Activity 3

3+ Hour Day Visits Summary

• 3+ hour day visits in Great Britain for the three months to August 2017 decreased by -1% compared to the same period in 2016 to 811 million visits.
• The value of these visits decreased by -1% for the three months against the same period last year to £24.1 billion.
• Year to date, volume is down by -4% to 2 billion 3+ hour visits and value decreased by -1% to £57.3 billion.
• In England, volume declined by -3% in the three months to August 2017 to 671 million. Similarly, the value of these visits decreased, by -4%, to £19.2 billion.
• Year to date the volume of day visits in England decreased relative to the same period in 2016 by -5%, to 1.7 billion and the value decreased by -4% to £46.1 billion.

Study the information in the slide and answer the questions below.

From the information above it would appear that in 2017 there were less day visits lasting 3 hours or more than there were in 2016.  Is this good news or bad?