The table below show how many tourists from five countries visited Australia in different years from 2006 to 2010.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main feature and make comparisons where relevant.
Country of residence | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
New Zealand | 979 | 976 | 1030 | 1006 | 1011 |
Japan | 631 | 582 | 505 | 396 | 335 |
Canada | 99 | 104 | 113 | 117 | 118 |
China | 267 | 319 | 346 | 352 | 360 |
Germany | 143 | 144 | 148 | 153 | 159 |
France | 61 | 65 | 71 | 83 | 93 |
Visit (thousands)
The table compares the number of visitors visiting Australia from several countries in the period from 2006 to 2010. In general, there was a significant increase in tourists from New Zealand, China and France whilst numbers from Canada and Germany rose gradually. However, visitors from Japan to Australia dropped dramatically.
The biggest increase in tourism was from China and numbers went up significantly by approximately 100,000 people to reach 360,000 people in 2010. Although visitors from New Zealand to Australia fell slightly from 2006 to 2007, over the whole period, this country had the most visitors with a notable increase from 979,000 people to over a million. There were fewer visitors from France but numbers rose considerably.
In contrast, visitors from Japan to Australia almost halved over this four-year period with a significant decrease from 631,000 people in 2006 to 335,000 people in 2010
In conclusion, Australia increased in popularity as a tourist destination for most countries in this period of five years.
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.