The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday 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 fell 5.8% in August in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures fell by 6.6% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures rose to 80.4%:
