Table 2-7: Top 10 Nations of Origin for Overnight Foreign Visits to the United States, 2000 v. 2012

Friday, August 22, 2014

(in thousands)

2000 rank	Number of arrivals 2000	Country
1	14,594	Canada
2	10,322	Mexico
3	5,061	Japan
4	4,703	United Kingdom
5	1,786	Germany
6	1,087	France
7	737	Brazil
8	662	South Korea
12	540	Australia
24	249	China
	50,890	Total

2012 rank	Country	Number of arrivals 2012	% Change from 2000
1	Canada	21,191	45.2
2	Mexico	12,764	23.7
3	United Kingdom	3,485	-25.9
4	Japan	3,385	-33.1
5	Germany	1,749	-2.1
6	Brazil	1,581	114.5
7	China¹	1,375	451.4
8	France	1,358	24.9
9	South Korea	1,138	72.0
10	Australia	1,014	87.9
	Total	66,969	31.6

NOTE: ¹excludes Hong Kong.

SOURCE: “2012 Monthly Arrivals to the United States,” Office of Travel & Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, available at: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/view/m-2012-I-001/index.html

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Table 2-7: Top 10 Nations of Origin for Overnight Foreign Visits to the United States, 2000 v. 2012