International Travel and Migration: December 2009

Highlights

Visitor arrivals (341,300) were up 6 percent from December 2008 (322,200). There were more visitors from Australia (up 14,000) and the United States (up 2,800), but fewer visitors from China (down 2,300). Overseas trips by New Zealand residents (184,500) were down 1 percent from December 2008 (187,300). New Zealand residents departed on more trips to Australia (up 1,700) and Fiji (up 800), but fewer trips to Hong Kong (down 1,000), and India (down 800). Permanent and long-term arrivals exceeded departures by 1,700 on a seasonally adjusted basis.