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MARCH KEY FIGURES

		Mar '10	Feb '10 to Mar '10	Mar '09 to Mar '10
		'000	% change	% change
Short-term visitor arrivals
	Trend	489.7	0.3	4.9
	Seasonally adjusted	494.5	1.5	. .
	Original	528.3	. .	. .
Short-term resident departures
	Trend(a)	569.2	0.9	21.7
	Seasonally adjusted	586.7	5.9	. .
	Original	558.7	. .	. .
. . not applicable
(a) Break in trend series from April 2009 - see Explanatory Notes, para 25.

Visitor arrivals, Short-term

Resident departures, Short-term

• Trend estimates: Short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during March 2010 (489,700 movements) increased 0.3% compared with February 2010 (488,100 movements). This followed monthly increases of 0.5% for January 2010 and 0.4% for February 2010.
• Currently, trend estimates for arrivals are 4.9% higher than in March 2009.
• Seasonally adjusted estimates: During March 2010, arrivals (494,500 movements) recorded an increase of 1.5% compared with February 2010 (487,200 movements). This followed a monthly decrease of 0.8% for January 2010 and a monthly increase of 1.0% for February 2010.
• Original estimates: There were 528,300 arrivals to Australia in March 2010.

• Trend estimates: Short-term resident departures from Australia during March 2010 (569,200 movements) increased 0.9% compared with February 2010 (564,200 movements). This followed monthly increases of 0.8% for January 2010 and 0.9% for February 2010.
• Currently, trend estimates for departures are 21.7% higher than in March 2009. Note that trend breaks were introduced from April 2009 - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 25.
• Seasonally adjusted estimates: During March 2010, departures (586,700 movements) increased by 5.9% compared with February 2010 (554,100 movements). This followed a monthly increase of 1.2% for January 2010 and a monthly decrease of 0.5% for February 2010.
• Original estimates: There were 558,700 departures from Australia during March 2010.