Visitor arrivals to Australia up 3% in Dec-2014, up 8% in 2014

Tourism Australia reports (27-May-2015) visitor arrivals to Australia rose 2.8% in Dec-2014 and 7.6% in 2014. Details include:

• Dec-2014:
• • Visitor arrivals: 807,100, +2.8% year-on-year;
  • • New Zealand: 117,300, -0.2%;
    • UK: 102,500, -10.6%;
    • US: 66,700, +6.4%;
    • Singapore: 50,100, -5.1%;
    • China: 70,800, +29.7%;
• 2014:
• • Visitor arrivals: 6.9 million, +7.6%;
  • • New Zealand: 1.2 million, +4.1%;
    • UK: 652,100, -0.8%;
    • US: 553,000, +10.4%;
    • Singapore: 372,100, +9.5%;
    • China: 839,500, +18.4%. [more - original PR]