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The line graph compares three types of traveller visiting New Zealand between 1997 and 2017 in 
terms of the average amount of money that they spent each day during their trips. 
It is noticeable that overall spending by international visitors to New Zealand was at its highest 
between the years 2000 and 2003. Also, over the 20-year period shown, business travellers spent the 
most per day, on average, while people visiting friends or relatives spent the least. 
In 1997, business visitors to New Zealand spent an average of just under $260 per day, while 
holidaymakers spent around $190 and people visiting friends or relatives spent less than $120. Over 
the following five or six years, spending by all three types of traveller increased dramatically, to peaks 
of around $330, $270 and $220 for the three respective categories. However, visitor spending 
suddenly fell again between 2003 and 2005. 
Over the 10 years from 2005 to 2015, similar daily travel expenditure levels can be seen for both 
business visitors and tourists, with figures fluctuating around the $200 mark. By contrast, people who 
were in New Zealand to see friends or family spent roughly 60 to 80 dollars per day less than the 
other visitors over this time period. In the final year shown on the graph, 2017, the figures for average 

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daily spending stood at approximately $250, $210 and $140 respectively for vacationers, business 
people and those visiting family or friends. 
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