International Travel and Migration: November 2008

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  19 December 2008
See also International Travel and Migration: November 2008 – Media release

Highlights

  • Visitor arrivals (219,300) were down 4 percent from November 2007 (228,800).
  • Fewer visitors arrived from Japan (down 6,900), Korea (down 3,800), and China (down 2,400).
  • New Zealand resident departures (155,200) were down 3 percent from November 2007 (159,500).
  • New Zealand residents departed on fewer trips to Australia (down 4,700) and the United States (down 900).
  • Permanent and long-term departures exceeded arrivals by 600 on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Graph, Monthly Net Permanent and Long-term Migration.

 Graph, Monthly Visitor Arrivals.

Geoff Bascand
19 December 2008
Government Statistician ISSN 1179-0407