The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for February, which continued to show a trend rise in the number of inbound visitors, with Chinese arrivals continuing to boom.
The number of short-term visitor arrivals rose a seasonal 30.2% in February in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures fell by 21.7% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures also jumped to 81.4%:
