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CBER Clark County Tourism Index

The Tourism Index seems to be forming a bottom, the index, seasonally adjusted, stands at 135.33 for August, pretty close to 135.96 for July. Generally speaking, visitor volume has held up better than spending.

R. Keith Schwer



Line graph: a graph of CBER's Clark County Tourism Index indexed to 100 in 1995



Date TOURISM INDEX SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CHANGE PREVIOUS PERIOD* CHANGE YEAR AGO*
August-08 149.91 147.55 -1.08% -8.23%
September-08 147.06 150.84 2.22% -7.76%
October-08 142.99 139.66 -7.41% -16.65%
November-08 132.13 138.68 -0.70% -13.46%
December-08 133.53 138.41 -0.19% -15.83%
January-09 131.12 133.32 -3.68% -15.77%
February-09 131.51 137.43 3.08% -14.13%
March-09 147.02 140.72 2.39% -9.64%
April-09 143.16 141.24 0.37% -8.22%
May-09 142.1 136.91 -3.06% -8.62%
June-09 135.49 136.43 -0.35% -11.75%
July-09 141.17 135.96 -0.34% -8.85%
August-09 137.54 135.33 -0.47% -8.29%

*Seasonally Adjusted Series.
Sources: Nevada State Gaming Control Board; McCarran International Airport; Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Development of the CBER Clark County Tourism Index

The CBER Tourism Index for southern Nevada measures overall activity in travel and tourism. Three indicators, weighted equally, comprise the index. These series are McCarran Passengers (enplaned and deplaned), Clark County Gross Gaming Revenue, and Clark County Hotel Occupancy. The base period is January 1995. The series is seasonally adjusted using X-12 adjustment procedures.

Robert Potts

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