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Travel between Canada and other countries
  December 2006r January 2007p December 2006 to January 2007 January 2007 January 2006 to January 2007
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,063 4,053 -0.3 3,744 3.3
to the United States 3,464 3,444 -0.6 2,871 0.5
to other Countries 599 609 1.6 873 13.6
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,021 1,967 -2.6 1,638 -3.1
Total trips, one or more nights 1,976 2,029 2.7 2,029 9.6
United States3 1,376 1,420 3.2 1,156 6.8
Car 791 838 5.8 557 7.1
Plane 479 487 1.8 557 7.2
Other modes of transportation 106 95 -10.8 42 -1.7
Other countries4 599 609 1.6 873 13.6
Travel to Canada2 2,772 2,538 -8.4 1,554 -15.3
from the United States 2,381 2,151 -9.7 1,351 -17.1
from other Countries 390 387 -0.9 203 -0.6
Same-day car trips from the United States 1,095 961 -12.3 785 -22.8
Total trips, one or more nights 1,561 1,477 -5.4 723 -4.4
United States3 1,183 1,099 -7.1 523 -5.7
Car 720 664 -7.7 297 -7.1
Plane 319 300 -5.8 193 -2.3
Other modes of transportation 144 134 -6.7 33 -12.5
Other countries4 378 378 -0.1 200 -0.8
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 74 74 0.4 38 3.2
France 33 32 -2.5 18 4.6
Japan 30 31 1.3 14 -22.7
Germany 29 28 -4.2 12 8.2
Mexico 20 21 6.4 11 14.4
South Korea 19 19 -2.4 14 10.4
Australia 18 17 -5.4 13 5.1
China 13 12 -3.1 8 11.6
Netherlands 10 11 1.4 4 0.7
Hong Kong 10 10 2.9 4 -36.8
India 8 9 7.4 5 0.5
Italy 8 9 4.6 4 16.0
ppreliminary
rrevised
1.Percentage change is based on unrounded data.
2.Totals exceed the sum of "same-day car trips" and "total trips, one or more nights" because they include all of the same-day trips.
3.Estimates for the United States include counts of cars and buses, and estimated numbers for planes, trains, boats and other methods.
4.Figures for other countries exclude same-day entries by land only, via the United States .
5.Includes same-day and overnight trips.
Date Modified: 2009-08-20

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