Visitor arrivals to New Zealand down 1% in Jan-2018

Statistics New Zealand reported (08-Mar-2018) international visitor arrivals to New Zealand for Jan-2018. Details include:

• Total international visitor arrivals: 379,228, -0.5% year-on-year;
  • Oceania: 144,672, +2.7%;
    • Australia: 131,072, +2.6%;
  • Asia: 83,792, -15.8%;
    • China: 37,280, -31.1%;
    • South Korea: 14,016, +11.3%;
    • Japan: 9312, +2.3%;
    • Hong Kong: 3184, -32.8%;
    • Singapore: 2384, -12.4%;
    • Malaysia: 1744, -35.5%;
  • Europe: 87,792, +4.2%;
    • UK: 37,152, +5.1%;
    • Germany: 15,872, -0.5%;
  • Americas: 55,296, +14.4%;
    • USA: 38,080, +11.2%;
    • Canada: 9184, +15.5%;
  • Africa and Middle East: 4848, +17.9%;
    • South Africa: 1264, +2.6%. [more - original PR]