| Market Profile: Mexico |
| Mexican Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: Mexico
MEXICAN ARRIVALS TO THE U.S. VIA AIR
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Change 2005/1999 |
| Total Arrivals (revised) | 9,928 | 10,596 | 11,567 | 11,440 | 10,526 | 11,906 | 12,858 | 2,930 |
| % Change | 7% | 7% | 9% | -1% | -8% | 13% | 8% | 30% |
| Air Arrivals | 1,489 | 1,737 | 1,513 | 1,437 | 1,359 | 1,494 | 1,668 | 179 |
| % Change | 5% | 17% | -13% | -5% | -5% | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Change 2005/1999 |
| Receipts | $4,114 | $5,162 | $5,320 | $5,565 | $5,700 | $6,257 | $7,207 | $3,093 |
| % Change | 8% | 25% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 10% | 15% | 75% |
| Market Share 2005 | Volume 2005 | Market Share 2004 | Volume 2004 | |
| PACIFIC | 33.1% | 552 | 28.8% | 430 |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC | 24.0% | 400 | 23.0% | 344 |
| WEST SOUTH CENTRAL | 21.9% | 365 | 18.1% | 270 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC | 10.9% | 182 | 19.6% | 293 |
| California | 29.7% | 496 | 27.4% | 409 |
| Texas | 19.8% | 330 | 17.5% | 261 |
| Florida | 17.5% | 292 | 19.0% | 284 |
| New York | 10.4% | 174 | 17.9% | 267 |
| Market Share 2005 | Volume 2005 | Market Share 2004 | Volume 2004 | |
| New York | 11.5% | 192 | 17.9% | 267 |
| Miami | 9.7% | 162 | 15.1% | 226 |
| 2005 | 2004 | % Point Change3 | |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) | |||
| Vacation / Holiday | 54% | 56% | -2 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives | 44% | 47% | -3 |
| Business | 25% | 23% | 2 |
| Attend Convention | 8% | 9% | -1 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) | |||
| Rented Automobile | 33% | 30% | 2 |
| Company or Private Automobile | 30% | 35% | -5 |
| Airline in U.S | 23% | 21% | 2 |
| Bus between Cities | 8% | 11% | -3 |
| Rail between Cities | 7% | 11% | -4 |
| 2005 | 2004 | % Point Change or % Change 3 |
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| Prepaid Package | 8% | 10% | -2 pt. |
| First International Trip to U.S. | 8% | 10% | -3 pt. |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) | 13.6 | 14.9 | -9% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. | $94 | $102 | -8% |
| Average Number of States Visited | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0% |
| Notes: |
| (1) Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
| (2) Only census region, state, and city destinations having a sample size of 100 or more are displayed. Due to quarterly data weighting by country and port of entry, some unreported destinations may have a higher proportion of total than those reported. |
| (3) Percentage-point and percentage changes are based on non-rounded data. |
(pr) Preliminary estimate subject to revision. |
(**) Estimate not shown due to sample size fewer than 100. |
| Note: This profile shows only a few of the 35 travel characteristics data reported on international arrivals to the U.S. Additional information may be obtained for a fee. To learn more, please visit our website: http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/research/programs/ifs/index.html |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries; Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| Publication Date: May 2006 |