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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep '10	Aug '10 to Sep '10	Sep '09 to Sep '10
		'000	% change	% change
Short-term visitor arrivals
	Trend	502.9	1.2	7.7
	Seasonally adjusted	511.4	1.7	. .
	Original	474.9	. .	. .
Short-term resident departures
	Trend	606.7	0.4	12.6
	Seasonally adjusted	608.0	2.1	. .
	Original	725.8	. .	. .
. . not applicable

Visitor arrivals, Short-term

Resident departures, Short-term

• Trend estimates: Short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during September 2010 (502,900 movements) increased 1.2% compared with August 2010 (496,700 movements). This followed similar monthly increases of 1.2% in July 2010 and 1.3% in August 2010. The current trend estimate for arrivals is 7.7% higher than in September 2009.
• Seasonally adjusted estimates: During September 2010, short-term visitor arrivals (511,400 movements) recorded an increase of 1.7% compared with August 2010 502,600 movements). This followed a monthly decrease of 1.0% for July 2010 and an increase of 3.3% for August 2010.
• Original estimates: There were 474,900 short-term visitor arrivals to Australia in September 2010.

• Trend estimates: Short-term resident departures from Australia during September 2010 (606,700 movements) increased 0.4% compared with August 2010 (604,100 movements). This followed monthly increases of 1.0% for July 2010 and 0.8% for August 2010. The current trend estimate for departures is 12.6% higher than in September 2009.
• Seasonally adjusted estimates: During September 2010, short-term resident departures (608,000 movements) increased by 2.1% compared with August 2010 (595,800 movements). This followed monthly decreases of 2.3% for July and 1.1% for August 2010.
• Original estimates: There were 725,800 short-term resident departures from Australia during September 2010.