Visitor arrivals to New Zealand up 2% in Aug-2019

Statistics New Zealand reported (15-Oct-2019) visitor arrivals to New Zealand for Aug-2019. Details include:

• Visitor arrivals: 251,131, +1.8% year-on-year;
  • Oceania: 132,273, +3.9%;
    • Australia: 120,235, +5.1%;
  • Asia: 70,013, -4.2%;
    • China: 29,327, -7.0%;
    • Japan: 9503, -4.8%;
    • South Korea: 4460, -3.9%;
    • Hong Kong: 4057, -6.1%;
    • Taiwan: 3846, +83.5%;
  • Americas: 20,047, +2.1%;
    • US: 14,579, +6.8%;
    • Canada: 2609, stable;
  • Europe: 20,007, -4.2%;
    • UK: 8020, -4.3%;
    • Germany: 2905, -3.9%;
  • Africa and the Middle East: 3858, +8.6%. [more - original PR]