Description of commodity | Content |
Tourism commodities: | |
Hotels and lodging places | Includes lodging receipts from hotels, motels, guestrooms, and rooming and boarding houses serving the general public; other receipts of hotels and motels, sporting and recreational camps, and recreational vehicle parks and camp sites Excludes meals served by hotels or motels |
Eating and drinking places | Includes food and beverage receipts and tips Excludes catering services and school lunch sales by State and local governments |
Passenger rail | Includes receipts from rail passengers for travel and dining and tips |
Passenger bus and other local transportation | Includes receipts from passengers for intercity, charter, and local bus services and subway and limousine services |
Taxicabs | Includes taxi fares and tips |
Domestic passenger air fares | Includes receipts from domestic air passengers for airfares, meals and beverages, movies, and other receipts |
International air fares | Includes receipts from international air passengers |
Passenger water | Includes receipts from passengers for water transportation |
Auto and truck rental | Includes receipts for rental of automobiles and trucks |
Other vehicle rental | Includes receipts for rental of recreational vehicles and utility trailers |
Arrangement of passenger transportation | Includes commissions for the arrangement of passenger transportation and net receipts for tours |
Recreation and entertainment | Includes miscellaneous entertainment receipts such as amusement parks, fairs, museums, gambling, and other recreation and amusements |
Participant sports | Includes participant sports such as golf and tennis |
Movie, theater, ballet, and musical events | Includes receipts for admissions to movies and theater and music programs |
Sports events | Includes admissions to sports events |
Petroleum retail margins | Includes retail margins on petroleum sales |
Other retail margins | Includes retail margin on all other goods |
Travel by U.S. residents abroad | Includes travel expenditures by U.S. residents abroad |
Nontourism commodities:/1/ | |
Gasoline and oil | Includes sales of gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricating oils, and grease |
PCE nondurable commodities | Includes sales of all other nondurable commodities |
Selected services | Includes receipts for selected services that may be used by tourists on, during, or after a trip, such as parking, tolls, and automotive repair services |
Wholesale trade margins and transportation costs | Includes wholesale margins and transportation costs on all goods |
All other commodities | Includes all other commodities not considered above |
1. Nontourism commodities are commodities not classified as tourism commodities.
PCE Personal consumption expenditures