The graph below gives information about the number of overseas visitors who came to the USA for different purposes from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, the number of visitors who are came for the holiday although there are fluctuations has been witnessed a slightly increase throughout the period. Likewise, there are also an increase in the number of visitors who come for Business and Meeting friends and relatives between the years 1989-2009.
While there is a stable situation between the years 1989-1991 approximately 6 million visitors has been witnessed a dramatic increase nearly by 9 million visitors for holiday purpose in the years 1991 and 1996. From its peak point in 1996 there is a significant decrease until the year 2004 by about a roughly above the 6 million. However, in the same year the numbers of visitors for holiday, started to rising again up to the 8 million people.
Visitors, those who are coming for the business and meeting with friends to the USA has been doubled from the beginning of the period to the end. Business visitors were about 5 million in 1989 and it is declined until the 1991 by about 4 million. However, the number of the visitors has been increased gradually up to the 8 million in the year 2009.
Likewise, the number of visitors who are coming to the USA for meeting friends and relatives is about 4 million approximately. However, from the beginning of the period until the year 2009 it is also rose up by about 7 million visitors.