TABLE 5: VISITOR ARRIVALS BY MONTH 1991 - 2004
MONTH
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
% change 03/04
January
8,154
9,039
10,547
11,670
14,056
6,790
11,791
13,099
11,337
9,399
11,794
9,030
9,193
10,507
14.3%
February
8,390
9,957
11,204
12,647
13,854
8,205
11,413
12,429
10,671
11,299
11,486
10,533
10,164
11,797
16.1%
March
8,192
10,161
9,871
12,524
14,412
7,341
14,282
13,099
12,580
12,939
11,316
13,482
10,808
12,228
13.1%
April
8,852
8,565
10,923
11,274
13,279
8,086
9,396
11,525
10,803
11,857
11,694
10,903
9,736
12,292
26.3%
May
8,126
6,901
8,296
9,243
9,472
7,473
8,869
9,867
8,630
9,504
8,914
9,841
10,016
9,683
-3.3%
June
6,487
5,980
7,048
7,650
8,794
5,810
6,966
7,600
7,833
9,183
8,003
8,004
7,725
8,240
6.7%
July
7,849
7,268
9,190
10,271
9,914
6,193
9,383
9,344
9,409
9,747
8,919
9,835
11,020
11,169
1.4%
August
9,885
8,678
10,622
12,180
12,299
8,600
10,497
10,448
11,777
10,350
9,710
11,132
11,947
12,641
5.8%
September
3,921
4,268
5,600
6,398
1,702
3,642
3,804
3,840
4,873
3,661
3,241
3,767
3,482
4,165
19.6%
October
5,884
6,228
7,379
8,770
1,694
5,983
6,769
6,138
5,801
5,302
4,354
5,850
5,447
5,134
-5.7%
November
7,017
7,973
9,550
10,846
2,764
8,331
9,627
7,192
5,592
8,259
7,103
8,445
8,244
9,774
18.6%
December
7,787
8,162
11,120
12,307
4,846
9,785
11,068
9,215
7,423
10,969
8,440
10,296
11,500
13,158
14.4%
TOTAL
90,544
93,180
111,350
125,780
107,086
86,239
113,865
113,796
106,729
112,469
104,974
111,118
109,282
120,788
10.5%
% change
2.9%
19.5%
13.0%
-14.9%
-19.5%
32.0%
-0.1%
-6.2%
5.4%
-6.7%
5.9%
-1.7%
10.5%
Source: Immigration Department