US DATA: Commerce Dept says real spending on travel and tourism
decreased at an annual rate of 1.0 percent in the third quarter of 2011
after increasing 3.2 percent (revised) in the second quarter. By
comparison, growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.0
percent (second estimate) in the third quarter after increasing 1.3
percent in the second quarter. See
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/tournewsrelease.htm