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International visitors to Vietnam in May estimated 456,749 arrivals, decreasing by 25.8% over the last month and 4.4% over the same period last year. Total international arrivals in the first 5 months estimated 2,945,998 representing a 17.5% growth the same period last year.
| Apr.2012 | May 2012 (estimate) | Accrued for 5 months of 2012 | May 2012 vs. Apr. 2012 (%) | May 2012 vs. May 2011 (%) | 5 months 2012 vs. 5 months 2011 (%)
| Total | 615,523 | 456,749 | 2,945,998 | 74.2 | 95.6 | 117.5 | By means of transportation | By air | 525,523 | 372,981 | 2,496,811 | 71.0 | 93.9 | 118.3 | By sea | 5,000 | 3,635 | 25,612 | 72.7 | 201.9 | 146.4 | By road | 85,000 | 80,133 | 423,575 | 94.3 | 101.7 | 112.1 | By purposes of trips | Tourism | 365,503 | 271,217 | 1,749,332 | 74.2 | 92.1 | 116.7 | Business | 110,018 | 78,819 | 508,374 | 71.6 | 98.5 | 121.3 | Visiting relatives | 107,002 | 81,013 | 522,525 | 75.7 | 106.1 | 118.1 | Others | 33,000 | 25,701 | 165,769 | 77.9 | 95.1 | 113.7 | By countries and territories | China | 121,580 | 90,064 | 603,255 | 74.1 | 68.9 | 110.3 | South Korea | 68,272 | 48,409 | 323,009 | 70.9 | 125.8 | 145.3 | Japan | 52,675 | 40,455 | 252,319 | 76.8 | 115.4 | 123.6 | USA | 42,600 | 31,197 | 208,583 | 73.2 | 96.6 | 103.5 | Taiwan | 37,259 | 35,590 | 191,493 | 95.5 | 116.2 | 127.3 | Cambodia | 29,988 | 22,184 | 142,799 | 74.0 | 50.6 | 84.6 | Australia | 27,597 | 19,164 | 130,164 | 69.4 | 99.0 | 96.8 | Malaysia | 23,227 | 22,976 | 116,399 | 98.9 | 114.5 | 125.3 | France | 23,827 | 16,540 | 112,375 | 69.4 | 107.9 | 112.5 | Thailand | 16,598 | 21,828 | 88,586 | 131.5 | 148.9 | 125.6 | Russia | 18,581 | 11,945 | 86,681 | 64.3 | 200.9 | 156.3 | Others | 153,320 | 96,397 | 690,335 | 62.9 | 105.6 | 123.5 |
Source: GSO |