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Travel between Canada and other countries
  December 2007r January 2008p December 2007 to January 2008 January 2008p January 2007 to January 2008
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,440 4,430 -0.2 4,113 9.8
to the United States 3,784 3,777 -0.2 3,178 10.5
to other countries 656 653 -0.5 935 7.8
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,121 2,117 -0.2 1,795 9.6
Total trips, one or more nights 2,266 2,261 -0.2 2,249 10.8
United States3 1,610 1,608 -0.2 1,314 13.1
Car 987 976 -1.1 654 17.5
Plane 509 525 3.2 612 8.8
Other modes of transportation 115 107 -7.0 48 12.6
Other countries4 656 653 -0.5 935 7.8
Travel to Canada2 2,407 2,375 -1.4 1,383 -11.4
from the United States 2,007 1,974 -1.7 1,165 -14.0
from other countries 400 401 0.2 218 5.5
Same-day car trips from the United States 804 794 -1.2 624 -20.4
Total trips, one or more nights 1,499 1,482 -1.2 718 -1.9
United States3 1,111 1,091 -1.8 503 -4.6
Car 664 652 -1.9 282 -5.3
Plane 306 303 -0.9 186 -5.7
Other modes of transportation 141 136 -3.4 36 7.6
Other countries4 388 391 0.7 215 5.3
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 77 77 -0.5 40 1.4
France 33 33 1.9 19 4.9
Germany 26 26 -0.9 11 -5.2
Japan 27 25 -7.0 11 -20.4
Mexico 23 25 9.3 14 23.4
Australia 21 20 -1.0 17 20.4
South Korea 19 18 -3.2 14 -4.1
China 14 14 5.5 9 15.0
Hong Kong 11 11 4.7 6 32.8
Netherlands 10 10 -2.6 4 -4.9
India 9 9 -4.1 5 -1.9
Switzerland 9 9 1.0 4 11.8
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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