Travel Populations for the Survey of International Air Travelers
INTERNATIONAL  ARRIVALS  (Inbound)
AND  AIR DEPARTURES  (Outbound)
1993 - 2003
	1988	1989	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
INBOUND TOTALS
(000)	13,373	15,036	20,044	19,889	21,528	23,750	25,498	25,119	25,955	27,712	23,346	20,554	19,385
% Change		12.4%	4.8%	-0.8%	8.2%	10.3%	7.4%	-1.5%	3.3%	6.8%	-15.8%	-12.0%	-5.7%
OVERSEAS
(000)	12,512	13,999	18,662	18,458	20,639	22,658	24,194	23,698	24,466	25,975	21,833	19,117	18,026
% Change		11.9%	4.9%	-1.1%	11.8%	9.8%	6.8%	-2.1%	3.2%	6.2%	-15.9%	-12.4%	-5.7%
MEXICO (Air Only)
(000)	860	1,037	1,382	1,431	889	1,092	1,304	1,421	1,489	1,737	1,513	1,437	1,359
% Change		20.5%	2.8%	3.5%	-37.9%	22.8%	19.4%	9.0%	4.8%	16.6%	-12.9%	-5.0%	-5.4%
		1989	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
OUTBOUND TOTALS
(000)	#VALUE!	17,482	20,206	21,451	22,643	23,778	25,967	27,512	29,395	31,846	30,158	27,572	29,014
% Change		#VALUE!	6.3%	6.2%	5.6%	5.0%	9.2%	6.0%	6.8%	8.3%	-5.3%	-8.6%	5.2%
OVERSEAS (Air Only)
(000)	14,443	14,791	17,102	18,149	19,059	19,786	21,634	23,069	24,579	26,853	25,249	23,397	24,452
% Change		2.4%	7.1%	6.1%	5.0%	3.8%	9.3%	6.6%	6.5%	9.3%	-6.0%	-7.3%	7.9%
MEXICO (Air Only)
(000)		2,691	3,104	3,302	3,584	3,992	4,333	4,443	4,816	4,992	4,909	4,175	4,562
% Change		#VALUE!	2.0%	6.4%	8.5%	11.4%	8.5%	2.5%	8.4%	3.7%	-1.7%	-15.0%	6.2%
Totals for Overseas
& Mexico
Total Traffic (000)	#VALUE!	32,518	40,250	41,340	44,171	47,528	51,465	52,631	55,350	59,557	53,504	48,126	48,399
% Change		#VALUE!	5.5%	2.7%	6.8%	7.6%	8.3%	2.3%	5.2%	7.6%	-10.2%	-10.1%	0.6%
Inbound = International travelers to the U.S. who are non-residents of the United States visiting one night or longer by air only
Outbound = U.S. Residents leaving the country for destinations abroad one night or longer, all figures are air only
Overseas includes all countries except Canada & Mexico
Estimates of Sample Sizes for current program as a percent of the travel population & the estimated sample for selected target sample sizes of the population
	1990	1991	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Survey Collections each year	89.896	81.211	91.927	90.26	87.278	79.642	94.075	78.517	81.398	62.568	59.110	73.525	66.533
% of population surveyed	0.26%	0.23%	0.23%	0.22%	0.20%	0.17%	0.18%	0.15%	0.15%	0.11%	0.11%	0.15%	0.14%
Surveys Needed each year										149	134	120	121
For a 0.25% sample
% of population surveyed										0.25%	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%
Surveys Needed each year										298	268	241	242
For a 0.5% sample
% of population surveyed										0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
Surveys Needed each year										447	401	361	363
For a 0.75 % sample
% of population surveyed										0.75%	0.75%	0.75%	0.75%
Surveys Needed each year										596	535	481	484
For a 1% sample
% of population surveyed										1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration, Tourism Industries, March 2005