Overseas arrivals crash towards zero

Leith van Onselen

Friday, 14 August 2020

The ABS has received short-term arrivals data for June, which has plunged to near zero:

Visitors arriving in Australia for a short-term trip in June 2020 (original estimates):

Decreased 99.2% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year
Reported a total of 5,400 trips

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.