National System of Tourism Statistics

Presented and prepared by: Zhuljeta Lubonja

Administrative data

Quarterly survey

Annual survey

Travel statistics

Publications

Data source Ministry of Interior Affairs (General Directory of

Police)Data from MoI:

- Arrivals and departures of Albania and foreign citizens border national (by air, sea, and by land)

- Arrivals of foreign citizens the purpose of travel

- Arrivals of foreign citizens world country.

INSTAT prepares data for inbound tourism, based on administrative data

Arrivals classification:

- Arrivals of foreign citizens by main purpose ( Personal and Business)

- Arrivals of foreign citinez by model of travel (air, sea and land)

Arrivals of foreign citizens by world regions

- Arrivals of foreign visitors according to the purpose travel ( holiday,visit to frends, business etj,

- Arrivals of foreign citizens ( visitors and same-day visitors excursionists).

• The aim of this survey is to show the trends of economic development of a country in quarterly periods.

• The survey is based on Eurostat Regulation No.1165/98

• Classification of economic activity is based on NACE Rev 2

• The sample is designed based on Statistical Business Register

• Data are published 90 days after the reference quarter

• Survey are carried out through interviewers with face to face interview

• 180 interviews are trained evey year

The survey covers:

• Industry

• Construction

• Retail and wholesale trade

• Transport and Telecommunication

• Hotels

• Architectural services

• Informatics services

Economic indicators presented as indices:

Turnover

Employed

Employees

Wages

Specific indicators:

Number of rooms

Number of beds

Total clients

Residents

Non-residents

Total overnights

Residents

Non-residents

Structural business statistics describe the economy through the observation of the activities of units engaged in an economic activity.

Council Regulation N° 295/2008 concerning SBS Classification of economic activity is based on

NACE Rev 1.1 The sample is designed based on Statistical

Business Register for the enterprises that were active in December of the reference year

This survey includes all the economic enterprises classified by NACE rev 1.1, as Industry, Construction, Trade, Hotels and restaurants, Transport and Communication, Real estate, informatics and some professional services.

The unit of observation is the enterprise

Enterprises with 1-9 employees are selected by sample and 10+ are totally surveyed

The data are published 14 months late

Indicators published:

Enterprise Number of employed Ownership Capitalized production Investments

Indicators published:

Turnover Production Trade margin Value added Wages and salaries per employees Median and quartiles

Specific indicators:

Number of stars Number of rooms Number of beds Number of seats in hotels, bar cafés and restaurants

• Treatment of travel

• Compilation methodology

• Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy of less than one year in the economy

• Standard breakdown:

oTravel businessoTravel personal

• Students and medical patients expenditure are included in travel- one year rule not applicable

• Exclusions:

- goods for resale

- personal purchases that excess customs threshold

- diplomats, embassy and military unit personnel

- international transport

• Data sources

- Ministry of Interior affairs (General Directory of Police)

- Border sample survey

• Data from MoI

No. of travelers Albanian citizens Foreign citizens

Inflow Outflow Inflow Outflow

By air

By sea

By land

• Survey on main borders:

–Conducted by: Bank of Albania–Carried by: INSTAT

• Type of survey: face to face interviews

• Frequency: 4 times/year

• Responsibility of BoA:–methodology–designing of the questionnaire–data entry, processing, sampling and grossing up

• Sample volume-1000 travelers per quarter• Type of travelers:

–Nonresident foreigners + Albanian non-residents (migrants)

–Albanian residents + Foreign residents

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Data processing

Coefficients on:

– Average duration of stay/ by purpose/ by residency

– Average daily expenditures/ by purpose/by residency

Import (travel) = no. R * avg(days)*avg(exp/day)

Results on Structural Survey of Enterprise

Quarterly survey of enterprises

Statistical Bulletin

Statistical year book

Albania in Figures

Web page www.instat.gov.al

Different questionnaires and user requests

• Dissemination timeliness- 70 days after reference period (quarterly data)

• The release statistics calendar is available on the website of BoA in the link below: http://www.bankofalbania.org/web/Kalendari_i_statistikave_5243_1.php

• Travel data are published on the website of BoA, as a separate item in the Current account.

• Bop data are delivered on a regular basis to IMF, INSTAT and in the near future to Eurostat.

• Travel data are delivered upon their request to Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism

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