BIS Review 14/2010  2  Figure 1: Arrival performance and contribution to tourism output  3.5 140  ‐60  2.5 R a t 2 i 1.5 o s 1  ‐110  0.5  ‐160  0  40  Longstay Contribution (right axis) Longstay Arrivals Growth (left axis)  2009m10 2009m11  2009m8 2009m9  2009m6 2009m7  2009m4 2009m5  2009m2 2009m3  2008m12 2009m1  2008m11  2008m9 2008m10  2008m7 2008m8  2008m5 2008m6  ‐10  2008m1 2008m2  C h a n g e s  3 90  2008m3 2008m4  %  Cruise Contribution (right axis) Cruise Arrivals Growth (left axis)  Figure 2: Real gross domestic product  % 20 15 10 5 0 ‐5 ‐10 ‐15 ‐20 ‐25 2001  2002  Construction  2003  2004  2005  Manufacturing  2006  2007 Tourism  2008  2009 Real GDP  With the exception of Canada, tourist arrivals from all major source markets were down during 2009.
Arrivals from Canada rose by an estimated 14%, mainly because of increased airlift out of Western Canada and greater marketing in North America. Persistently high unemployment in the U.K and U.S continued to restrict arrivals from these markets, which contracted by 13% and 9.8%, respectively. Visitors from Continental Europe and CARICOM fell by 3.6% and 11.2% (Figure 3).