International visitors to Vietnam in December and 12 months of year 2006

12/2006

(estimate)

Accrued for 12 months of 2006

12/2006 vs. 11/2006 (%)

Year 2006 vs.  Year 2005 (%)

Total

324,625

3,583,486

106.2

103.0

By means

By air

267,679

2,702,430

103.0

115.7

By sea

15,766

224,081

109.3

111.8

By road

41,180

656,975

131.9

69.8

By purposes

Tourism

197,736

2,068,875

103.7

101.5

Business

54,820

575,812

106.1

116.2

Visiting relatives

45,453

560,903

158.6

110.4

Others

26,616

377,896

77.0

86.9

By countries and territories

China

31,301

516,286

108.9

72.0

Hong Kong

420

4,199

122.1

112.0

Taiwan

24,215

274,663

117.7

100.1

Japan

36,074

383,896

100.1

113.4

South Korea

43,428

421,741

110.1

129.4

Cambodia

8,429

154,956

70.1

78.0

Indonesia

1,921

21,315

87.4

92.3

Laos

1,765

33,980

116.2

79.5

Malaysia

15,350

105,558

120.5

131.0

Philippines

1,884

27,355

70.7

86.4

Singapore

13,673

104,947

140.2

127.6

Thailand

15,378

123,804

135.8

142.6

USA

34,337

385,654

118.5

116.8

Canada

6,932

73,744

107.9

115.6

France

11,362

132,304

79.0

99.2

United Kingdom

7,626

84,264

86.6

101.6

Germany

7,179

76,745

73.8

110.6

Switzerland

1,555

16,686

81.2

108.6

Italy

1,338

15,746

71.2

96.6

Netherlands

2,375

26,546

80.5

115.7

Sweden

2,234

18,816

100.2

105.0

Denmark

1,313

18,050

79.0

120.0

512

5,342

123.1

108.6

Belgium

1,384

14,770

68.8

105.3

Norway

874

12,684

97.4

122.0

Russia Federal

2,558

28,776

78.2

115.6

Spain

1,682

22,131

83.2

112.7

Australia

20,170

172,519

143.8

115.9

New Zealand

1,171

14,162

87.9

103.0

Others

26,185

291,847

105.3

107.7