The United States Department of Commerce says the number of international visitors to the country is rising fast.
United States trade deficit rose to a 15-month high in March as rising imports underlined the economy's recovery. Figures from the Commerce Department showed the gap between imports and exports rose 2.5% to 40.4 billion US dollars.
The US economy grew in the first three months of this year, but at a slower rate than the previous quarter. US consumer spending saw its biggest increase in three years in the first three months of 2010, which drove the country's overall economy to its third consecutive quarter of growth.