The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for January, 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 dived by a seasonal 30.9% in January in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures fell by 30.1% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures also fell to 80.9%:
