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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

		Aug '10	Jul '10 to Aug '10	Aug '09 to Aug '10
		'000	% change	% change
Short-term visitor arrivals
	Trend	487.9	0.6	5.6
	Seasonally adjusted	497.5	2.7	. .
	Original	453.4	. .	. .
Short-term resident departures
	Trend	602.9	0.7	13.4
	Seasonally adjusted	595.2	-1.2	. .
	Original	582.6	. .	. .
. . not applicable

Visitor arrivals, Short-term

Resident departures, Short-term

• Trend estimates: Short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during August 2010 (487,900 movements) increased 0.6% compared with July 2010 (485,200 movements). This followed similar monthly increases of 0.4% in June 2010 and 0.6% in July 2010. The current trend estimate for arrivals is 5.6% higher than in August 2009.
• Seasonally adjusted estimates: During August 2010, short-term visitor arrivals (497,500 movements) recorded an increase of 2.7% compared with July 2010 (484,200 movements). This followed a monthly increase of 2.5% for June 2010 and a decrease of 1.2% for July 2010.
• Original estimates: There were 453,400 short-term visitor arrivals to Australia in August 2010.

• Trend estimates: Short-term resident departures from Australia during August 2010 (602,900 movements) increased 0.7% compared with July 2010 (598,500 movements). This followed monthly increases of 1.2% for June 2010 and 1.0% for July 2010. The current trend estimate for departures is 13.4% higher than in August 2009.
• Seasonally adjusted estimates: During August 2010, short-term resident departures (595,200 movements) decreased by 1.2% compared with July 2010 (602,300 movements). This followed a monthly increase of 6.3% for June and a decrease of 2.0% for July 2010.
• Original estimates: There were 582,600 short-term resident departures from Australia during August 2010.