External Migration December 2004 year
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External Migration
December 2004 year
- In 2004, total passenger arrivals and departures numbered 8.33 million, up 17 percent on the December 2003 year.
- Almost half of all visitor arrivals were from Australia (855,900) and the United Kingdom (283,700).
- The top 10 source countries contributed 1.88 million visitors, four-fifths of all visitor arrivals.
- Australia was the main destination for half the New Zealand resident short-term departures.
- Permanent and long-term arrivals exceeded departures by 15,100 in the December 2004 year.
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Ian Ewing
Acting Government Statistician |
17 February 2005
Cat 33.901 Set 04/05 – 139 |
