加拿大旅游附属账户的形成与发展

Development of Canada's Tourism Satellite Account

旅游业在国民经济发展中的作用越来越显著 ,世界各国政府已经认识到旅游业的重要性。但旅游业的发展对一国经济究竟产生哪些影响 ,影响程度如何 ,至今还没有几个国家能提供全面、系统的分析报告。原因在于缺乏完整的旅游核算资料。从目前的研究情况来看 ,加拿大统计局在旅游核算方面 ,不论是核算理论、还是核算方法都取得了令人瞩目的成果。本文讨论加拿大旅游附属账户的形成和发展情况 ,目的在于为我国进行旅游核算提供参考。

The tourism industry is playing an important role in the development of the national economy. Governments throughout the world have known about the roles. But there are few countries can provide overall analysis reports about the impact of tourism industry on national economies for lack of sufficient data on tourism industry. Statistics Canada has made great achievements in tourism accounting. This article will briefly discuss the Canadian experience in developing and using the Tourism Satellite Account.