BIS Review 120/2008  1  •  Major drivers of economic growth: The major positive contributors to the forecast medium-term growth are tourism (transport and wholesale & retail trade and hotels & restaurants), agriculture, manufacturing and mining sectors, which more-thanoffset the negative contributions from community, social & personal services sector. •  Visitor arrivals: Visitor arrivals are at historical highs.
A strong recovery in visitor arrivals by an annual 12 percent was seen in the first eight months of the year. Using the Fiji Islands Visitors Bureau’s growth forecast of around 571,000 visitors for 2008 translates to a projected annual growth rate of around 6 percent.