WASHINGTON, DC – The US Department of Commerce today announced that 6.0 million international visitors traveled to the United States in June 2014, a nine percent increase over June 2013. June marks the 6th consecutive month of increases in 2014 in total US visits. For the first six months of 2014, visitation (34.6 million) was up nine percent compared to the same period in 2013.
HIGHLIGHTS
Top Markets
The top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico. Non-resident visits from Canada increased three percent while visits from Mexico increased 35 percent.
The United Kingdom (-3%), Japan (+1) and the Peopleโs Republic of China (22%) rounded out the top five.
In June 2014, seven of the top 10 countries posted increases in non-resident visits.
Non-resident visitation from three of the top 10 countries registered double-digit increases.
During the first six months of 2014, eight of the top 10 countries (sort based on June 2014) posted increases in visitation to the United States.
Top 10 Countries
Country of Residence % Change June
2014 vs. 2013
Canada 3%
Mexico (Excluding Land) 35%
United Kingdom -3%
Japan 1%
People’s Republic of China (EXCL HK) 22%
Germany -7%
Brazil -6%
South Korea 5%
Australia 1%
France 10%
Regional Markets
All but one of the nine(2) major overseas regional markets recorded an increase in non-resident visits to the United States in June 2014:
Western Europe (+1%), Asia (+7%), Oceania (+5%), Middle East (+1%), the Caribbean (+19%), Eastern Europe (+10%), Central America (+19%) and Africa (+9%).
South America recorded a decrease of two percent for the month.
Non-Resident Visits from Overseas Countries
In June 2014, non-resident visits from overseas countries (2.9 million) were up four percent over June 2013, accounting for 49 percent of total international visits to the United States.
June YTD 2014, overseas resident visits (15.8 million) were up eight percent compared to the same period of 2013.
Top Ports: YTD June 2014
YTD June 2014, visitation through the top 15 ports of entry accounted for 83 percent of all overseas visits-more than half of a percentage point less than last year.
The top three ports (New York (JFK), Miami and Los Angeles) accounted for 41 percent of all overseas arrivals-close to one percentage point more than last year.
Fourteen of the top 15 ports recorded increases in arrivals in June 2014. Four of these ports recorded double-digit increases.