The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 8.0 million international visitors(1)(2)traveled to the United States in August 2016, down two percent (-2.1%) from August 2015.
In August 2016 the top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico. Non-resident visits from Canada declined five percent while visits from Mexico increased five percent. The United Kingdom (-6.6%), the People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong) (+9.9%), and Japan (-4.0%) rounded out the top five. Four of the top inbound overseas regional markets(3) posted increases in non-resident visits in August 2016, with Western Europe, South America, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa posting declines.
For the eight months of 2016, international visits (50.8 million) were down two percent
(-2.3%) when compared to the same period in 2015.
Country of Residence
|
% Change August
2016 vs. 2015
|
% Change
YTD August
2016 vs. 2015
|
Canada
|
-5
|
-10
|
Mexico
|
5
|
5
|
United Kingdom
|
-7
|
-4
|
People's Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong)
|
10
|
15
|
Japan
|
-4
|
-4
|
Germany
|
-14
|
-11
|
France
|
-6
|
-8
|
South Korea
|
6
|
11
|
Italy
|
-3
|
-5
|
Brazil
|
-27
|
-26
|
Source: The National Travel and Tourism Office.
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