I UOT O - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS Page 2 MEXICO
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Number of foreign tourist arrivals at frontiers by month

Months

Frontier Arrivals
1973 (1)

1972

January
February
March
April
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June
July
August
September
Jetober
November
December

215 719
224} 959
278 225
210 437
195 525
276 072
297 550
262 362
178 454
206 153
222 T56
344 022

242 OLE
24h 898
271 2149
283 069
238 136
289 618
305 834
314 655
191 838
220 489
273 Luk
366 885

Totals 2 912 234 3 242 161
Breakdown fo total foreign tourist spending in Mexico (%)

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1972 1973 1972 1973
Accommodation 28,36 % 28,36 % Entertainment 9,97 % 9,97 %
Meals 27,18 % 27,18 % Shopping 17,88 % 17,88 %
Local transport 11,70 % 11,70 % Others 4,91 % 4,91 %

International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures
Source of Information : Banco de Mexico, S.A.
Method of Collection : Sample survey

Total receipts and expenditures from foreign tourism in millions of US dollars
1972 1973 1972 1973
Total Receipts 1 619.6 1 888.0 Total Expenditures 869.7 940.0
International International
Fare Receipts (2) 68.0 79.3 Fare Payments (2) 68.0 79.2
Total receipts and expenditures from foreign tourism in millions of units of local
currency

1972 1973 1972 1973
Total Receipts 20 245.0 23 600.0 Total Expenditures 10 871.3 11 750.0
International International
Fare Receipts (2) 900.0 951.5 Fare Payments (2) 850.0 991.3
Number of bed-places and rooms available in hotels and similar establishments
1972 1973
Capacity in bed-places 326 032 332 214
Capacity in rooms 163 016 166 107

(1) Preliminar
(2) Including landing fees and fuel supply

JOL 27 - 1973