International Travel and Migration: October 2009

Highlights

Visitor arrivals (187,400) were up 8 percent from October 2008 (173,900). There were more visitors from Australia (up 15,900) and China (up 1,100), but fewer visitors from Korea (down 1,900) and the United Kingdom (down 1,300). Overseas trips by New Zealand residents (176,500) were up less than 1 percent from October 2008 (175,900). New Zealand residents departed on more trips to Australia (up 2,400) and Samoa (up 1,200), but fewer trips to the United Kingdom (down 900). Permanent and long-term arrivals exceeded departures by 2,100 on a seasonally adjusted basis.