
Kuwait - - 43,136 53,772 75,161 79,493 98,013 90,116 115,563 115,061
Oman - - 68,356 59,671 76,718 63,146 71,625 57,662 58,697 57,839
Qatar - - 51,785 51,008 52,242 48,994 52,669 65,472 69,704 87,039
Saudi Arabia - - 197,989 249,408 282,098 270,592 462,516 435,197 375,800 329,711
Yemen 9,102 14,214 14,845 15,486 18,077 13,413 17,030 18,582 16,807 15,448
Jordan 12,755 27,798 24,384 28,363 28,238 32,146 36,407 33,439 38,195 46,036
Syria 12,811 17,338 16,327 17,532 18,882 20,322 20,986 21,535 24,597 34,045
Iraq 8,228 13,470 13,385 18,297 15,557 18,134 25,902 31,344 30,472 19,672
Lebanon 16,954 29,313 32,386 42,765 36,632 41,321 46,326 43,844 58,023 79,752
Palestine 1,697 6,024 4,467 6,266 5,934 5,787 4,843 4,398 5,417 6,442
Egypt 21,514 31,127 31,629 38,461 44,736 46,312 60,501 65,560 78,035 98,102
Sudan 6,309 11,729 13,132 15,152 15,587 19,007 29,160 32,046 32,793 31,202
Somalia 3,091 2,584 1,582 2,107 1,509 2,928 1,744 1,553 3,093 1,114
Other Arab 23,655 50,186 44,870 60,325 54,538 68,649 80,562 104,558 96,351 86,192
South Africa 13,604 33,234 26,402 27,779 27,895 29,728 45,375 35,575 63,357 99,043
Other Africa(excl. Arab) 39,275 32,508 28,917 50,558 51,202 44,766 49,729 55,379 84,820 114,825
Iran 61,212 66,850 65,604 82,698 82,142 86,424 121,802 125,473 144,258 150,365
Pakistan 41,234 66,255 62,997 55,727 57,678 63,956 135,741 129,140 134,799 165,397
India 64,475 135,685 133,417 147,479 149,176 175,492 318,376 277,789 342,315 462,948
Bangladesh 3,246 7,596 9,954 4,635 4,411 6,476 8,879 7,855 12,212 10,957
Japan 3,555 32,321 33,094 75,317 62,010 53,423 38,389 37,550 121,789 167,058
Other Asia 35,307 57,635 62,621 101,698 85,425 98,451 138,232 164,795 236,018 342,837
UK 85,414 101,845 102,488 130,914 137,772 160,870 215,657 242,208 345,064 577,526
France 7,378 23,879 27,046 31,664 32,739 37,294 46,848 47,963 66,645 109,732
Germany 11,023 19,326 26,196 25,264 27,076 33,323 55,607 63,319 93,978 161,798
Italy 7,428 7,835 12,907 23,535 19,266 19,505 30,267 31,197 46,569 54,321
Spain 416 2,171 3,659 3,082 3,497 4,566 5,929 7,205 8,969 17,508
Netherlands 4,827 5,141 7,897 7,487 7,945 12,046 19,747 21,034 26,281 45,678
Norway 1,023 4,125 4,037 2,963 3,917 3,387 5,181 6,478 8,680 11,735
Sweden 5,240 8,549 9,221 11,557 9,427 7,709 7,611 9,032 12,175 22,399
Denmark 1,895 3,734 5,837 6,019 5,958 4,682 6,934 7,700 8,284 16,485
Finland 1,054 14,399 23,102 11,178 4,445 10,820 16,929 22,937 19,525 25,873
Russia 129,269 111,347 82,373 66,667 65,258 69,397 105,679 70,275 81,543 76,077
Other CIS 4,897 56,884 59,172 10,920 12,487 20,637 37,043 43,144 46,691 73,775
Other Europe 18,255 41,728 45,087 56,319 56,967 66,544 76,287 97,244 128,091 210,523
USA 18,264 31,390 41,836 50,198 45,714 70,301 95,615 103,222 149,460 204,593
Canada 9,563 14,642 12,951 18,353 17,051 19,793 27,862 36,790 46,737 74,181
Other America 3,704 20,102 21,234 29,025 39,193 35,493 23,850 30,040 32,623 37,831
Australasia & the Pacific 10,939 18,440 19,028 25,228 21,948 25,881 35,692 48,967 92,544 145,721
Total 1,013,255 1,659,676 1,681,569 1,928,579 2,008,229 2,144,840 2,897,922 2,928,703 3,569,531 4,669,918

