Visitor arrivals to New Zealand up 7% in Nov-2018

Statistics New Zealand reported (25-Jan-2019) international visitor arrivals to New Zealand for Nov-2018. Details include:

• Total international visitor arrivals: 385,782, +7.1% year-on-year;
  • Oceania: 148,998, +6.3%;
    • Australia: 131,245, +6.4%;
  • Asia: 99,949, +0.5%;
    • China: 39,948, -4.4%;
    • Japan: 9092, -13.4%;
    • South Korea: 8839, -5.1%;
    • Singapore: 8475, +1.9%;
    • Malaysia: 8053, +14.4%;
    • Hong Kong: 4726, -0.9%;
  • Europe: 63,818, +3.1%;
    • UK: 23,626, +3.7%;
    • Germany: 12,242, +3.1%;
  • Americas: 55,119, +7.3%;
    • US: 41,429, +8.2%;
    • Canada: 8848, +13.3%;
  • Africa and Middle East: 4806, +12.9%. [more - original PR]