International Travel and Migration: December 2009
Highlights
- Visitor arrivals (341,300) were up 6 percent from December 2008 (322,200).
- There were more visitors from Australia (up 14,000) and the United States (up 2,800), but fewer visitors from China (down 2,300).
- Overseas trips by New Zealand residents (184,500) were down 1 percent from December 2008 (187,300).
- New Zealand residents departed on more trips to Australia (up 1,700) and Fiji (up 800), but fewer trips to Hong Kong (down 1,000), and India (down 800).
- Permanent and long-term arrivals exceeded departures by 1,700 on a seasonally adjusted basis.
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| Geoff Bascand |
4 February 2010 |
| Government Statistician |
ISSN 1179-0407 |