Down, Down, Down—Here are some highlights from the latest ONS release:
- June 2017: UK departures to North America were 340,000 (vs. 365,000 in June 2016) = Down 7 percent
- Latest three months: 1,040,000 (vs. 804,000 in 2016) = Down 4 percent
- Year to date for 2017: 1,740,000 (vs. 1,093,000 YTD in 2016) = Down 4 percent
- Latest 12 months (July 1, 2016 thru June 30, 2017) 4,060,000 (vs. 4,100,000) = Down 1 percent
- While traffic to North America was down across the board, overall, UK residents made 6.1 million visits abroad in June 2017=Up 1.4 percent vs. June 2016
The following table, which covers a five-year window of travel activity to North America by Britons, helps to put the April numbers into perspective.
