1. The 2019 review of the seasonally adjusted and trend series of short-term overseas visitor arrivals and short-term Australian resident returns has been undertaken. The Time Series Spreadsheets (Tables 1, 3, 4, 7 & 8) and their historical data have been revised and released in this issue. In preparation for this change, the list of countries and series IDs were updated in the previous issue and are set out in the tables below. The list of countries were updated to reflect current travel trends. The ABS performs a series review at regular intervals.
The method for calculating trend estimates has also changed. The new method improved trend estimates by removing the "ripple" effects, which tend to be more inherent in the previous trend series for smaller series and lower level estimates. The result of removing these "ripple" effects is trend estimates which are less volatile and less prone to revisions over time. An article prepared for the March 2018 issue of Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) explaining the new method can be accessed here: Improvements to Trend Estimation
List of countries to be output in time series spreadsheets as of July 2019
| Short-term Visitors Arriving (STVA) |  | Short-term Residents Returning (STRR) |
| Original Series ID | Seasonally Adjusted Series ID | Trend
Series ID | Country Name | | Original Series ID | Seasonally Adjusted Series ID | Trend
Series ID | Country Name |
A85375607R | A85375293K | | New Zealand | | A85377176K | A85376862T | | New Zealand |
A85375691T | A85375377V | | New Caledonia | | A85377260A | A85376946A | | New Caledonia |
A85375845W | A85375531F | | Papua New Guinea | | A85377411X | A85377097L | | Papua New Guinea |
A85375692V | A85375378W | | Vanuatu | | A85377261C | A85376947C | | Vanuatu |
A85375605K | A85375291F | | Fiji | | A85377177L | A85376863V | | Fiji |
A85375645C | A85375331L | | Other Oceania and Antarctica | | A85377340A | A85377026C | | Samoa |
A85375602C | A85375288T | | Total Oceania and Antarctica | | A85377215R | A85376901W | | Other Oceania and Antarctica |
A85375641V | A85375327W | | UK, CIs & IOM | | A85377172A | A85376858A | | Total Oceania and Antarctica |
A85375568K | A85375254V | | Ireland | | A85377212J | A85376898V | | UK, CIs & IOM |
A85375693W | A85375379X | | Austria | | A85377135R | A85376821W | | Ireland |
A85375569L | A85375255W | | Belgium | | A85377266R | A85376952W | | Austria |
A85375772V | A85375458W | | France | | A85377338R | A85377024X | | France |
A85375808K | A85375494F | | Germany | | A85377378J | A85377064T | | Germany |
A85375768C | A85375454L | | Netherlands | | A85377342F | A85377028J | | Netherlands |
A85375642W | A85375328X | | Switzerland | | A85377216T | A85376902X | | Switzerland |
A85375810W | A85375496K | | Denmark | | A85377219X | A85376905F | | Sweden |
A85375570W | A85375256X | | Finland | | A85377414F | A85377100R | | Other North-West Europe |
A85375736K | A85375422V | | Norway | | A85377301K | A85376987W | | Total North-West Europe |
A85375646F | A85375332R | | Sweden | | A85377265L | A85376951V | | Italy |
A85375842R | A85375528T | | Other North-West Europe | | A85377220J | A85376906J | A85377848R | Portugal |
A85375731X | A85375417A | | Total North-West Europe | | A85377217V | A85376903A | | Spain |
A85375689F | A85375375R | | Italy | | A85377379K | A85377065V | | Croatia |
A85375649L | A85375335W | | Spain | | A85377345L | A85377031W | | Greece |
A85375737L | A85375423W | | Poland | | A85377305V | A85376991L | | Poland |
A85375773W | A85375459X | | Russian Federation | | A85377337L | A85377023W | | Russian Federation |
A85375771T | A85375457V | | Other Southern and Eastern Europe | | A85377336K | A85377022V | | Other Southern and Eastern Europe |
A85375603F | A85375289V | | Total Southern and Eastern Europe | | A85377173C | A85376859C | | Total Southern and Eastern Europe |
A85375839A | A85375525K | | Iran | | A85377412A | A85377098R | A85378040T | Iran |
A85375809L | A85375495J | | Israel | | A85377380V | A85377066W | | Israel |
A85375734F | A85375420R | | Saudi Arabia | | A85377381W | A85377067X | | Lebanon |
A85375608T | A85375294L | | United Arab Emirates | | A85377179T | A85376865X | | Turkey |
