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International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures
Source of Information : Department of Statistics
Method of Collection :
Total receipts and expenditures from foreign tourism in millions of US dollars
1973(2)
5.8

1972
Total Receipts 12.0
of which, from :
Australia 0.5 3.1
Jnited Kingdom 3.0 3.8
J.S.A. 8.1 11.5
dthers 0.4 2.3

1973
20.7

1972
Total Expenditures 10.9
of which, in :
Australia 0.2
United Kingdom 3.3
U.S.A. 6.6
Others 0.9

0.1
1.8
3.6
0.3

International
"are Receipts n.a.

Nedo

International
Fare Payments n.a..

n.a.

Total receipts and expenditures from foreign tourism in millions of units of local
currency

1972
lPotal Receipts 35.9

International
. n.a,
"are Recelpts

1973
49.3

nea.

1972
Total Expenditures 32.9
of which, in :
Australia 0.5 0.3
Jnited Kingdom 9.8 4 4
J.S.A. 19.8 8.5
Others 2.8 0.8

1973(2)
14.0

International n.a
Fare Payments st

n.a.

Breakdown of total foreign tourist spending in Malaysia (%)

1972 1975
Accommodation 25 % 25 %
Meals 32% 32 %
Local Transport 5 % 5%

1972
Entertainment 10 %
Shopping 25 %
Others 2%

1973
10 %
25 %
3%

Number of bed-places and rooms available in hotels and similar establishments

1972 1973
Capacity in bed-places na. 14 962
Capacity in rooms 7 285 10 997

(2) January to May 1973 only.

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