TRENDS IN RECEIPTS* (in millions)
Year	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	% Change 1998/1992
Receipts	$9,219	$9,631	$9,868	$11,760	$11,790	$11,068	$9,424	2%
% Change	8%	4%	2%	19%	0%	-6%	-15%

JAPANESE VISITATION ESTIMATES (Market Share & Volume in thousands)

VISITATION TO THE STATES
	Market Share 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
Hawaiian Islands	42.3%	2,066	41.5%	2,228
U.S. Mainland	40.4%	1,974	40.5%	2,174
California	23.0%	1,124	23.4%	1,256
Guam	19.5%	953	19.9%	1,068
New York	8.2%	401	8.2%	440
Nevada	7.2%	352	7.7%	413
Florida	3.4%	166	3.6%	193
Illinois	2.4%	117	2.7%	145
Washington	2.4%	117	2.2%	118
Texas	2.0%	98	1.9%	102
Arizona	1.5%	73	1.8%	97
Massachusetts	1.4%	68	1.6%	86
Georgia	1.2%	59	1.1%	59
Ohio	1.0%	49	0.9%	48
Michigan	0.9%	44	1.3%	70
Pennsylvania	0.9%	44	0.7%	38
New Jersey	0.9%	44	0.9%	48
Oregon	0.8%	39	0.9%	48
North Carolina	**	**	0.7%	38
Tennessee	**	**	0.6%	32
Colorado	**	**	0.5%	27
Virginia	**	**	0.4%	21

VISITATION TO THE CITIES
	Market Share 1998	Volume 1998	Market Share 1997	Volume 1997
Oahu/Honolulu	35.1%	1,715	34.6%	1,857
Los Angeles	15.3%	747	15.8%	848
New York City	7.9%	386	7.8%	419
Las Vegas	7.0%	342	7.5%	403
San Francisco	6.5%	318	6.9%	370
Maui	5.2%	254	5.9%	317
Anaheim	3.9%	191	3.8%	204
San Diego	2.3%	112	1.6%	86
Seattle	2.3%	112	2.1%	113
Chicago	2.2%	107	2.6%	140
Orlando	2.2%	107	2.1%	113
District of Columbia (Greater Metropolitan)	1.8%	88	1.6%	86
San Jose	1.6%	78	2.2%	118
Hawaii (Big Island)	1.4%	68	2.4%	129
Boston	1.3%	64	1.5%	81
Atlanta	1.2%	59	1.0%	54
Miami	1.0%	49	1.1%	59
Kauai	1.0%	49	1.6%	86
Dallas/Ft. Worth	0.9%	44	0.7%	38
Phoenix	0.8%	39	**	**
Detroit	**	**	1.2%	64
Portland, Oregon	**	**	0.8%	43
Houston	**	**	0.6%	32

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percentage Point Change)
	1998	1997	% Point Change
Purpose of Trip: (multiple response)
Vacation / Holiday	81%	80%	1
Business	16%	18%	-2
Visit Friends and Relatives	16%	14%	2
Attend Convention	7%	7%	-1
Prepaid Package	47%	47%	-0
First International Trip	30%	33%	-3
Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response)
Airline in U.S.	28%	32%	-4
Private Automobile	23%	24%	-1
Rented Automobile	23%	22%	1
Bus between Cities	19%	16%	3
Rail between Cities	4%	4%	0

SELECTED TRAVELER CHARACTERISTICS (by Percent Change)
	1998	1997	% Change
Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)	8.0	8.0	0%
Daily Visitor Spending in U.S.	$158	$192	-18%
Average Number of States Visited	1.3	1.3	0%

Notes:
*	Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports.
**	Not displayed due to low respondent base for this survey year.
n/a	Information not available.

Source:
	Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
	Bureau of Economic Analysis, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Publication Date:

October 1999