Overseas arrivals near zero in August

Monday 14 September 2020

The ABS has released provisional short-term arrivals and departures data for August, which has plunged to near zero:

All overseas arrivals to Australia in August 2020 (provisional estimates):

15,400 estimated trips, 8,800 of these are Australian citizens

15.5% decrease compared to the previous month and a 99.1% decrease compared to the corresponding month of the previous year

7.3% of all arrivals were New Zealand citizens, the largest group apart from Australian citizens returning home

9.1% of all arrivals were those arriving on temporary other visas.

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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.