A85375812A | A85375498R | | Other North Africa and the Middle East | | A85377175J | A85376861R | | United Arab Emirates |
A85375639J | A85375325T | | Total North Africa and the Middle East | | A85377382X | A85377068A | | Other North Africa and the Middle East |
A85375690R | A85375376T | | Cambodia | | A85377209V | A85376895L | | Total North Africa and the Middle East |
A85375609V | A85375295R | | Thailand | | A85377263J | A85376949J | | Cambodia |
A85375766X | A85375452J | | Vietnam | | A85377180A | A85376866A | | Thailand |
A85375840K | A85375526L | | Indonesia | | A85377341C | A85377027F | | Vietnam |
A85375694X | A85375380J | | Malaysia | | A85377413C | A85377099T | | Indonesia |
A85375571X | A85375257A | | Philippines | | A85377262F | A85376948F | | Malaysia |
A85375697F | A85375383R | | Singapore | | A85377139X | A85376825F | | Philippines |
A85375643X | A85375329A | | Other South-East Asia | | A85377264K | A85376950T | | Singapore |
A85375732A | A85375418C | | Total South-East Asia | | A85377221K | A85376907K | | Other South-East Asia |
A85375770R | A85375456T | | China | | A85377302L | A85376988X | | Total South-East Asia |
A85375769F | A85375455R | | Hong Kong | | A85377343J | A85377029K | | China |
A85375647J | A85375333T | | Taiwan | | A85377344K | A85377030V | | Hong Kong |
A85375565C | A85375251L | | Japan | | A85377222L | A85376908L | | Taiwan |
A85375566F | A85375252R | | Korea, South | | A85377136T | A85376822X | | Japan |
A85375841L | A85375527R | | Other North-East Asia | | A85377137V | A85376823A | | Korea, South |
A85375837W | A85375523F | | Total North-East Asia | | A85377410W | A85377096K | | Other North-East Asia |
A85375604J | A85375290C | | Bangladesh | | A85377407J | A85377093C | | Total North-East Asia |
A85375843T | A85375529V | | India | | A85377178R | A85376864W | | Bangladesh |
A85375846X | A85375532J | | Nepal | | A85377415J | A85377101T | | India |
A85375606L | A85375292J | | Pakistan | | A85377416K | A85377102V | | Nepal |
A85375567J | A85375253T | | Sri Lanka | | A85377174F | A85376860L | | Pakistan |
A85375644A | A85375330K | | Other Southern and Central Asia | | A85377138W | A85376824C | | Sri Lanka |
A85375836V | A85375522C | | Total Southern and Central Asia | | A85377213K | A85376899W | | Other Southern and Central Asia |
A85375695A | A85375381K | | Canada | | A85377406F | A85377092A | | Total Southern and Central Asia |
A85375650W | A85375336X | | United States of America | | A85377259T | A85376945X | | Canada |
A85375767A | A85375453K | | Argentina | | A85377218W | A85376904C | | United States of America |
A85375651X | A85375337A | | Brazil | | A85377214L | A85376900V | | Brazil |
A85375648K | A85375334V | | Chile | | A85377211F | A85376897T | | Chile |
A85375696C | A85375382L | | Colombia | | A85377339T | A85377025A | | Peru |
A85375844V | A85375530C | | Mexico | | A85377409L | A85377095J | | Mexico |
A85375733C | A85375419F | | Other Americas | | A85377304T | A85376990K | | Other Americas |
A85375838X | A85375524J | | Total Americas | | A85377408K | A85377094F | | Total Americas |
A85375811X | A85375497L | | South Africa | | A85377383A | A85377069C | | South Africa |
A85375735J | A85375421T | | Other Sub-Saharan Africa | | A85377303R | A85376989A | | Other Sub-Saharan Africa |
A85375564A | A85375250K | | Total Sub-Saharan Africa | | A85377134L | A85376820V | | Total Sub-Saharan Africa |
A85375847A | A85375533K | | Total (Country of stay/residence) | | A85377417L | A85377103W | | Total (Country of stay/residence) |
2. For further information about the data, including updates or changes, see the Explanatory Notes section of this issue and the related Appendices such as Data Quality Issues.
3. Short-term arrival movements are based on a sample and are subject to sampling error. See paragraphs 10 and 11 of the Explanatory Notes section of this issue.
4. Occasionally situations occur that necessitate breaks being applied to the trend series. For an overview of the breaks currently included in the trend series, see paragraphs 30-31 of the Explanatory Notes section of this issue.
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