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Travel between Canada and other countries
  August 2007r September 2007p August to September 2007 September 2007p September 2006 to September 2007
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,165 4,310 3.5 4,233 11.0
to the United States 3,556 3,692 3.8 3,712 11.6
to other countries 608 617 1.5 521 7.4
Same-day car trips to the United States 1,997 2,076 4.0 2,110 7.8
Total trips, one or more nights 2,108 2,174 3.1 2,072 15.0
United States3 1,500 1,556 3.8 1,551 17.8
Car 892 930 4.2 980 20.8
Plane 500 507 1.5 410 7.3
Other modes of transportation 108 120 11.1 161 30.3
Other countries4 608 617 1.5 521 7.4
Travel to Canada2 2,567 2,572 0.2 2,987 -6.1
from the United States 2,183 2,186 0.1 2,439 -7.9
from other countries 385 386 0.4 548 2.6
Same-day car trips from the United States 968 945 -2.3 967 -14.8
Total trips, one or more nights 1,490 1,518 1.9 1,871 -1.3
United States3 1,115 1,142 2.4 1,336 -2.7
Car 666 672 1.0 724 -7.1
Plane 314 315 0.4 352 -3.2
Other modes of transportation 136 154 13.7 260 13.0
Other countries4 375 376 0.5 534 2.6
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 78 78 -0.5 118 2.4
France 31 30 -1.9 49 -5.5
Japan 28 28 0.6 48 -6.3
Germany 26 26 2.3 48 4.6
Mexico 20 20 2.1 22 16.9
Australia 19 19 -0.5 27 7.3
South Korea 18 18 1.6 21 3.6
China 13 14 2.6 19 -0.9
Netherlands 10 10 -1.9 14 -0.3
Hong Kong 10 10 -3.6 11 10.3
India 8 8 8.1 10 13.8
Italy 8 8 -2.9 10 3.8
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: 2009-08-21

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