The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for July, 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 23.1% in July in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures fell by 5.3% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures was flat at 80.1%:
