Methodology
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In general, estimates of tourism spending on culture and sport products are produced by linking the Canadian Culture Satellite Account (CSA) and the Canadian Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). Since the CSA and the TSA are both rooted in the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (CSMA) and the Supply and Use Tables (SUTs), they both use the same product and industry classification systems, and therefore can be compared and linked.
The basic methodology for producing estimates of tourism spending on culture and sport products is shown in Figure 1 below and consists of the following steps:
1. Extracting and linking detailed product information from the CSA and TSA according to the Supply and Use Product Classification (SUPC);
2. Estimating tourism spending (from both domestic and export demand) on culture and sport products (as defined in the CSA); and,
3. Allocating the associated tourism spending to the culture and sport domains and sub-domains of the CSA.
Each of these steps is described in more detail in the subsequent sections.
Description for Figure 1
Figure 1 shows the method used to calculate tourism expenditure estimates for culture and sport products. There are two boxes are at the top: the first represents the Culture Satellite Account (CSA) and the second is the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). A bidirectional arrow separates these two boxes. Below is an arrow leading to a box representing the products common to both accounts. Below this box is an arrow leading to a box representing total tourism expenditures for common products. Below is an arrow leading to a box representing the ratios of culture and sport products. Below is an arrow leading to a box representing the distribution of estimates between CSA domains and subdomains. Below is an arrow leading to a box representing tourism spending on culture and sport products.
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