Visitor arrivals to New Zealand up 8% in May-2017, departures up 11%

Statistics New Zealand reported (21-Jun-2017) international visitor arrivals to New Zealand up 8% year-on-year in May-2017. Details include:

• Total international visitor arrivals: 209,170, +8.0% year-on-year;
  • Oceania: 97,472, +10.7%;
    • Australia: 86,384, +11.9%;
  • Asia: 65,872, +1.8%;
    • China: 27,568, -5.0%;
    • Malaysia: 5280, +13.4%;
    • Japan: 5152, -7.2%;
    • South Korea: 5008, +3.0%;
    • Singapore: 3584, -3.4%;
    • Hong Kong: 3056, +23.2%;
  • Europe: 17,440, +14.5%;
    • UK: 7552, +18.6%;
    • Germany: 2736, +2.4%;
  • Americas: 23,552, +18.9%;
    • USA: 16,960, +17.4%;
    • Canada: 2624, +5.1%;
  • Africa and Middle East: 2352, -12.0%;
    • South Africa: 928, -19.4%;
• Departures: 233,063, +10.7%. [more - original PR]