3401.0.55.001 - Short-term Visitor Arrival Estimates, Australia, Jun 2005  
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DATA NOTES

The estimates presented in this publication provide an early indication of short-term visitor arrival movements prior to final data becoming available for the reference month. Monthly data prior to the reference month are final estimates. The ABS encourages users of these data to refer to the ABS monthly publication, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0) for final ABS estimates of short-term visitor arrivals for the reference period. Final estimates for June 2005 will be released on 4 August 2005.


This publication contains movement data. Care should be taken when interpreting this movement data as 'people'. See paragraph 6 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail.


Calculations of percentage and numeric change as shown in the Main Features of this publication are based on unrounded data. See paragraph 10 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail.


Original estimates are influenced by seasonal and one-off or irregular factors which can distort interpretations of the underlying growth in the series. Therefore, the ABS encourages the use of the trend estimates for time series analysis. See the Demography Working Paper 2004/2 - Interpretation and Use of Overseas Arrivals and Departures Estimates (cat. no. 3106.0.55.002).


Trend and seasonally adjusted estimates at the current end of the series are subject to revision due to additional original information becoming available. See paragraphs 14 and 17 of the Explanatory Notes.



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

As advised in the previous issue of this publication time series spreadsheets released in association with this product are now presented in Excel format.



INQUIRIES

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MAIN FEATURES


TREND ESTIMATES

The trend estimate for short-term visitor arrivals to Australia for June 2005 (450,200 movements) decreased by 0.7% compared with May 2005 (453,600 movements). This followed monthly decreases of 0.6% for April 2005 and 0.7% for May 2005.


Currently, short-term visitor arrivals are 2.4% lower than when the series last peaked in February 2005 (461,100 movements). Prior to that month, short-term visitor arrivals had increased each month from February 2004 (424,900 movements).



SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES

The seasonally adjusted estimate for short-term visitor arrivals to Australia for June 2005 (450,300 movements) increased by 1.7% compared with May 2005 (442,900 movements). This followed monthly decreases of 1.8% for April 2005 and 3.5% for May 2005.

Visitor arrivals, Short-term
Graph: Visitor arrivals Short-term




ORIGINAL ESTIMATES

In original movement terms there were an estimated 379,300 short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during June 2005.

TABLE 1: SHORT-TERM MOVEMENT, VISITOR ARRIVALS(a) - June 2005
Jun 05
May 05 to Jun 05
Jun 04 to Jun 05
'000
% change
% change
Trend
450.2
-0.7
3.9
Seasonally adjusted
450.3
1.7
. .
Original
379.3
. .
. .
. . not applicable
(a) Trend and seasonally adjusted estimates may be revised each month. See paragraphs 14 and 17 of Explanatory Notes.

TABLE 2: SHORT-TERM MOVEMENT(a), VISITOR ARRIVALS - Country of Residence(b)
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
May 05
Jun 05
May 05 to Jun 05
Jun 04 to Jun 05
May 05
Jun 05
May 05 to Jun 05
Jun 05
Country of residence
'000
'000
% change
% change
'000
'000
% change
'000
OCEANIA AND ANTARCTICA
New Zealand
93.7
93.4
-0.3
7.5
94.4
88.8
-5.9
91.3
Total
104.4
104.1
-0.3
7.4
105.9
99.0
-6.5
99.8
NORTH-WEST EUROPE
Germany
11.7
11.7
-0.6
2.0
11.4
12.0
4.7
6.3
Netherlands
4.2
4.2
0.2
5.7
4.0
4.3
7.1
2.4
Sweden
3.0
3.0
0.3
10.5
3.2
3.0
-4.0
1.6
Switzerland
3.5
3.4
-1.6
0.4
3.5
3.3
-4.9
1.5
United Kingdom
59.4
58.7
-1.2
1.4
56.1
59.7
6.4
31.1
Total
98.2
97.2
-1.0
2.4
94.0
99.6
6.0
55.9
SOUTHERN & EASTERN EUROPE
Italy
4.1
4.0
-0.5
6.3
3.6
4.4
22.4
3.0
Total
9.9
9.8
-1.3
6.5
9.0
10.3
15.5
6.9
NORTH AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
Total
5.6
5.6
-0.6
2.8
5.6
5.6
-0.5
4.7
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Indonesia
7.1
7.1
-0.1
-4.7
6.7
7.0
3.7
6.6
Malaysia
14.0
14.0
-
-4.8
14.5
13.9
-4.2
10.7
Philippines
2.9
2.9
0.6
10.7
2.9
2.8
-3.2
2.4
Singapore
23.1
23.1
0.1
15.6
22.6
22.9
1.2
30.9
Thailand
6.5
6.5
0.4
2.7
6.2
6.8
11.1
4.7
Total
55.7
55.8
0.1
5.1
55.2
55.9
1.2
57.8
NORTH-EAST ASIA
China
20.3
19.7
-2.8
-1.0
(c)n.p.
(c)n.p.
(c)n.p.
14.3
Japan
51.7
49.9
-3.6
-12.4
48.8
50.4
3.4
41.5
Korea
22.6
23.1
2.3
29.7
22.0
23.3
6.3
18.3
Taiwan
9.4
9.5
1.4
14.8
7.9
9.6
21.2
9.3
Total
117.5
115.8
-1.4
1.5
111.8
117.6
5.2
95.1
AMERICAS
Canada
9.0
9.0
0.2
4.8
9.0
8.8
-1.9
4.9
United States of America
37.6
37.2
-1.0
0.3
36.9
37.1
0.5
40.5
Total
49.5
49.1
-0.7
2.3
48.8
48.9
0.2
47.7
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
South Africa
4.4
4.4
0.7
4.2
4.5
4.6
2.3
3.8
Total
5.9
6.0
0.8
6.4
5.9
6.3
6.0
5.0
Total(d)
453.6
450.2
-0.7
3.9
442.9
450.3
1.7
379.3
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

(a) This table presents a summary of the most recent overseas arrivals and departures estimates. Time series data for months earlier than those presented in this table are available as AusStats time series spreadsheets.
(b) Data for the current month are statistically modelled on passport movements and past arrival trends from passenger cards. Monthly data prior to the current month are estimates based on passenger card data.
(c) Seasonally adjusted data for short-term visitor arrivals from China are of an unpublishable standard.
(d) Includes Southern and Central Asia and not stated/inadequately described.