TABLE 3: MONTHLY TOURIST ARRIVALS BY AIR AND SEA 1999 - 2005
MONTH 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
SEA AIR TOTAL SEA AIR TOTAL SEA AIR TOTAL SEA AIR TOTAL SEA AIR TOTAL SEA AIR TOTAL SEA AIR TOTAL
January 2,361 2,602      4,963 1,371 2,240       3,611       1,657       2,847       4,504       1,185       2,683         3,868          1,522          2,496          4,018          2,118            2,462         4,580         3,179          2,251         5,430
February 2,233 3,291      5,524 1,721 2,714       4,435       1,811       3,741       5,552       1,536       3,141         4,677          1,696          2,805          4,501          2,826            2,737         5,563         3,207          3,001         6,208
March 2,477 3,431      5,908 1,616 3,171       4,787       2,039       3,555       5,594       1,967       3,735         5,702          2,017          2,913          4,930          3,149            2,697         5,846         3,604          3,393         6,997
April 1,892 3,158      5,050 1,837 2,984       4,821       2,262       3,792       6,054       1,517       2,955         4,472          2,010          2,777          4,787          3,040            2,965         6,005         3,107          3,010         6,117
May 1,441 2,303      3,744 1,357 2,337       3,694       1,370       2,595       3,965       1,283       2,500         3,783          1,442          2,473          3,915          2,426            2,704         5,130         2,983          2,605         5,588
June 1,212 1,926      3,138 1,302 2,088       3,390       1,177       2,321       3,498          999       1,998         2,997          1,257          2,116          3,373          1,853            2,148         4,001         2,526          2,240         4,766
July 1,532 2,502      4,034 1,627 2,209       3,836       1,531       2,764       4,295       1,178       2,593         3,771          1,710          2,832          4,542          2,815            2,670         5,485         3,028          3,065         6,093
August 1,755 2,051      3,806 1,597 1,901       3,498       1,578       2,438       4,016       1,318       2,218         3,536          1,676          2,180          3,856          2,048            2,198         4,246         2,101          2,359         4,460
September 795 970      1,765 438 593       1,031          373          534          907          292          495             787              338              629              967              727               451         1,178            510          1,015         1,525
October 962 1,408      2,370 550 1,100       1,650          550       1,046       1,596          575       1,044         1,619              700          1,012          1,712          1,410                 84         1,494            855          1,238         2,093
November 1,287 1,345      2,632 1,136 2,400       3,536          999       2,292       3,291       1,526       2,260         3,786          2,297          2,244          4,541          3,889               521         4,410         2,935          2,773         5,708
December 1,489 2,359      3,848 1,806 3,694       5,500       1,548       3,145       4,693       1,965       3,006         4,971          2,813          2,960          5,773          4,628            1,421         6,049         3,630          3,469         7,099
TOTAL 19,436 27,346 46,782 16,358 27,431 43,789 16,895 31,070 47,965 15,341 28,628       43,969        19,478        27,437        46,915        30,929        23,058       53,987       31,665       30,419       62,084
Annual % change       -16% 0% -6% 3% 13% 10% -9% -8% -8% 27% -4% 7% 59% -16% 15% 2% 32% 15%
Source: Immigration Department