Abstract of Int'l Travel To and From the U.S. - 1996

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Abstract of International Travel To and From the U.S. - 1996

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INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY TO THE UNITED STATES - INBOUND

1996r - 1995

ARRIVALS IN THOUSANDS (000)

Rank in 1996	Country of Residence	Number of Arrivals 1996r	Number of Arrivals 1995	Percent Change From 1995

1	CANADA	15,301	14,663	4%
2	MEXICO	8,530	8,083	6%
3	JAPAN	5,183	4,598	13%
4	UNITED KINGDOM	3,246	2,888	12%
5	GERMANY	1,997	1,848	8%

6	FRANCE	987	922	7%
7	BRAZIL	848	838	1%
8	SOUTH KOREA	749	592	26%
9	ITALY	525	525	0%
10	VENEZUELA	447	511	-13%

11	AUSTRALIA	463	424	9%
12	NETHERLANDS	440	408	8%
13	SWITZERLAND	417	397	5%
14	TAIWAN	414	413	0%
15	ARGENTINA	412	382	8%

16	SPAIN	325	302	8%
17	BAHAMAS	317	281	13%
18	SWEDEN	269	219	23%
19	COLOMBIA	250	233	7%
20	ISRAEL	231	220	5%

21	HONG KONG	242	216	12%
22	BELGIUM	237	206	15%
23	IRELAND	205	149	38%
24	JAMAICA	202	196	3%
25	CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	199	167	19%

26	AUSTRIA	190	173	10%
27	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	176	176	0%
28	CHILE	158	152	4%
29	NEW ZEALAND	149	142	5%
30	INDIA	143	124	15%

31	DENMARK	137	108	27%
32	GUATEMALA	131	131	0%
33	PERU	130	127	2%
34	NORWAY	124	103	20%
35	COSTA RICA	123	118	4%

36	PHILIPPINES	123	110	12%
37	SINGAPORE	115	103	12%
38	RUSSIA	112	94	19%
39	THAILAND	103	91	13%
40	ECUADOR	100	98	2%

41	SOUTH AFRICA	95	84	13%
42	EL SALVADOR	85	82	4%
43	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	84	82	2%
44	MALAYSIA	80	67	19%
45	INDONESIA	79	68	16%

46	FINLAND	79	70	13%
47	PANAMA	76	71	7%
48	POLAND	61	48	27%
49	GREECE	59	56	5%
50	PORTUGAL	57	50	14%

TOTAL OVERSEAS*		22,658	20,639	10%
TOTAL ALL COUNTRIES		46,488	43,385	7%

* Excludes arrivals from Mexico and Canada.
r = Revised.

Source: Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration; Statistics Canada; SECTUR Mexico.