IVS Commentary

Year to September 2009

Last updated: November 2009

Expenditure

International visitors spent a total of $6.102 billion in New Zealand for the year ended September 2009 (excluding international airfares). This is an increase of 1.2% ($74 million) on the previous year.

Markets
The Chinese market recorded the largest increase, up by $78 million or 32.4%, followed by Australia (up $61 million or 3.7%), Germany (up $57 million or 23.5%) and the United States (up $39 million or 6.6%).

In contrast, the expenditure by the United Kingdom (down $153 million or 15.8%), South Korea (down $46 million or 19.6%) and Japan (down $14 million or 3.5%) markets were lower than the previous September year.

Average Spend
The average spend per visitor was $2,771 up 2.9% on the previous year.

ˆ Back to top