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Travel between Canada and other countries
  September 2007r October 2007p September to October 2007 October 2007p October 2006 to October 2007
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,339 4,516 4.1 4,286 17.7
to the United States 3,717 3,875 4.2 3,805 18.6
to Other Countries 622 642 3.2 482 10.5
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,106 2,231 6.0 2,265 19.1
Total trips, one or more nights 2,173 2,222 2.3 1,946 16.0
United States3 1,551 1,580 1.9 1,464 17.9
Car 926 972 4.9 883 25.0
Plane 506 495 -2.1 482 6.8
Other modes of transportation 119 113 -4.7 100 17.7
Other countries4 622 642 3.2 482 10.5
Travel to Canada2 2,571 2,540 -1.2 2,185 -6.3
from the United States 2,185 2,155 -1.4 1,840 -7.6
from Other Countries 386 385 -0.1 345 1.7
Same-day car trips from the United States 935 899 -3.8 825 -16.9
Total trips, one or more nights 1,529 1,535 0.4 1,277 1.6
United States3 1,153 1,160 0.6 941 1.8
Car 676 695 2.8 527 0.8
Plane 316 317 0.1 296 0.3
Other modes of transportation 160 148 -7.7 118 11.3
Other countries4 376 375 -0.3 336 1.1
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 78 81 3.5 70 11.9
France 30 30 1.1 30 -6.6
Japan 28 26 -7.5 39 -16.5
Germany 26 26 -2.4 21 -4.5
Mexico 20 21 3.5 14 12.7
Australia 19 19 1.3 13 12.6
South Korea 18 17 -2.5 16 3.3
China 13 12 -9.1 14 -1.0
Netherlands 10 11 6.0 8 0.7
Hong Kong 10 9 -9.2 7 -3.8
Italy 8 8 -0.8 7 12.2
Switzerland 8 8 3.1 7 4.6
rrevised
ppreliminary
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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