Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the total number of visitor and non-resident arrivals was 2,204,014 in September 2009; visitor arrivals for September 2009 increased by 3.8% year-on-year to 1,689,007. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China grew by 16.1% year-on-year to 878,479 (52.0% of total visitor arrivals), with 354,443 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, similar to that in September 2008 (354,329). Visitors from Japan (44,763) and Indonesia (30,098) rose by 24.8% and 65.5% respectively; however, those from Hong Kong (492,603); Taiwan, China (96,382) and Malaysia (22,714) decreased by 9.6%, 6.4% and 29.1%. Same-day visitors (851,758) accounted for 50.4% of the total visitor arrivals, with 446,735 coming from Mainland China. The cumulative visitor arrivals totalled 15,880,425 in the first nine months of 2009, down by 8.4% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (7,908,936); Hong Kong (5,067,229); Taiwan, China (957,044); and Malaysia (222,666) fell by 11.9%, 2.5%, 4.4% and 28.7% respectively; however, those from Japan (277,013) registered an increase of 7.4%. Cumulative number of same-day visitors accounted for 52.8% of total visitor arrivals, at 8,388,079. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 6,335,065 in the first nine months of 2009, down by 6.7% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour decreased by 22.7% to 4,404,437, while those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa surged by 113.4% to 1,723,980. Visitor arrivals by land dropped by 9.8% year-on-year to 8,386,241 in the first nine months of 2009; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 7,796,764 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (77.1%) and Hong Kong (14.8%). Visitor arrivals by air went down by 7.1% year-on-year to 1,159,119 in the first nine months of 2009. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport fell by 7.1% to 1,135,084, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (39.1%), Mainland China (24.9%), Malaysia (7.6%) and Thailand (6.8%).