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing 87

 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guestnights by Month
1998-2007

Month 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

January - - 143,427 168,767 190,696 198,064 359,820 245,477 282,329 392,830

February - - 146,555 158,404 171,460 178,351 302,126 217,251 269,162 401,740

March - - 182,005 198,571 228,376 130,675 283,332 252,282 278,862 437,435

April - - 127,127 144,640 165,523 140,139 186,789 226,421 303,774 383,490

May - - 128,636 137,154 165,377 171,200 188,615 221,932 264,842 364,846

June - - 134,459 148,381 160,365 156,688 196,345 216,464 262,299 333,637

July - - 148,667 222,268 216,685 222,351 279,847 248,353 325,269 397,216

August - - 156,543 210,781 209,978 231,195 306,484 278,655 363,234 449,576

September - - 103,793 131,092 162,907 170,860 211,258 272,486 281,588 359,226

October - - 129,643 144,566 122,920 195,359 184,091 169,671 252,609 387,022

November - - 154,509 121,471 96,464 139,641 182,982 291,599 332,643 337,012

December - - 126,205 142,484 117,478 210,317 216,233 288,112 352,920 425,888

Total 1,013,255 1,659,676 1,681,569 1,928,579 2,008,229 2,144,840 2,897,922 2,928,703 3,569,531 4,669,918

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guestnights by Region
1998-2007

Region 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

UAE 100,608 168,645 171,888 186,910 221,658 219,092 178,301 161,754 181,635 254,166
(9.9%) (10.2%) (10.2%) (9.7%) (11.0%) (10.2%) (6.2%) (5.5%) (5.1%) (5.4%)

Other AGCC 214,034 369,627 385,597 440,651 516,282 496,765 726,899 687,779 650,686 618,561
(21.1%) (22.3%) (22.9%) (22.8%) (25.7%) (23.2%) (25.1%) (23.5%) (18.2%) (13.2%)

Other Arab 116,116 203,783 197,007 244,754 239,690 268,019 323,461 356,859 383,783 418,005
(11.5%) (12.3%) (11.7%) (12.7%) (11.9%) (12.5%) (11.2%) (12.2%) (10.8%) (9.0%)

Asia 209,029 366,342 367,687 467,554 440,842 484,222 761,419 742,602 991,391 1,299,562
(20.6%) (22.1%) (21.9%) (24.2%) (22.0%) (22.6%) (26.3%) (25.4%) (27.8%) (27.8%)

Australasia & Pacific 10,939 18,440 19,028 25,228 21,948 25,881 35,692 48,967 92,544 145,721
(1.1%) (1.1%) (1.1%) (1.3%) (1.1%) (1.2%) (1.2%) (1.7%) (2.6%) (3.1%)

Africa (excl. Arab) 52,879 65,742 55,319 78,337 79,097 74,494 95,104 90,954 148,177 213,868
(5.2%) (4.0%) (3.3%) (4.1%) (3.9%) (3.5%) (3.3%) (3.1%) (4.2%) (4.6%)

Europe 278,119 400,963 409,022 387,569 386,754 450,780 629,719 669,736 892,495 1,403,430
(27.4%) (24.2%) (24.3%) (20.1%) (19.3%) (21.0%) (21.7%) (22.9%) (25.0%) (30.1%)

America 31,531 66,134 76,021 97,576 101,958 125,587 147,327 170,052 228,820 316,605
(3.1%) (4.0%) (4.5%) (5.1%) (5.1%) (5.9%) (5.1%) (5.8%) (6.4%) (6.8%)

Total 1,013,255 1,659,676 1,681,569 1,928,579 2,008,229 2,144,840 2,897,922 2,928,703 3,569,531 4,669,918

Note: % figures in brackets shows the percentage share of the total for the year

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Average Length of Stay of Dubai Hotel Apartment Guests by Region
1998-2007

