TRAVELLING RESIDENTS and VISITORS of NIUE June Quarter 2017
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Government of Niue Finance and Planning PH: +683 4219 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.spc.int/prism/ niue TRAVELLING RESIDENTS and VISITORS OF NIUE June Quarter 2017 Total Arrivals and Departures for June Quarters: Tot Pax 2007-2017 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Arrivals Departures Introduction Fakaalofa lahi atu. Statistics Niue is very happy to put out this statistical release of Travelling residents and Visitors of Niue for the quarter ending June 30th. The graph in the front page depicted the total number of air travellers for the same quarters (June) from 2007 to 2017 as increasing from year to year. This year saw 3,448 arrivals (an average of 1,981 arrivals per year) and 3,354 departures (an average of 1,846 per year). Please note the numbers of excursionists from the Cruise ships are not included in these figures. There are five main parts with four supporting parts to this release: A. Figures at a Glance 1. Total Arrivals and Departures; 2. Movements: Quarterly, Six Months, and Twelve Months of Total Arrivals and Departures; 3. Net Migration: Summary; 4. Arrival Characteristics – - Niuean and Non Niuean Visitors - Returning Niuean and Non Niuean Residents 5. Departures Characteristics – - Travelling Niuean and Non Niuean Residents - Returning Niuean and Non Niuean Visitors 6. Definitions 7. General Information and Acknowledgements 8. Metadata Kia monuina e totouaga. Fakaaue lahi. KimRay Vaha Government Statistician DISCLAIMER Statistics Niue gives no warranty that the information or data supplied contains no errors. However all care and diligence has been used in processing, analysing and extracting the information. Therefore, Statistics Niue shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the customer consequent upon the direct or indirect use of the information supplied in this publication. 2 FIGURES AT A GLANCE Reference period: 1st April – 30th June 2017 1) Total Arrivals: 3,448 2) Total Departures: 3,355 3) Net Migration: 93 4) Arrivals: Total Visitors: 2,925 Niuean 480 Non-Niuean 1,069 Visitors become residents 11 Total returning residents: 523 Excursionists: 0 5) Departures: Total departing residents: 484 Res. Leaving Permanently: 12 Total returning visitors: 2,871 Excursionists: 0 Average Total Tourist Earning (000): $2,252.0 6) (excl Cruise Ships) Niuean Visitors - $ 490.3 Non-Niuean visitors - $ 1,761.7 3 1.TOTAL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES 1.1 Total Arrivals & Departures by Months & Residential Status: April – June 2017 Table 1.1: Total Arrivals and Departures by Months & Residential Status: Apr – Jun 2017 April May June Quarterly Total Total Arrivals & Departures Res. Vis. Total Res. Vis. Total Res. Vis. Total Res. Vis. Total Arrivals 523 480 1,003 0 1,069 1,069 0 1,376 1,376 523 2,925 3,448 Departures 195 714 909 138 953 1,091 151 1,204 1,355 484 2,871 3,355 Net Migration 328 -234 94 -138 116 -22 -151 172 21 39 54 93 Arrivals: At the end of this quarter ending June 2017, a quarterly total of 3,448 travellers arrived into Niue. In individual months, there were 1,003 passengers arrived in April, 1,069 in May and 1,376 in June. Departures: At the end of quarter, a total of 3,355 travellers departed Niue; 909 persons in April, 1,091 in May and 1,355 in June. These figures include all forms of transport. 1.2 Total Arrivals and Departures by Carriers or Vessels: April – June 2017 At the end of this quarter Air New Zealand remains to be the main carrier transporting a total of 6,285 passengers to and from Niue (3,187 arrivals and 3,098 departures). An increase of 23% or 1,182 passengers (534 arrivals + 648 departures) from the same quarter last year (June 2016). Table 1.2: Total Arrivals and Departures by Carriers in Months: April – May 2017 April May June Quarterly Total Carrier/Months Arr Dep Arr Dep Arr Dep Arr Dep AirNZ 1,001 909 955 980 1,231 1,209 3,187 3,098 RNZAF 0 0 18 18 85 84 103 102 Other airlines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yachts 2 0 96 93 60 62 158 155 Cruise ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other ships 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1,003 909 1,069 1,091 1,376 1,355 3,448 3,355 4 2. MOVEMENTS: MONTHLY & 12 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 2017 2.1 Movements of Arrivals (NB: Data from Cruise ships are excluded in the analysis as there were none arrived) 2.1.1 Monthly Movements: The levels of movements of arrivals for each month of this quarter vary from month to month. For this quarter ending June 2017 saw an increase of 31.8% in April, further increase by 6.6% in May and increase further in June by 28.7%. (Table 2a – left columns). 