| Market Profile: China (Peoples' Republic of China) |
| Chinese Arrivals to the U.S. |
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Market Profile: China (Peoples' Republic of China)
CHINESE ARRIVALS TO THE U.S.
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Change 2005/1999 |
| Total Arrivals | 191 | 249 | 232 | 226 | 157 | 203 | 270 | 79 |
| % Change | -9% | 30% | -7% | -3% | -31% | 29% | 33% | 42% |
| Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Change 2005/1999 |
| Total Receipt s | $777 | $1,120 | $1,012 | $958 | $690 | $894 | $1,181 | 404 |
| % Change | -32% | 44% | -10% | -5% | -28% | 30% | 32% | 52% |
| Market Share 2005 | Volume 2005 | Market Share 20044 | Volume 20044 | |
| PACIFIC | 56.0% | 151 | 50.9% | 103 |
| MIDDLE ATLANTIC | 36.8% | 99 | 35.2% | 71 |
| California | 54.2% | 146 | 47.6% | 97 |
| New York | 31.2% | 84 | 29.4% | 60 |
| Market Share 2005 | Volume 2005 | Market Share 2004 4 | Volume 2004 4 | |
| Los Angeles | 30.7% | 83 | 29.6% | 60 |
| New York City | 30.5% | 82 | 28.0% | 57 |
| 2005 | 2004 4 | % Point Change5 | |
| Purpose of Trip: (multiple response) | |||
| Business | 55% | 57% | -3 |
| Visit Friends and Relatives | 39% | 37% | 3 |
| Vacation / Holiday | 33% | 35% | -2 |
| Attend Convention | 13% | 15% | -2 |
| Transportation Types Used in U.S.: (multiple response) | |||
| Airline in U.S | 46% | 48% | -2 |
| Company or Private Automobile | 45% | 38% | 8 |
| Rented Automobile | 30% | 29% | 1 |
| Bus between Cities | 9% | 11% | -2 |
| Rail between Cities | 12% | 10% | 2 |
| 2005 | 2004 4 | % Point Change or % Change 5 |
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| Prepaid Package | 13% | 10% | 3 pts. |
| First International Trip to U.S. | 37% | 40% | -3 pts. |
| Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights) | 30.0 | 26.9 | 12% |
| Daily Visitor Spending in U.S. | n/a | $90 | n/a |
| Average Number of States Visited | 2.1 | 1.9 | 11% |
| Notes: |
| (1) This profile only includes Chinese visitors from the Peoples Republic of China. The "China" profile combines visitors from the PRC and from Hong Kong. For perspective, visitors from the PRC account for 67% of all China visitors in 2005. |
| (2) Excluding passenger fare receipts/exports. |
| (3) 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. |
| (4) Due to low respondent base, 2004 estimates are based on 2003 plus 2004 weighted proportions applied to 2004 volume totals. |
| (5) Percentage-point and percentage changes are based on non-rounded data. |
| (n/a) Estimate not yet available. |
| 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 |