The total expenditure of foreign tourists who visited Catalonia during the month of January of this year 2018 was 912 million euros, which represents an increase of 11.1% compared to the same month of the previous year.
This is indicated by the data published recently by the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat).
In January 2017, foreign visitors to Catalonia spent a total of 820 million euros, a figure that increased by 92 million in January of this year.
By country, the visitors who spent the most money in Catalonia last January were those from the United States, with a total of 105 million, 31.7% more than in January of last year. France ranked second in spending with 88 million euros, practically identical to that of a year ago.
Another figure that also improved in January was the average daily expenditure per foreign visitor, which amounted to 176 euros, representing an increase of 7.5%.