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Table 9 Visitor Arrivals by Residence x Purpose of Visit (continued)
PURPOSE OF VISIT PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION
Business & Visiting
Not
RESIDENCE Holiday Business Pleasure In Transit Friends/Relatives M.I.C.E.* Education Others Stated Total
TOTAL 48.13 16.42 2.52 10.06 6.40 2.74 0.62 4.80 8.31 100.00
% Change (Percentage Points) -1.0 0.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 -
AMERICAS 34.34 28.40 5.01 15.92 9.01 2.89 0.55 1.70 2.18 100.00
Canada 48.03 10.89 3.34 19.76 11.41 1.79 0.50 1.53 2.75 100.00
USA 30.49 32.80 5.39 15.67 8.90 2.74 0.54 1.60 1.88 100.00
Other Countries in the Americas 53.88 11.19 3.96 9.12 4.15 8.08 0.82 3.65 5.15 100.00
ASIA 47.42 15.60 2.24 8.43 5.89 2.92 0.68 6.10 10.71 100.00
ASEAN 36.49 15.51 2.46 9.50 7.80 3.77 0.80 10.06 13.61 100.00
Brunei Darussalam 55.50 6.55 2.45 17.40 5.65 2.33 0.66 6.98 2.48 100.00
Cambodia 38.50 16.97 2.07 5.97 14.40 3.13 5.49 7.05 6.41 100.00
Indonesia 40.17 12.02 2.03 6.87 6.82 2.28 0.72 10.03 19.06 100.00
Laos 18.97 12.64 4.95 5.48 4.95 15.91 15.28 17.07 4.74 100.00
Malaysia 27.03 22.33 2.83 16.55 8.67 5.42 0.54 11.22 5.42 100.00
Myanmar 10.52 16.00 3.92 9.47 12.91 2.99 4.33 27.74 12.12 100.00
Philippines 30.90 13.66 2.64 13.00 11.88 5.71 0.65 11.57 9.97 100.00
Thailand 41.18 19.99 3.41 3.34 8.19 6.40 1.00 6.23 10.26 100.00
Vietnam 31.28 29.75 4.37 7.69 5.62 7.74 3.68 5.64 4.23 100.00
Bangladesh 27.93 25.21 5.27 8.49 5.23 2.56 1.13 10.53 13.65 100.00
Hong Kong SAR 47.97 30.09 3.23 3.94 7.65 3.45 0.44 1.01 2.21 100.00
India 38.83 19.07 3.20 11.96 10.19 4.32 0.53 4.70 7.20 100.00
Israel 30.71 41.10 6.74 9.06 3.21 5.22 0.29 1.43 2.24 100.00
Japan 69.84 15.15 1.10 5.51 1.78 1.03 0.15 1.41 4.03 100.00
Nepal 25.05 11.02 3.29 24.89 8.99 2.71 2.33 13.44 8.28 100.00
Pakistan 34.45 23.90 5.90 12.70 6.20 4.06 0.79 5.60 6.40 100.00
P R China 59.76 7.95 1.04 12.17 5.03 2.01 1.60 4.14 6.29 100.00
Saudi Arabia 71.31 5.41 1.41 10.34 1.73 1.28 0.24 1.79 6.48 100.00
South Korea 53.40 10.08 2.27 4.29 1.97 2.33 0.57 2.88 22.20 100.00
Sri Lanka 35.42 27.02 3.46 14.19 5.11 2.29 1.21 5.96 5.33 100.00
Taiwan 55.78 12.59 2.24 5.56 3.10 1.94 0.31 1.83 16.64 100.00
United Arab Emirates 55.65 19.83 2.93 10.79 4.05 2.90 0.52 1.08 2.25 100.00
Other Countries in Asia 56.12 14.55 2.72 8.88 4.37 2.64 1.29 4.78 4.66 100.00
EUROPE 56.09 15.75 2.84 10.99 6.72 2.00 0.37 2.09 3.15 100.00
Austria 63.77 13.74 2.72 9.50 4.02 1.61 0.31 0.94 3.37 100.00
Belgium & Luxembourg 47.83 20.86 3.44 11.39 6.81 2.63 0.36 2.71 3.98 100.00
CIS 33.49 11.56 2.42 25.40 1.97 2.31 0.53 12.74 9.57 100.00
Finland 47.23 24.11 3.31 8.77 5.96 3.64 1.66 2.09 3.23 100.00
France 41.58 24.80 3.27 11.79 7.66 3.51 0.57 2.08 4.73 100.00
Germany 57.87 18.08 2.73 9.68 5.53 1.66 0.33 1.26 2.86 100.00
Greece 46.79 12.75 2.43 17.88 1.47 2.22 0.52 6.62 9.32 100.00
Italy 51.68 20.11 2.74 12.27 3.14 4.07 0.36 1.81 3.84 100.00
Netherlands 50.92 17.97 2.86 10.67 8.06 1.52 0.48 3.81 3.70 100.00
Rep of Ireland 63.30 9.21 1.92 15.57 4.71 1.33 0.37 0.92 2.66 100.00
Scandinavia 56.84 16.63 3.24 9.58 6.16 1.89 0.55 2.27 2.83 100.00
Spain 51.34 16.71 2.81 15.96 4.30 3.63 0.34 1.65 3.26 100.00
Switzerland 57.39 17.38 2.72 12.36 5.05 1.48 0.38 0.94 2.31 100.00
Turkey 63.96 12.00 2.36 8.16 1.53 2.49 0.35 3.71 5.44 100.00
UK 61.27 12.80 2.74 9.72 8.50 1.56 0.21 1.18 2.03 100.00
Other Countries in Eastern Europe 37.34 9.86 3.77 21.52 3.91 3.94 0.90 9.75 9.01 100.00
Other Countries in Western Europe 62.60 10.33 2.37 12.08 4.25 2.81 0.52 1.67 3.36 100.00
OCEANIA 49.55 15.93 2.23 16.99 8.78 2.52 0.52 1.42 2.06 100.00
Australia 49.75 16.51 2.21 16.00 9.08 2.65 0.50 1.34 1.96 100.00
New Zealand 49.64 13.04 2.18 21.14 7.67 1.70 0.52 1.53 2.57 100.00
Other Countries in Oceania 40.38 14.17 3.15 26.58 4.45 3.44 1.50 4.12 2.21 100.00
AFRICA 56.77 13.13 3.14 14.75 2.79 1.97 1.00 2.51 3.93 100.00
Mauritius 61.55 11.92 4.07 12.53 1.99 0.93 0.82 1.60 4.59 100.00
South Africa (Rep of) 65.03 10.61 1.96 13.98 2.64 1.75 0.70 0.84 2.50 100.00
Other Countries in Africa 43.82 16.95 4.03 17.04 3.46 2.85 1.47 5.09 5.29 100.00
NOT STATED 41.55 16.16 3.04 10.37 6.37 3.05 0.86 3.08 15.51 100.00
* Refers to Convention/Exhibition/Company Meeting/Company Paid Holiday. Singapore Annual Report on Tourism Statistics 2000