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.
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| Geoff Bascand |
23 November 2009 |
| Government Statistician |
ISSN 1179-0407 |