Summary and Analysis of International Travel to/from the United States, Calendar Year 1978 and Historical Series from 1970: Statistics on International Travel to/from the U.S. and Market Analysis of International Travel by Residents of Foreign Countries

摘要

The report presents statistics on international travel to/from the U.S. and market analyses of international travel by residents of foreign countries. Between 1970 and 1978, foreign visitor arrivals in the United States increased 60 percent, from 12.4 million to 19.8 million, for an average annual increase of 6.7 percent. U.S. travel receipts grew by 214.0 percent, from $2.7 billion in 1970 to $8.5 billion in 1978, an average annual growth of 15.5 percent. U.S. foreign travel expenditures rose 119.4 percent, from $5.2 billion in 1970 to $11.4 billion in 1978. This represented an average annual growth rate of 10.3 percent. Total international receipts increased 263 percent, from $17.9 billion in 1970 to $65 billion in 1978, an average annual increase of 17.6 percent.