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Overnight travel between Canada and other countries
Trips
Expenditures
Second quarter 2005r
First quarter 2006r
Second quarter 2006p
Second quarter 2005 to second quarter 2006
Second quarter 2005r
First quarter 2006r
Second quarter 2006p
Second quarter 2005 to second quarter 2006
thousands
% change
$ millions
% change
Canadian trips abroad
5,102
5,740
5,454
6.9
5,045
5,748
5,249
4.0
To the United States
3,617
3,530
3,888
7.5
2,811
2,939
2,882
2.5
To other countries
1,485
2,210
1,566
5.5
2,235
2,809
2,367
5.9
Travel to Canada
4,817
2,528
4,851
0.7
3,411
1,837
3,445
1.0
From the United States
3,723
1,910
3,707
-0.4
1,938
963
1,983
2.3
From other countries
1,094
618
1,144
4.6
1,473
874
1,462
-0.8
Top 10 overseas countries of origin for travellers to Canada
Second quarter 2005r
Second quarter 2006p
Second quarter 2005 to second quarter 2006
Overnight trips (thousands)
% change
United Kingdom
233
234
0.3
Japan
100
95
-5.2
Germany
78
79
1.5
France
74
76
2.8
Mexico
44
56
27.4
Australia
51
54
7.1
South Korea
42
46
9.3
China
30
35
19.2
India
31
35
12.4
Netherlands
32
33
3.3
Top US States visited by Canadian residents
Overnight visits
Expenditures
Second quarter 2005r
Second quarter 2006p
Second quarter 2005 to second quarter 2006
Second quarter 2005r
Second quarter 2006p
Second quarter 2005 to second quarter 2006
thousands
% change
$ millions
% change
State
New York
553
659
19.1
173
223
28.7
Florida
538
569
5.6
965
916
-5.1
Washington
389
434
11.6
83
95
15.2
Michigan
309
329
6.5
72
61
-15.7
California
216
230
6.5
174
216
24.1
Nevada
250
213
-15.0
225
217
-3.3
Pennsylvania
179
208
16.1
39
38
-2.6
Maine
148
141
-4.4
36
35
-3.3
Minnesota
114
133
17.4
33
39
18.8
Ohio
129
129
0.4
25
27
7.7