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The Frontur monthly report of tourist movements from the National Statistics Institute (INE) indicates that tourist numbers in the Balearics increased 6.14% in June compared with the same month last year. This was a new record for a June - 2,637,411.

Foreign tourism was up 6.66% to 2,196,390 and Spanish tourism by 3.64%.

The largest percentage increase was recorded by the Dutch market - up 38.17% to 100,643. The French market rose 36.76% to 145,688.

Of the two main foreign markets, Germany increased 0.4% to 642,566 and the UK 2.41% to 643,418.

The Balearics had the largest share of Spain's tourist market in June - 23.6% - ahead of Catalonia with 21.5%. For Spain as a whole, there were 9.31 million foreign tourists in June, an increase of 12.1%. Tourist spending increased 16.6% to 12,373 million euros.

The INE's Egatur report for tourist spending shows that this was up 12.6% to 2,753 million euros in the Balearics.

* Note that the INE doesn't break down the figures by island. This sort of detail will be given in due course by the tourism ministry.