17-5 BASIC STATISTICS ON TOURISTS RECEIVED BY TOURIST HOTELS
Item 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total (10 000 persons) 15.95 17.94 27.13 29.03 37.34
Foreigners 10.24 11.79 14.77 14.77 17.95
    Asia 5.26 6.58 9.27 8.26 11.37
        Japan 2.65 2.97 3.23 2.95 3.74
        Malaysia 0.46 0.61 0.73 0.38 0.98
        Singapor 1.08 1.39 1.95 2.4 3.24
        Tailand 0.23 0.63 1.72 1.24 2.15
    Europe 2.82 2.81 2.95 3.4 3.18
        United Kingdom 0.43 0.44 0.5 0.62 0.57
        Germany 0.63 0.66 0.72 0.64 0.65
        France 0.45 0.49 0.57 0.62 0.55
        Italy 0.27 0.23 0.25 0.27 0.27
    North America 1.59 1.76 1.9 2.41 2.5
        Canada 0.23 0.22 0.28 0.3 0.33
        United States 1.26 1.41 1.48 2.04 2.04
    Oceania and the Pacific Islands 0.42 0.35 0.39 0.41 0.5
        Australia 0.21 0.24 0.27 0.29 0.39
    Africa 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.04
    Others 0.11 0.25 0.22 0.23 0.38
Compatriots from Taiwan 3.04 3.39 8.71 10.31 14.14
Total Number of Tourists and Visiting Days (10 000 person-days) 35.71 38.22 55.96 52.58 62.34
    Foreigners 23.73 26.51 31.98 29.75 32.12
    Compatriots from Taiwan 5.1 5.49 15.76 15.8 21.37
Foreign Exchange Income of Tourism (USD 10 000) 5059.92 7022.16 7895.35 8367.24 9721.84