2.1.2 Twelve Months Movements: In comparison with the same period last year (April - June 2016), there was a difference of 625 more passengers. This is an overall increase of 22.1%. In terms of individual months, the biggest change (in absolute terms) was seen in the month of June with a 29.3% increase in the number of arrivals (table 2b left columns). Characteristics of these arrivals will be discussed in part 4 of this release. Table 2a: Movements (Arrivals and Departures) by Months as of March 2017. Months Arrivals % movement Departures % movement Mar 16 761 - 667 - Apr 17 1,003 31.8% 909 36.3% May 17 1,069 6.6% 1,091 20.0% Jun 17 1,376 28.7% 1,355 24.2% Table 2b: Arrivals & Departures 2016 – 2017 Twelve Months Difference by Months (April - June) Quarterly Quarterly Arrivals April May June Departures April May June total total 2016 1,003 1,069 1,376 3,448 2016 909 1,091 1,355 3,355 2017 839 920 1,064 2,823 2017 635 797 1,049 2,481 Difference 164 149 312 625 Difference 274 294 306 874 Movement Movement 19.5% 16.2% 29.3% 22.1% 43.1% 36.9% 29.2% 35.2% % % 2.2 Movements of Departures (NB: Data from Cruise ships are excluded in the analysis) 2.2.1 Monthly Movements: The movement of departures for this quarter ending June 2017 saw a increase of 36.3% in April, further increase by 20.0% in May and increase further in June by 24.2%. (Table 2a – right columns) 2.2.2 Twelve Months Movement: Compared to the same period 12 months ago the pattern of departures saw increases of people leaving Niue from April through to June to a total of 874 in 3 months. (Table 2b - right). Characteristics of these departures will be discussed in part 5 of this release. 5 3. NET MIGRATION – SUMMARY Travelling residents and visitors is one of the factors or the crucial factor that affects the population number of Niue which means the movements of the net migration directly increases the population by the same if it’s a net gain or decreases by the same if it’s a net loss. Depicted in table 1.1 above, at the end of June quarter 2017 there was a net increase or excess of arriving passengers over departing passengers of 93 persons. This net gain of 47 persons was made up of a gain of 39 returning residents and 54 visitors. There are no cruise ships that called into Niue this quarter. 4. ARRIVAL CHARACTERISTICS Arriving persons in this release are characterised in three separate groups: 4.1 Niuean and Non-Niuean Visitors; 4.2 Niuean and Non-Niuean visitors with an intent to stay; and 4.3 Niuean and Non-Niuean Residents NB: No data from Cruise ships shown. 4.1 Niuean and Non-Niuean Visitors For the quarter ending 30th June 2017, a total of 2,925 visitors arrived in Niue including those who have indicated they will be living in Niue for more than 30 days or with an intention to stay permanently. By residential status 553 were Niuean visitors and 2,372 were Non-Niuean visitors. In months; 480 arrived in April, 1,069 in May and 1,376 in June (Table 4.1). There were 11 visitors stated they will be living in Niue for more than 3 months or with an intention to stay permanently. Table 4.1: Total Visitors by Residential Status in Months: April - June 2017. April May June Quarterly Total Visitors by residential status N Vis NN Vis Total N Vis NN Vis Total N Vis NN Vis Total N Vis NN Vis Total June Qtr Total 25 455 480 130 939 1,069 398 978 1,376 553 2,372 2,925 Same period for previous year comparison. In comparing this quarters’ arriving visitor numbers with the same period last year (June 2016) there was a total increase of 24.6% (577) visitors, 117 more Niuean visitors and 460 more of Non Niuean visitors. However, in individual months the numbers and the movements vary from month to month. (Table 4.1a). 6 Table 4.1a: Total Visitors by Residential Status in Months: April – June 2017 April May June Total visitors by residential status N Vis NN Vis Total N Vis NN Vis Total N Vis NN Vis Total 2017 25 455 480 130 939 1,069 398 978 1,376 2016 173 478 651 144 621 765 119 813 932 Difference -148 -23 -171 -14 318 304 279 165 444 Rate of movement -85.5% -4.8% -26.3% -9.7% 51.2% 39.7% 234.5% 20.3% 47.6% Quarterly Total Total Visitors by residential status Niuean Visitor Non Niuean Visitor Total 2017 553 2,372 2,925 2016 436 1,912 2,348 Difference 117 460 577 Rate of movement 26.8% 24.1% 24.6% Chart 4.1: Proportion of Total Visitors by Residential Status by Month: April - June 2017 Total Visitors by Residential Status: June 2017 N Vis 19% NN Vis 81% 7 Chart 4.1: cont’d April May June N Vis N Vis N Vis 12% 29% 5% NN Vis NN Vis NN Vis 95% 88% 71% 4.1.1 Visitors’ Purpose of Visit by Month: April - June 2017 For the purpose of visiting Niue (including those who were intending to stay longer), the majority of the visitors 1,872 or 64.0% came here on holiday/vacation followed by 566 or 19.4% who came to visit friends and relatives, 382 or 13.1% came on work or on business, 89 or 3.0% to attend conferences and the rest on migration.