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 visitors, with both Chinese arrivals and student arrivals hitting an all-time high.
The number of short-term visitor arrivals rose a seasonal 19.7% in July in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures fell by 3.7% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures fell to 81.4%: