March 12 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Macedonia in January fell by an annual 5.9% to over 31,764, the country's statistics office said on Tuesday.
Tourist overnights decreased by 5.7% on the year to nearly 67,000 in January, with foreign nationals accounting for over 30,600 of the total, the statistics office said in a statement.
Macedonia’s tourist numbers and overnights (y/y pct change in brackets):
|
Jan'13 |
Jan'12 |
Tourists |
31,764 (-5.9) |
33,748 (+20.1) |
- Domestic |
15,391 (-2.9) |
15,845 (+12.9) |
- Foreign |
16,373 (-8.5) |
17,903 (+27.3) |
Overnights |
66,984 (-5.7) |
71,043 (+22.4) |
- Domestic |
36,348 (-1.0) |
36,710 (+17.4) |
- Foreign |
30,636 (-10.8) |
34,333 (+28.2) |