International Travel and Migration: October 2012

Because of the impact of the Rugby World Cup on travel in October 2011, we compared October 2012 figures with October 2010:   

• Visitor arrivals (184,200) were down 700. The biggest changes were in arrivals from:
  • China (up 6,700)
  • Korea (down 1,400) 
  • Japan (down 1,700)
  • the United Kingdom (down 2,000).
• Overseas trips by New Zealand residents (190,100) were up 9,500. The biggest changes were in departures to:
  • Fiji (up 1,800)
  • the United States (up 1,400).

In October 2012:

• Seasonally adjusted figures showed a net gain of 300 migrants.