Here you will find information that helps to explain current tourism trends, including historic and forecast economic data by country, exchange rate trends, how the age and gender profile of visitors to the UK compares with the resident population of each country and the level of Internet penetration to be found in each country. 

• International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook Excel tool
• Guide to using the IMF World Economic Outlook  
  Twice each year the IMF release a 'World Economic Outlook'.  Our Excel tool enables you to explore both historic data and forecasts for all major countries in terms of economic variables such as Gross Domestic Product, inflation and unemployment, as well as trends and forecasts in the size of each country's population.  You can choose which countries and which years you wish to look at, and view results in either tabular or chart format.  For help on getting the most out of this tool please read our short guide.
  
  
• Exchange rates 
  How much it costs to visit a destination is clearly very important, and this can vary not just because of changes in air fares but also thanks to variations in exchange rates.  Each month we update our Excel tool that allows you to find the latest sterling exchange rate against most leading currencies.  Results can be seen in the form of both a table and two charts, covering trends in the rate itself and how the rate has changed over the past year. 
  
  
• Internet access
  Based on figures from World Internet Stats our Excel tool provides information about the number and percentage of the popluation that have Internet and broadband access for each country worldwide. 
  
  
• Demographic information 
  Compare the age and sex distribution of visitors to the UK from all major markets with the resident population of each country, and explore propensity to visit the UK by age and sex.  This Excel tool contains results in the form of both tables and charts.