3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Oct 2017 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/12/2017   
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SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS

In trend terms, short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during October 2017 (755,300 movements) increased 0.2% when compared with September 2017 (753,700 movements). Currently, short-term visitor arrivals are 6.8% higher than in October 2016.

SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS, Australia
Graph: Short-Term Visitor Arrivals, Australia


The following table presents the top ten source countries (based on original estimates) for short-term visitor arrivals during October 2017. When trend estimates for short-term visitor arrivals for October 2016 and October 2017 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for China (20.0%), followed by India (18.8%), and Hong Kong (18.5%). The highest percentage decrease was recorded for the United Kingdom (-6.1%).



Short-term Visitor Arrivals, Australia - October 2017
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Sep '17 to Oct '17
Oct '16 to Oct '17
Country of Residence(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
New Zealand
115.5
118.4
139.8
0.8
1.9
China
124.9
125.7
100.6
0.9
20.0
United States
64.3
64.4
61.2
-0.9
3.4
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
56.6
57.7
57.9
-0.9
-6.1
Singapore
38.4
39.2
35.6
0.3
7.1
Japan
35.6
35.4
35.1
0.0
0.3
Malaysia
35.8
34.1
30.2
-0.6
4.5
South Korea
28.4
29.4
27.8
3.7
16.7
India
27.4
27.2
24.1
1.2
18.8
Hong Kong
24.9
25.2
22.1
-0.1
18.5
(a) Top 10 source countries based on original estimates.


SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS

In trend terms, short-term resident returns to Australia during October 2017 (884,200 movements) was steady at 0.0% when compared with September 2017 (884,000 movements). Currently, short-term resident returns are 4.8% higher than in October 2016.

SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS, Australia
Graph: Short-Term Resident Returns, Australia

The following table presents the top ten destination countries (based on original estimates) for short-term resident returns in October 2017. When trend estimates for short-term resident returns for October 2016 and October 2017 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for Italy (14.0%), followed by China (13.2%), and Japan (9.4%).The highest percentage decreases were recorded for Indonesia (-5.6%), Fiji (-4.7%) and United States (-1.6%).


Short-term Resident Returns, Australia - October 2017
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Sep '17 to Oct '17
Oct '16 to Oct '17
Country of Stay(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
United States
89.1
86.5
118.2
-0.7
-1.6
New Zealand
116.2
117.3
115.8
-0.3
0.4
Indonesia
97.2
93.9
110.9
-1.1
-5.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
51.9
52.3
74.5
0.2
4.0
China
45.3
45.5
61.5
-0.5
13.2
Thailand
49.6
49.4
57.5
-0.1
9.1
Singapore
33.6
35.9
42.0
1.4
0.9
Italy
18.7
19.2
41.4
-0.4
14.0
Japan
33.5
33.8
40.0
-0.3
9.4
Fiji
28.4
28.7
36.1
-0.5
-4.7
(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.