THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOUSHOLD CONSUMPTION AND ACTIVITIES OF TOURISM IN RN MACEDONIA

Abstract

In the structure of modern economies there are two main trends: the relative increase in tertiary (service) activities in total aggregate product (GDP) and the dominant share of personal consumption (C) in total national income (Y). Considering this fact, a paper’s goal is to examine the structure of household consumption. In particular, the paper explores the impact of household consumption in tourism activities, and vice versa. The paper attempts to alert the need for use of household consumption in the formation of the model of statistical measurement of domestic tourism consumption. Household consumption in RN Macedonia is directly affected by the indicators of income and living conditions. In the area of tourism activities that is expressed through travel (vacation) data.