Facts & Figures
- The total income of Suzhou tourism industry reached RMB 73.5 billion Yuan in 2008, with an increase of 15.2% compared with 2007.
- In 2008, Suzhou received 2,185,700 inbound tourists and the foreign exchange receipts generated from the inbound market registered US$ 995,470,000. The top three inbound tourist market for Suzhou in 2008 was Japan, Korea and U.S.A.
- In terms of domestic travel, the total number of arrivals reached 52,870,000 person-times and the domestic tourism income reached RMB 66.5 billion Yuan.
Chart 1-Total income of Suzhou Tourism Industry,2000-2008
Table 1-Total Income of Tourism Industry in Suzhou (by cities)
Chart 2-Total Inbound Tourist Arrivals, 2000-2008
Chart 3-Total Inbound Tourism Receipt, 2000-2008
Chart 4-Total Domestic Tourist Arrivals,2000-2008
Chart 5-Total Domestic Tourism Receipt, 2000-2008
*Notes: A=all; B=Wuzhong District; C=Xiangcheng District; D=Changshu; E=Zhangjiagang; F= Kunshan; G=Wujiang; H=Taicang; I=proportion of GDP