The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 4.4
million international visitors traveled to the United States in February 2013, a six percent
increase over February 2012. February 2013 registered the 23rd straight month
of increases in total U.S.
visits.
In February 2013, the top inbound
markets continued to be Canada
and Mexico .
Non-resident visits from Canada
increased seven percent while visits from Mexico dropped one percent. Japan (+6%) the United
Kingdom (-5%) and Brazil (+11%) rounded out the top
five. Eight of the top inbound overseas regional markets posted increases in
non-resident visits in February 2013 with Western Europe
posting the only decline, dropping two percent.
For the first two months of 2013,
international visits (9.2 million) were up four percent compared to the same
period in 2012.
Highlights
Top 10 Countries
Top 10 Countries
· In
February 2013, five of the top 10 countries posted increases in non-resident
visits.
· During the
first two months of 2013, six of the top 10 countries (sort based on February
2013) posted increases in non-resident visits to the United States .
Top 10
Countries (Sort based on February 2013)
Country
of Residence
|
% Change
February
2013 vs. 20112 |
% Change
YTD February
2013 vs. 2012 |
|
7%
|
5%
|
|
-1%
|
-3%
|
|
6%
|
5%
|
|
-5%
|
-3%
|
|
11%
|
16%
|
People's Republic of
|
85%
|
29%
|
|
-5%
|
-5%
|
|
-2%
|
4%
|
|
-14%
|
-10%
|
|
6%
|
5%
|
Non-Resident
Visits from Overseas Countries
· In
February 2013, non-resident visits from overseas countries (2.0 million) were
up eight percent over February 2012, accounting for 45 percent of total
international visits to the United
States .
· During the
first two months of 2013, non-resident visits from overseas countries (4.0
million) were up seven percent compared to the same period of 2012, accounting
for 44 percent of total international visits.
Top Ports:
YTD February 2013
YTD February 2013, visitation through the top 15 ports of entry accounted for 85 percent of all overseas visits-the same as last year. The top three ports (Miami , New York and Los Angeles ) accounted
for 41 percent of all overseas arrivals, a little more than half a percentage
point more than last year. Fourteen of the top 15 ports posted increases in
arrivals during the first two months of 2013. Four of these ports posted
double-digit increases.
YTD February 2013, visitation through the top 15 ports of entry accounted for 85 percent of all overseas visits-the same as last year. The top three ports (
Access to
OTTI Data
Manufacturing and Services' Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) collects, analyzes and disseminates international travel and tourism statistics from the U.S. Travel and Tourism Statistical System. OTTI produces visitation data tables, including a more detailed region, country and port analyses. To access these data, you are encouraged to visit the OTTI monthly arrivals page at <http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/ view/m-2013-I-001/index.html>.
Manufacturing and Services' Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) collects, analyzes and disseminates international travel and tourism statistics from the U.S. Travel and Tourism Statistical System. OTTI produces visitation data tables, including a more detailed region, country and port analyses. To access these data, you are encouraged to visit the OTTI monthly arrivals page at <http://www.tinet.ita.doc.gov/
National
Export Initiative
To improve conditions that directly affect the private sector's ability to export and to boost employment recovery, on March 11, 2010 President Obama created the National Export Initiative (NEI). I-94 automation supports this initiative as it will greatly improve the measurement of international visitation data to theUnited
States . To learn more about the NEI, you are
encouraged to visit <http://www.trade.gov/nei/ index.asp>.
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To improve conditions that directly affect the private sector's ability to export and to boost employment recovery, on March 11, 2010 President Obama created the National Export Initiative (NEI). I-94 automation supports this initiative as it will greatly improve the measurement of international visitation data to the