The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for August, 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 0.5% in August in trend terms, whereas short-term resident departures rose by 0.6% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures also rose to 81.7%, which was the highest level since December 2010 (see next chart).
