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Travel between Canada and other countries
  October 2007r November 2007p October to November 2007 November 2007p November 2006 to November 2007
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,538 4,765 5.0 4,284 21.9
to the United States 3,893 4,108 5.5 3,812 23.1
to Other Countries 646 657 1.8 472 13.6
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,239 2,299 2.7 2,269 20.3
Total trips, one or more nights 2,238 2,409 7.6 1,951 25.2
United States3 1,592 1,751 10.0 1,479 29.5
Car 976 1,135 16.2 886 48.2
Plane 501 502 0.2 514 8.9
Other modes of transportation 115 115 0.1 79 8.7
Other countries4 646 657 1.8 472 13.6
Travel to Canada2 2,507 2,448 -2.4 1,649 -11.1
from the United States 2,124 2,046 -3.6 1,438 -13.3
from Other Countries 384 401 4.6 211 7.2
Same-day car trips from the United States 879 824 -6.3 714 -22.6
Total trips, one or more nights 1,524 1,519 -0.3 880 0.6
United States3 1,150 1,128 -1.9 674 -1.2
Car 689 679 -1.5 405 0.1
Plane 314 307 -2.1 227 -4.5
Other modes of transportation 148 143 -3.7 42 6.0
Other countries4 373 391 4.8 206 6.8
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 80 78 -1.8 35 8.2
France 31 33 8.3 15 11.4
Japan 26 28 7.8 18 -10.3
Germany 25 26 3.8 11 0.1
Mexico 21 24 13.6 11 31.6
Australia 19 20 2.7 10 21.8
South Korea 17 18 6.0 10 -1.5
China 12 12 4.5 10 1.5
Netherlands 10 10 -2.7 4 -2.5
Hong Kong 9 10 9.8 5 3.0
Switzerland 8 9 10.1 4 13.8
Italy 8 9 5.8 5 11.6
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: 2009-08-13

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