Region 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

UAE 1.57 1.55 1.79 1.99 2.04 2.60 2.95 2.61 2.86 2.89

Other AGCC 2.09 2.42 2.29 2.50 2.30 2.63 3.82 2.91 2.94 3.07

Other Arab 2.99 3.32 2.77 3.56 3.35 3.53 4.10 3.35 3.35 3.69

Asia 3.03 3.24 2.98 4.12 3.72 3.74 4.18 3.59 4.14 4.96

Australasia & Pacific 2.78 7.01 6.89 7.48 5.83 4.72 4.50 3.09 3.66 4.25

Africa (excl. Arab) 6.07 4.50 4.07 4.09 3.50 3.43 4.46 3.34 3.77 4.36

Europe 4.28 4.93 4.32 5.39 4.84 4.03 4.72 3.89 4.21 4.30

America 4.09 5.81 5.31 6.49 5.26 6.16 6.88 4.42 4.42 4.21

Total 2.82 3.04 2.88 3.43 3.09 3.36 4.16 3.38 3.69 4.29

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Number of Dubai Hotel Apartments and Flats by Apartment Class
1998-2007

(1) Number of Operating Hotel Apartments

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 12 14 18 15 15 16 19 27

Standard - - 47 52 56 61 60 61 76 93

Listed - - 69 67 54 24 20 23 16 5
Total 99 124 128 133 128 100 95 100 111 125

(2) Number of Available Flats

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 1,655 2,150 3,112 2,661 2,332 2,277 2,577 3,332

Standard - - 3,306 3,477 3,773 4,153 4,299 4,852 5,623 6,634

Listed - - 1,572 1,486 1,300 695 647 648 555 224

Total 3,936 6,550 6,533 7,113 8,185 7,509 7,278 7,777 8,755 10,190

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Number of Flats Occupancy Rates by Hotel Apartment Class
1998-2007

(3) Number of Flats Occupied

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 1,337 1,456 2,439 1,826 1,822 1,819 1,963 2,716

Standard - - 2,130 2,197 2,232 2,926 3,151 3,946 4,670 5,491

Listed - - 795 829 985 445 504 477 411 182

Total 2,229 4,231 4,262 4,482 5,656 5,197 5,477 6,242 7,044 8,389

(4) Flat Occupancy Rates (%)

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 80.79 67.72 78.37 68.60 78.13 79.89 76.20 81.50

Standard - - 64.43 63.19 59.16 70.50 73.29 81.33 83.10 82.80

Listed - - 50.57 55.79 75.77 64.00 77.89 76.61 74.10 81.30

Total 56.60 64.59 65.24 63.01 69.10 69.20 75.25 80.26 80.50 82.30

(5) Average Room Rates (Dhs)

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe na na 212.39 244.98 212.18 290.83 330.45 451.65 418.52 593.39

Standard na na 219.38 237.58 160.35 225.90 261.61 345.49 291.93 418.37

Listed na na 148.71 166.05 153.02 157.26 230.68 245.95 285.44 325.05

Total na na 204.00 226.75 181.42 242.84 281.66 368.82 326.83 473.23

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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 Dubai Hotel Apartment Annual Revenues nd Average Room Rates by Apartment Class
1998-2007

(1) Lodging Revenue ('000 Dirhams)

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 103,649 130,190 188,889 193,833 219,762 299,869 390,095 588,161

Standard - - 170,554 190,514 130,630 241,263 300,879 497,610 647,788 838,807

Listed - - 43,152 50,243 55,013 25,543 42,436 42,821 40,979 21,607

Total 191,629 350,157 317,355 370,947 374,532 460,639 563,077 840,300 1,078,862 1,448,575

(2) Other Revenues ('000 Dirhams)

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 14,003 9,904 27,839 26,307 21,866 25,540 30,954 52,878

Standard - - 27,940 33,791 9,028 23,785 21,446 46,557 55,495 63,386

Listed - - 2,889 3,189 7,596 2,125 1,772 1,799 1,797 1,143

Total 38,579 37,258 44,832 46,884 44,463 52,217 45,084 73,896 88,246 117,407

(3) Total Revenue ('000 Dirhams)

Hotel Class 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Deluxe - - 117,652 140,094 216,728 220,140 241,628 325,409 421,049 641,039

Standard - - 198,494 224,305 139,658 265,048 322,325 544,167 703,283 902,193

Listed - - 46,041 53,432 62,609 27,668 44,208 44,620 42,776 22,750

Total 230,208 387,415 362,187 417,831 418,995 512,856 608,161 914,196 1,167,108 1,565,982

Source: Department of Economic Development/Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing

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