International travel and migration statistics give the number of overseas visitors, New Zealand resident travellers, and permanent and long-term migrants entering or leaving New Zealand.

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Key facts

In November 2017 compared with November 2016 visitor arrivals were up 26,500 to 360,100.

The biggest changes were in arrivals from:

• Australia (up 10,600)

• United States of America (up 4,400)

• China (up 3,100).

Overseas trips by New Zealand residents were up 14,600 to 223,000.

The biggest changes were in departures to:

• Australia (up 4,900)

• China (up 1,700)

• Philippines (up 1,100)

• Indonesia (down 1,100).

Permanent and long-term arrivals were down 100 to 11,100.

Permanent and long-term departures were up 200 to 4,300.

Seasonally adjusted figures showed a net gain of 5,600 migrants.

In the November 2017 year compared with the November 2016 year:

• visitor arrivals numbered 3.71 million, up 263,900 (8 percent)

• New Zealand residents departed on 2.84 million trips overseas, up 260,400 (10 percent)

• permanent and long-term arrivals were 131,500, up 4,900 (4 percent)

• permanent and long-term departures were 61,200, up 4,900 (9 percent)

• the net gain in migrants was 70,400, unchanged from the previous November year.

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Use Infoshare to access time-series data for international travel and migration:

Subject category: Tourism
Group: International travel and migration – ITM

Definitions and metadata

International travel and migration – DataInfo+ gives general methodology used to produce international travel and migration statistics.

International travel and migration concepts – DataInfo+ gives definitions of terms used in this release.

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