International Travel and Migration: October 2010

In October 2010 compared with October 2009:

• Visitor arrivals (184,900) were down 1 percent.
  
• More visitors arrived from Korea (up 1,500), but fewer arrived from Australia (down 6,500) and the United Kingdom (down 1,800).
  
• New Zealand residents departed on 180,600 overseas trips, up 2 percent.
  
• New Zealand residents departed on more trips to China, Malaysia, and the United States (each up 700), but fewer trips to Thailand (down 800).
  

In October 2010:

• Seasonally adjusted permanent and long-term arrivals exceeded departures by 700.