Table
3
EXCURSIONIST ARRIVALS BY MONTH
1992 - 2002
MONTH
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
January
6,038
6,906
6,948
9,382
3,190
7,313
8,112
6,374
5,788
7,290
5,162
February
5,699
7,249
7,682
8,978
4,357
6,525
7,251
5,147
6,864
5,934
5,856
March
7,297
6,292
7,697
9,740
3,752
8,975
8,387
6,672
8,152
5,722
7,780
April
5,355
7,227
6,702
8,573
4,232
5,340
6,867
5,753
7,036
5,640
6,431
May
4,462
5,396
6,206
6,320
4,443
5,525
6,478
4,886
5,810
4,949
6,058
June
3,892
4,725
5,127
5,507
3,313
4,392
4,775
4,695
5,793
4,505
5,007
July
4,875
6,094
6,789
6,603
3,324
5,927
5,754
5,375
5,911
4,624
6,064
August
6,470
7,846
9,185
8,611
5,913
7,271
7,045
7,971
6,852
5,694
7,596
September
3,173
4,168
4,710
877
2,288
2,597
2,683
3,108
2,630
2,334
2,980
October
4,293
4,931
5,875
823
3,755
4,449
4,182
3,431
3,652
2,758
4,231
November
5,033
6,215
7,510
1,213
4,801
6,007
4,154
2,960
4,723
3,812
4,659
December
4,517
6,643
7,644
1,928
5,373
6,363
4,234
3,575
5,469
3,747
5,325
TOTAL
61,104
73,692
82,075
68,555
48,741
70,684
69,922
59,947
68,680
57,009
67,149
Annual% Change
2.6
20.6
11.4
(16.5)
(28.9)
45.0
(1.1)
(14.3)
14.6
(17.0)
17.8
Source: Immigration Department