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U.S. International Travel Receipts and Payments: 2006 Revised Data

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Annual 2006
Travel and Tourism Balance of Trade
Travel & Passenger Fare Receipts & Payments [Millions of Dollars]
  Exports Imports Balance of Trade
Country/Region Travel Receipts Passenger Fare Receipts Total Travel and Tourism Receipts 2006/2005 % Change Travel Payments Passenger Fare Payments Total Travel and Tourism Imports 2006/2005 % Change Balance of Trade 2006/2005 % Change
All countries $85,694 $22,187 $107,881 5% $72,029 $27,503 $99,532 5% $8,349 9%
                     
Canada $10,334 $3,095 $13,429 15% $7,319 $373 $7,692 2% $5,737 37%
                     
Europe $27,393 $6,907 $34,300 0% $22,829 $13,997 $36,826 0% -$2,526 -13%
     Belgium- Luxembourg $554 $317 $871 1% $280 $5 $285 -1% $586 3%
     France $2,289 $569 $2,858 -8% $3,124 $1,864 $4,988 9% -$2,130 -44%
     Germany $3,165 $1,041 $4,206 -14% $2,559 $2,596 $5,155 3% -$949 -672%
     Italy $1,564 $565 $2,129 -3% $2,887 $775 $3,662 4% -$1,533 -15%
     Netherlands $1,021 $387 $1,408 -4% $1,027 $826 $1,853 2% -$445 -25%
     Norway $398 $230 $628 3% $119 $0 $119 -16% $509 9%
     Spain $1,454 $320 $1,774 12% $1,243 $286 $1,529 11% $245 21%
     Sweden $719 $124 $843 13% $319 $94 $413 36% $430 -3%
     Switzerland $771 $231 $1,002 7% $550 $467 $1,017 22% -$15 -115%
     United Kingdom $10,775 $2,539 $13,314 -1% $5,697 $4,772 $10,469 -10% $2,845 51%
     Other $4,683 $584 $5,267 16% $5,024 $2,312 $7,336 3% -$2,069 21%
                     
Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere $20,693 $6,344 $27,037 12% $23,735 $3,050 $26,785 9% $252 148%
  South and Central America $17,476 $5,416 $22,892 11% $17,277 $2,415 $19,692 3% $3,200 99%
     Argentina $533 $337 $870 15% $572 $50 $622 33% $248 -13%
     Brazil $1,947 $708 $2,655 21% $749 $263 $1,012 2% $1,643 36%
     Chile $373 $92 $465 10% $304 $110 $414 19% $51 -34%
     Mexico $7,146 $2,119 $9,265 9% $10,003 $901 $10,904 1% -$1,639 30%
     Venezuela $1,336 $419 $1,755 18% $249 $68 $317 -8% $1,438 25%
     Other $6,141 $1,741 $7,882 7% $5,400 $1,023 $6,423 5% $1,459 18%
  Other Western Hemisphere $3,217 $928 $4,145 24% $6,458 $635 $7,093 29% -$2,948 -38%
     Bermuda $36 $17 $53 -22% $284 $0 $284 18% -$231 -34%
     Other $3,181 $911 $4,092 25% $6,174 $635 $6,809 30% -$2,717 -38%
                     
Africa $1,244 $87 $1,331 9% $1,732 $370 $2,102 7% -$771 -3%
     South Africa $326 $2 $328 4% $338 $167 $505 15% -$177 -40%
     Other $918 $85 $1,003 11% $1,394 $203 $1,597 5% -$594 5%
                     
Middle East $2,077 $308 $2,385 15% $1,255 $570 $1,825 -14% $560 1157%
     Israel $972 $305 $1,277 9% $366 $319 $685 -13% $592 52%
     Saudi Arabia $261 $0 $261 29% $116 $15 $131 24% $130 34%
     Other $844 $3 $847 23% $773 $236 $1,009 -18% -$162 70%
                     
Asia and Pacific $23,953 $5,445 $29,398 0% $15,159 $9,143 $24,302 9% $5,096 -27%
     Australia $2,482 $574 $3,056 9% $1,156 $935 $2,091 0% $965 34%
     China $1,642 $431 $2,073 35% $2,155 $603 $2,758 6% -$685 35%
     Hong Kong $473 $140 $613 3% $1,167 $1,206 $2,373 21% -$1,760 -29%
     India $1,865 $694 $2,559 58% $2,178 $190 $2,368 41% $191 403%
     Indonesia $224 $149 $373 5% $176 $0 $176 0% $197 10%
     Japan $11,245 $3,347 $14,592 -12% $2,970 $1,283 $4,253 5% $10,339 -17%
     Korea, Republic of $2,753 $45 $2,798 7% $1,011 $1,425 $2,436 7% $362 11%
     Malaysia $163 $0 $163 7% $133 $88 $221 -6% -$58 28%
     New Zealand $501 $0 $501 1% $613 $678 $1,291 8% -$790 -14%
     Philippines $553 $48 $601 1% $436 $438 $874 -8% -$273 22%
     Singapore $461 $3 $464 9% $453 $347 $800 -7% -$336 22%
     Taiwan $880 $3 $883 -1% $918 $1,444 $2,362 12% -$1,479 -21%
     Thailand $220 $5 $225 10% $724 $81 $805 5% -$580 -2%
     Other $491 $6 $497 -1% $1,069 $425 $1,494 10% -$997 -16%
                     
                     
European Union 1 $25,075 $6,252 $31,327 -1% $20,280 $13,167 $33,447 -1% -$2,120 -3%
Overseas 2 $68,214 $16,973 $85,187 3% $54,707 $26,229 $80,936 5% $4,251 -27%

1 The European Union includes Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom; beginning with 1995, it also includes Austria, Finland, and Sweden; and beginning with 2004, it also includes Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

2 Excludes Mexico & Canada.

Travel Receipts and Payments: These accounts cover purchases of goods and services by U.S. persons traveling abroad and by international visitors traveling in the United States for business or personal reasons. These goods and services include food, lodging, recreation, gifts, entertainment, local transportation in the country of travel, and other items incidental to a foreign visit. U.S. travel transactions with both Canada and Mexico include border transactions, such as day trips for shopping and sightseeing.

Passenger Fare Receipts and Payments: These accounts cover the fares received by U.S. air carriers from international visitors for travel between the United States and foreign countries and between two foreign points, the fares received by U.S. vessel operators for travel on cruise vessels, and the fares paid by U.S. residents to foreign air carriers for travel between the United States and foreign countries and to foreign vessel operators for travel on cruise vessels.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

To view historical U.S. travel and tourism balance of trade data, please visit: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/reports/recpay/index.html