British Columbia Tourism Industry Economic Indicators

Annual indicators for the tourism industry in British Columbia, compiled by BC Stats. The data includes metrics on establishments, spending, revenue, GDP, price index, employment, and wages. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze tourism_spending trends against price_index and GDP to measure industry economic health.
• Model employment and wages by tourism_region to assess labor market impacts across development regions.
• Compare the number of establishments by development_region and size to study business distribution and growth.
• Forecast tourism_revenue using historical GDP and employment data for regional economic planning.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple key economic indicators including GDP, employment, wages, and spending.
• Provides breakdowns by development_region and tourism_region for spatial analysis.
• Maintained and updated by the official provincial statistical agency, BC Stats.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are not provided.
• The annual frequency may limit analysis of intra-year seasonal trends.
• Geographic coverage is limited to British Columbia, Canada.

Provenance

Source

BC Stats, Government of British Columbia.

Time Range

Annual data.

Freshness

Updated annually, with a last update in March 2026.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada, by development region and tourism region.