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Number of Tourist Arrivals at Frontiers and Hotel Arrivals in Panama City by Month
Month Hotel Arrivals (Panama City) Frontier Arrivals
1969 1970 1969 1970

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Jctober
Jovember
Jecember

fotals

"4 955
25 471
24 305
23 959
22 054
22 490
26 497
26 B72
21 777
22 340
23 472
21 310

287 502

27 855 '1 983
27 251 243
28 282 11 007
23 134 10 302
25 612 10 934
25 114 10 005
34 190 16 478
33 070 15 919
26 911 9 774
26 760 10 117
30 377 10 727
35 392 13 256

13 226
14 621
13 044
10 170
10 928
12 021
15 523
13 270
10 436
11 733
12 782
17 513

343 948 141 745 155 267

Average Length of Stay of Foreign Tourists
1969 3,1 days 1970 6,0 days
Average Foreign Tourist Spending per Visit
1969 US g 132,0 1970 US 8 300,0

Average Foreign Tourist Spending per Day

1969 us ¢ 60,64

1969 us 3 50,0

Breakdown of Total Foreian Tourist Spending (%)

1969 1970 1969 1970
Accommodation 31,0 % 31,0 % Local Transport 7,0% 7,0 %
Meals 22,0 % 22,0 % Entertainment 15,0% 15,0 %
Other 25,0 % 25,0 %

International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures (US % millions)

Source : Departamento de Estudios Econoomicos y Sociales de la Controloria General
Method : Sample surveys at exit points
Rate of Exchange : 1969 : 1,00 1970 : 1,00

1969

1970

Total
leceipts
2f which from :
JSA 6,40
colombia 2,81 3,69
Mexico 2,09 3,32
costa Rica 2,00 3,47
Peru 1,98 2,20
International 0, 31 0,39
rare Receipts

29 54

11,98

Total
Expenditures
of which in :
MEXICO
Spain
USA
Colombia
Costa Rica

international
Fare Payments

1969
20.66

6,44
2,96
2,79
1,60
1,35
8.99

1970

23.81

8,37
3,85
3,63
2,08
1,76
10.20

VOL 24 - 1970