Visitor arrivals to New Zealand up 3% in Sep-2017, departures up 2%

Statistics New Zealand reported (20-Oct-2017) international visitor arrivals to New Zealand for Sep-2017. Details include:

• Total international visitor arrivals: 252,746, +3.1% year-on-year;
  • Oceania: 137,840, +3.3%;
    • Australia: 126,912, +3.9%;
  • Asia: 67,264, +9.9%;
    • China: 30,704, +12.9%;
    • Hong Kong: 3024, +35.0%;
    • Japan: 6336, -2.5%;
    • South Korea: 6688, +25.5%;
    • Malaysia: 4416, -14.6%;
    • Singapore: 3440, -9.3%;
  • Europe: 22,368, -1.6%;
    • UK: 7872, -4.5%;
    • Germany: 4864, -2.6%;
  • Americas: 20,032, -7.9%;
    • USA: 13,232, -12.7%;
    • Canada: 2384, -13.4%;
  • Africa and Middle East: 2912, -11.2%;
    • South Africa: 1200, -21.1%;
• Departures: 273,569, +2.1%. [more - original PR]