Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Markets Grow In May Despite Predictions


South Africa still managed to experience impressive growth in some of the country’s core arrivals markets in May even though predictions suggested a slump prior to the start of the 2010 World Cup.
Total arrivals for the period, including both overseas and African arrivals reports Stats SA, grew by 13,2% from 536 047 in 2009 to 606 543 in 2010. Total overseas arrivals for the period saw an increase if 16,5% from 118 718 in 2009 to 138 261 in 2010.

The top ten overseas markets for May 2010 were as follows:
-UK, up 31% from 21 370 to 28 011
-USA, up 16,2% from 19 873 to 23 101
-India, down 20,7% from 10 493 to 8 317
-Australia, up 18,4% from 6 168 to 7 300
-France, up 0,4% from 6 857 to 6 887
-The Netherlands, up 27,1% from 5 119 to 6 508
-Germany, down 33,9% from 9 550 to 6 315
-China, up 109,6% from 2 363 to 4 594
-Canada, up 32,7% from 3 020 to 4 007
-Italy, up 12% from 3 163 to 3 543

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