FORECAST OF TOP OVERSEAS
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TRAVEL MARKETS TO THE UNITED STATES
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(estimates in thousands)
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Rank Order
in 2004 |
2004
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Change
04/03
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2005p
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Change
05/04
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2006p
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Change
06/05
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2007p
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Change
07/06
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2008p
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Change
08/07
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Change
08/04
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1 |
United Kingdom |
4,302 |
9% |
4,707 |
9% |
5,093 |
8% |
5,383 |
6% |
5,668 |
5% |
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32% |
2 |
Japan |
3,748 |
18% |
4,002 |
7% |
4,263 |
6% |
4,535 |
6% |
4,862 |
7% |
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30% |
3 |
Germany |
1,320 |
12% |
1,435 |
9% |
1,552 |
8% |
1,636 |
5% |
1,726 |
6% |
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31% |
4 |
France |
775 |
13% |
831 |
7% |
876 |
5% |
915 |
5% |
955 |
4% |
|
23% |
5 |
Korea |
627 |
1% |
671 |
7% |
722 |
8% |
775 |
7% |
827 |
7% |
|
32% |
6 |
Australia |
520 |
28% |
558 |
7% |
594 |
6% |
630 |
6% |
669 |
6% |
|
29% |
7 |
Italy |
471 |
15% |
513 |
9% |
550 |
7% |
585 |
6% |
619 |
6% |
|
32% |
8 |
Netherlands |
425 |
14% |
458 |
8% |
487 |
6% |
514 |
6% |
540 |
5% |
|
27% |
9 |
Brazil |
385 |
10% |
421 |
10% |
457 |
8% |
490 |
7% |
525 |
7% |
|
37% |
10 |
Ireland |
345 |
36% |
381 |
11% |
405 |
6% |
431 |
6% |
454 |
5% |
|
32% |
11 |
Spain |
333 |
17% |
359 |
8% |
385 |
7% |
407 |
6% |
428 |
5% |
|
29% |
12 |
Venezuela |
330 |
16% |
353 |
7% |
379 |
8% |
409 |
8% |
438 |
7% |
|
33% |
13 |
China |
326 |
20% |
363 |
11% |
396 |
9% |
439 |
11% |
492 |
12% |
|
51% |
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Mainland |
203 |
29% |
231 |
14% |
257 |
11% |
292 |
14% |
337 |
15% |
|
66% |
Hong Kong |
123 |
8% |
132 |
7% |
139 |
6% |
147 |
5% |
155 |
6% |
|
26% |
14 |
India |
309 |
13% |
335 |
8% |
366 |
9% |
397 |
9% |
426 |
7% |
|
38% |
15 |
Taiwan |
298 |
25% |
323 |
9% |
345 |
7% |
369 |
7% |
393 |
7% |
|
32% |
16 |
Colombia |
295 |
5% |
317 |
7% |
342 |
8% |
364 |
6% |
383 |
5% |
|
30% |
17 |
Israel |
275 |
11% |
296 |
7% |
315 |
6% |
331 |
5% |
348 |
5% |
|
26% |
18 |
Sweden |
254 |
20% |
280 |
10% |
298 |
6% |
315 |
6% |
332 |
6% |
|
31% |
19 |
Switzerland |
243 |
6% |
264 |
8% |
283 |
7% |
299 |
6% |
314 |
5% |
|
29% |
20 |
Belgium |
176 |
17% |
192 |
9% |
208 |
8% |
219 |
5% |
231 |
5% |
|
31% |
21 |
Argentina |
168 |
11% |
180 |
8% |
192 |
7% |
205 |
6% |
217 |
6% |
|
30% |
22 |
Peru |
151 |
-2% |
162 |
7% |
171 |
6% |
180 |
6% |
189 |
5% |
|
25% |
23 |
Denmark |
151 |
20% |
161 |
7% |
170 |
5% |
178 |
5% |
188 |
5% |
|
24% |
24 |
Philippines |
144 |
7% |
152 |
6% |
161 |
6% |
170 |
5% |
179 |
5% |
|
24% |
25 |
Ecuador |
133 |
11% |
137 |
3% |
146 |
7% |
157 |
7% |
168 |
7% |
|
26% |
26 |
Norway |
130 |
15% |
143 |
10% |
152 |
7% |
162 |
6% |
171 |
6% |
|
31% |
27 |
New Zealand |
127 |
19% |
136 |
7% |
142 |
4% |
147 |
4% |
154 |
4% |
|
21% |
28 |
Austria |
113 |
13% |
125 |
11% |
135 |
9% |
144 |
6% |
153 |
7% |
|
36% |
29 |
Chile |
101 |
6% |
107 |
8% |
119 |
10% |
130 |
9% |
138 |
6% |
|
36% |
30 |
Finland |
79 |
16% |
85 |
8% |
90 |
6% |
95 |
5% |
99 |
4% |
|
26% |
31 |
South Africa |
78 |
9% |
84 |
8% |
89 |
6% |
95 |
6% |
100 |
6% |
|
27% |
32 |
Thailand |
66 |
19% |
73 |
9% |
79 |
8% |
86 |
9% |
93 |
9% |
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40% |
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of
Travel & Tourism Industries, May 2005 |
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