The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for May, 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 0.7% in May in trend terms, whereas short-term resident departures fell by 0.1% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures also rose to 80.6%, which was the highest level since February 2011 (see next chart).
