The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for February, which continued to show a trend rise in the number of inbound tourists, with Chinese arrivals continuing to boom.
The number of short-term visitor arrivals rose 0.3% in February in trend terms, whereas short-term resident departures rose by 0.3% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures also rose to 84.2%, which was the highest level since May 2010 (see next chart).
