|
Nationality
|
Jan.
- Dec.
|
|
1998
|
1997
|
A
(%)
|
| Thai |
498,252
|
490,186
|
+1.65
|
| Malaysia |
58,579
|
76,281
|
-23.21
|
| Singapore |
54,237
|
62,520
|
-13.25
|
| China |
17,855
|
12,497
|
+42.87
|
| Hong
Kong |
70,366
|
89,608
|
-21.50
|
| Japan |
127,287
|
132,760
|
-4.12
|
| Korea |
41,457
|
55,786
|
-25.69
|
| Taiwan |
152,751
|
185,024
|
-17.44
|
| Austria |
59,336
|
47,094
|
+25.99
|
| Belgium |
29,358
|
18,683
|
+57.14
|
| Denmark |
38,532
|
27,722
|
+38.99
|
| France |
73,994
|
56,683
|
+30.54
|
| Germany |
238,271
|
190,243
|
+25.25
|
| Italy |
96,543
|
75,657
|
+27.61
|
| Netherlands |
28,994
|
23,333
|
+24.32
|
| Sweden |
111,954
|
74,875
|
+49.52
|
| Switzerland |
101,472
|
106,580
|
-4.79
|
| U.K. |
185,379
|
142,570
|
+30.03
|
| U.S.A. |
50,819
|
39,900
|
+27.37
|
| Canada |
14,822
|
11,171
|
+32.68
|
| Midle
East |
36,471
|
8,553
|
+326.41
|
| Australia |
97,536
|
54,604
|
+78.62
|
| New
Zealand |
11,337
|
6,195
|
+83.00
|
| India |
11,806
|
5,794
|
+103.76
|
| Other |
136,364
|
119,085
|
+14.51
|
|
Total
|
2,343,772
|
2,113,419
|
+10.90
|
| Thai |
498,252
|
490,186
|
+1.65
|
| Foreigners |
1,845,520
|
1,623,233
|
+13.69
|
|