3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Feb 2018 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/04/2018   
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SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS

In trend terms, short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during February 2018 (752,700 movements) remained steady at 0.0% when compared with January 2018 (752,600 movements). Currently, short-term visitor arrivals are 4.8% higher than in February 2017.

SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS, Australia
Short-term Visitor Arrivals, Australia


The following table presents the top ten source countries (based on original estimates) for short-term visitor arrivals during February 2018. When trend estimates for short-term visitor arrivals for February 2017 and February 2018 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for India (19.3%), followed by the United States (10.3%) and Hong Kong (7.4%). The highest percentage decreases were recorded for Malaysia (-9.4%), Singapore (-5.2%) and South Korea (-0.2%).


Short-term Visitor Arrivals, Australia - February 2018
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Jan '18 to Feb '18
Feb '17 to Feb '18
Country of Residence(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
China
115.2
119.7
226.9
0.0
6.8
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
64.3
63.0
85.7
0.8
5.1
United States
70.2
68.5
84.1
1.3
10.3
New Zealand
113.4
113.6
83.7
-0.1
1.0
Japan
37.5
36.7
42.6
0.4
3.3
Hong Kong
23.9
24.3
34.1
-1.2
7.4
Singapore
34.4
35.0
32.3
-1.5
-5.2
Malaysia
29.3
30.2
30.6
-3.2
-9.4
India
27.8
27.1
28.0
0.6
19.3
South Korea
24.1
23.1
26.2
-3.4
-0.2
(a) Top 10 source countries based on original estimates.


SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS

In trend terms, short-term resident returns to Australia during February 2018 (883,300 movements) decreased 0.1% when compared with January 2018 (884,400 movements). Currently, short-term resident returns are 1.1% higher than in February 2017.

SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS, Australia
Short-term Resident returns, Australia

The following table presents the top ten destination countries (based on original estimates) for short-term resident returns in February 2018. When trend estimates for short-term resident returns for February 2017 and February 2018 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for Vietnam (23.0%), followed by Japan (13.1%) and India (12.7%).The highest percentage decreases were recorded for Indonesia (-5.6%), Singapore (-5.0%) and New Zealand (-2.5%).


Short-term Resident Returns, Australia - February 2018
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Jan '18 to Feb '18
Feb '17 to Feb '18
Country of Stay(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
New Zealand
116.9
117.1
116.9
-0.3
-2.5
Indonesia
94.9
101.6
77.0
0.5
-5.6
United States
88.8
87.3
61.0
0.0
-2.4
India
32.8
32.8
47.2
0.4
12.7
Japan
36.2
35.8
45.6
0.2
13.1
Thailand
49.1
48.2
37.9
-0.5
5.9
China
43.8
41.5
34.0
-1.1
-0.7
Singapore
33.2
31.2
24.9
-1.7
-5.0
Vietnam
27.9
20.4
23.8
-0.7
23.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
55.0
54.4
23.0
0.9
3.0
(a) Top 10 destination countries based on original estimates.

STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The above statistics are based on a sample and are subject to sampling error. Care should be taken when interpreting the impact of numeric and/or percentage change. See paragraphs 10 and 11 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail.