Approximately 382 thousand overseas residents' visits were made to the United Kingdom (UK) for the purpose of visiting friends or relatives in March 2020, declining due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The highest number of similar trips over the period from April 2018 to March 2020 was made in August 2019, at approximately 1.3 million.
Number of monthly overseas residents' trips to visit friends or relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to March 2020
(in thousands)
Figures are not seasonally adjusted.
* Data derived from the International Passenger Survey (IPS). with a sample size of approximately 20,000 per month.
** The source notes: "IPS data collection was suspended on 16th March due to Covid-19. As a result, National Statistics designation has been suspended for the March 2020 estimates."
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 27, 2020). Number of monthly overseas residents' trips to visit friends or relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to March 2020 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297848/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-for-visiting-friends-or-relatives/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of monthly overseas residents' trips to visit friends or relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to March 2020 (in thousands)." Chart. July 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297848/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-for-visiting-friends-or-relatives/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of monthly overseas residents' trips to visit friends or relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to March 2020 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297848/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-for-visiting-friends-or-relatives/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Monthly Overseas Residents' Trips to Visit Friends or Relatives in The United Kingdom (Uk) from April 2018 to March 2020 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297848/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-for-visiting-friends-or-relatives/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of monthly overseas residents' trips to visit friends or relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from April 2018 to March 2020 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297848/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom-for-visiting-friends-or-relatives/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
