| INTERNATIONAL VISITORS (INBOUND) |
| | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| INBOUND TOTAL (000) | 33,942 | 36,365 | 39,363 | 42,674 | 47,261 | 45,779 | 44,753 |
43,318 | 46,489 | 47,766 |
| % Change | 21.9% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 10.7% | -3.1% | -2.2% | -3.2% | 7.3% | 2.7% |
| FROM OVERSEAS (000) | 12,512 | 13,999 | 15,059 | 16,155 | 17,791 | 18,662 | 18,458 | 20,639 |
22,658 | 24,194 |
| % Change | 18.8% | 11.9% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 10.1% | 4.9% | -1.1% | 11.8% | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| FROM CANADA (000) | 13,700 | 15,325 | 17,263 | 19,113 | 18,598 | 17,293 | 14,974 | 14,663
| 15,301 | 15,127 |
| % Change | 11.8% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 10.7% | -2.7% | -7.0% | -13.4% | -2.1% | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| FROM MEXICO (000) | 7,730 | 7,041 | 7,041 | 7,406 | 10,872 | 9,824 | 11,321 | 8,016 | 8,530
| 8,445 |
| % Change | 53.2% | -8.9% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 46.8% | -9.6% | 15.2% | -29.2% | 6.4% | -1.0% |
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| U.S. RESIDENTS (OUTBOUND) |
| | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| OUTBOUND TOTALS (000) | 40,669 | 41,138 | 44,623 | 41,566 | 43,898 | 44,411 | 46,450 | 50,763
| 52,311 | 52,735 |
| % Change | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8.5% | -6.9% | 5.6% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 9.3% | 3.0% | 0.8% |
| TO OVERSEAS (000) | 14,443 | 14,791 | 15,990 | 14,521 | 15,965 | 17,102 | 18,149 | 19,059
| 19,786 | 21,634 |
| % Change | 6.1% | 2.4% | 8.1% | -9.2% | 9.9% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 9.3% |
| TO CANADA (000) | 12,763 | 12,184 | 12,252 | 12,003 | 11,819 | 12,024 | 12,542 | 12,933 | 12,909
| 13,401 |
| % Change | 0.3% | -4.5% | 0.6% | -2.0% | -1.5% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 3.1% | -0.2% | 3.8% |
| TO MEXICO (000) | 13,463 | 14,163 | 16,381 | 15,042 | 16,114 | 15,285 | 15,759 | 18,771
| 19,616 | 17,700 |
| % Change | 3.0% | 5.2% | 15.7% | -8.2% | 7.1% | -5.1% | 3.1% | 19.1% | 4.5% | -9.8% |
Source: Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration; Secretaria de Turismo (Mexico); Statistics Canada, 6/98
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