The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for March, which continued to show a trend rise in the number of inbound tourists, although Chinese arrivals continue to taper-off.
The number of short-term visitor arrivals rose 0.3% in March in trend terms, whereas short-term resident departures rose by 0.4% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures also rose to 79.4%, which was the highest level since April 2011 (see next chart).
