International travel to the U.S. up

from yesterday's press release of the USDoC International Trade Administration (7/14):

INTERNATIONAL VISITATION UP IN APRIL 2008
SPENDING AT $11.6 BILLION FOR THE MONTH

"WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 4.1 million international visitors traveled to the United States in April, an increase of 2 percent over April 2007. For the first four months of 2008, visitation was up 12 percent compared to 2007. International visitors also spent a record $11.6 billion in April, a 21 percent increase from April 2007. Spending by international travelers while in the United States, including travel receipts and passenger fares, is defined as a U.S. export." ....

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