MAIN FEATURES
TREND ESTIMATES
The trend estimate for short-term visitor arrivals to Australia for October 2007 (471,800 movements) increased by 0.2% compared with September 2007 (470,800 movements). This followed no monthly percentage change for both August 2007 and September 2007.
Currently, short-term visitor arrivals are 1.4% higher than in October 2006.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
The seasonally adjusted estimate for short-term visitor arrivals to Australia for October 2007 (469,900 movements) decreased by 1.2% compared with September 2007 (475,600 movements). This followed a monthly increase of 3.7% for August 2007 and a monthly decrease of 0.1% for September 2007.
Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia

ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
In original movement terms there were an estimated 476,000 short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during October 2007.
TABLE 1: SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS, AUSTRALIA(a) - October 2007 |
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 | Oct 07 | Sep 07 to Oct 07 | Oct 06 to Oct 07 |  |
 | '000 | % change | % change |  |
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Trend | 471.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |  |
Seasonally adjusted | 469.9 | -1.2 | . . |  |
Original | 476.0 | . . | . . |  |
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. . not applicable |
(a) Data for the most recent month are statistically modelled on passport movements and past arrival trends from passenger cards. Monthly estimates prior to the most recent month are based on passenger card data. Time series data for months earlier than those presented in this table are available as time series spreadsheets from the ABS website. Trend and seasonally adjusted estimates may be revised each month. See Explanatory Notes 14 to 19. |
TABLE 2: SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS, AUSTRALIA - Country of Residence(a) |
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 |  | Trend | Seasonally Adjusted | Original |  |
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 |  | Sep 07 | Oct 07 | Sep 07 to Oct 07 | Oct 06 to Oct 07 | Sep 07 | Oct 07 | Sep 07 to Oct 07 | Oct 07 |  |
Country of residence | '000 | '000 | % change | % change | '000 | '000 | % change | '000 |  |
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Oceania & Antarctica |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | New Zealand | 94.5 | 93.8 | -0.7 | 3.9 | 94.4 | 95.5 | 1.2 | 107.0 |  |
 | Total | 106.1 | 105.6 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 106.2 | 107.8 | 1.6 | 118.2 |  |
North-West Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Germany | 12.6 | 12.5 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 12.9 | 12.0 | -6.6 | 14.8 |  |
 | Netherlands | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | -2.7 | 5.5 |  |
 | Sweden | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | -1.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3.3 |  |
 | Switzerland | 3.4 | 3.2 | -3.1 | -6.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 10.3 | 3.7 |  |
 | United Kingdom | 57.3 | 57.7 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 57.8 | 58.4 | 0.9 | 58.5 |  |
 | Total | 98.8 | 99.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 99.6 | 99.4 | -0.2 | 105.8 |  |
Southern & Eastern Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Italy | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -0.7 | 4.7 |  |
 | Total | 11.5 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 11.7 | -2.9 | 12.2 |  |
North Africa & the Middle East |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Total | 7.4 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 19.6 | 6.4 |  |
South-East Asia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Indonesia | 7.5 | 7.4 | -1.0 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | -7.8 | 12.2 |  |
 | Malaysia | 12.0 | 11.6 | -3.0 | -10.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | -2.9 | 11.3 |  |
 | Philippines | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -0.7 | 4.1 |  |
 | Singapore | 21.0 | 20.4 | -2.8 | -8.4 | 21.6 | 17.8 | -17.7 | 16.7 |  |
 | Thailand | 7.7 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 27.5 | 9.0 | 6.8 | -24.4 | 7.7 |  |
 | Total | 55.6 | 54.9 | -1.3 | 0.5 | 57.4 | 50.3 | -12.3 | 56.0 |  |
North-East Asia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | China | 30.3 | 30.6 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 31.1 | 29.6 | -4.7 | 25.8 |  |
 | Japan | 48.2 | 48.6 | 0.8 | -8.9 | 47.5 | 48.2 | 1.5 | 46.8 |  |
 | Korea | 21.1 | 20.9 | -1.1 | -10.9 | 20.9 | 20.6 | -1.5 | 19.9 |  |
 | Taiwan | 8.6 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 14.0 | 9.9 | 8.9 | -10.3 | 7.7 |  |
 | Total | 120.8 | 121.6 | 0.6 | -2.9 | 122.0 | 119.6 | -1.9 | 110.6 |  |
Americas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Canada | 10.2 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 10.3 | -7.5 | 9.6 |  |
 | United States of America | 38.7 | 39.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 38.9 | 40.3 | 3.6 | 36.3 |  |
 | Total | 53.6 | 54.3 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 54.8 | 55.6 | 1.6 | 50.8 |  |
Sub-Saharan Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | South Africa | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 |  |
 | Total | 6.7 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 6.1 |  |
Total(b) | 470.8 | 471.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 475.6 | 469.9 | -1.2 | 476.0 |  |
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(a) Data for the most recent month are statistically modelled on passport movements and past arrival trends from passenger cards. Monthly estimates prior to the most recent month are based on passenger card data. Time series data for months earlier than those presented in this table are available as time series spreadsheets from the ABS website. Trend and seasonally adjusted estimates may be revised each month. See Explanatory Notes 14 to 19. |
(b) Includes Southern and Central Asia and not stated/inadequately described. |