The graph below shows the annual visitor spend for visitors to New Zealand from 5 countries for the years 1996 - 2014

The graph below shows the annual visitor spend for visitors to New Zealand from 5 countries for the years 1996 - 2014
The provided line chart shows the tourists’ annual spending in New Zealand by their nationalities from 1996 to 2014. There are five countries from different parts of the world.
Overall
, the trends of expenditure by each country fluctuated during the period.
First,
tourists from Australia spent the highest amount which ranged from 1,000
NZ
in 1996 to 2,000
NZ
in 2014. It reached its peak in 2006 at 2,400
NZ
.
Second,
visitors from the USA paid approximately 800
NZ
in 1996. It gradually increased to 1,600
NZ
in 2010 and
then
went down to 1,350
NZ
in 2014.
Third,
the UK’s figures decreased from 500
NZ
in 1996 to 200
NZ
in 2002. After that, it dramatically rose to 1,000
NZ
in 2008 and ended up with 900
NZ
in 2014 which was the third highest amount. Japanese and Chinese tourists have low spending amounts compared to others. They spent around 400
NZ
to 600
NZ
in 2014.
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  • annual expenditure
  • tourism revenue
  • spending trends
  • economic impact
  • visitor spend
  • tourism sector
  • peak spending
  • fluctuations
  • incline/decline in spending
  • monetary contribution
  • tourist demographics
  • economic conditions
  • tourism campaigns
  • statistical analysis
  • data interpretation
  • fiscal year
  • extrapolate data
  • spending patterns
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