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Travel between Canada and other countries
  January 2008r February 2008p January to February 2008 February 2008p February 2007 to February 2008
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,412 4,412 0.0 3,750 18.1
to the United States 3,758 3,746 -0.3 2,921 18.7
to other countries 654 667 1.9 829 16.2
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,099 2,072 -1.3 1,667 15.5
Total trips, one or more nights 2,261 2,284 1.0 2,030 20.6
United States3 1,606 1,618 0.7 1,201 23.9
Car 973 973 -0.1 545 30.8
Plane 527 541 2.7 612 19.2
Other modes of transportation 106 103 -2.4 44 11.4
Other countries4 654 667 1.9 829 16.2
Travel to Canada2 2,358 2,285 -3.1 1,405 -9.0
from the United States 1,957 1,884 -3.7 1,175 -11.1
from other countries 401 401 0.1 229 3.6
Same-day car trips from the United States 783 751 -4.1 564 -18.9
Total trips, one or more nights 1,475 1,433 -2.8 799 -0.9
United States3 1,084 1,042 -3.8 573 -2.5
Car 646 610 -5.6 338 -2.4
Plane 303 304 0.4 198 -3.5
Other modes of transportation 135 128 -5.1 37 2.2
Other countries4 391 391 0.0 226 3.3
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 76 75 -1.2 49 0.7
France 33 33 -1.0 26 7.3
Germany 26 27 3.5 13 1.2
Japan 25 26 2.0 16 -17.8
Mexico 25 25 0.4 12 20.8
Australia 20 20 -1.0 10 10.7
South Korea 18 19 3.2 11 5.9
China 14 15 6.3 9 21.1
Hong Kong 11 11 0.5 9 9.5
Netherlands 10 10 0.0 4 -1.6
India 9 9 1.4 5 3.9
Switzerland 9 9 1.7 4 12.0
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: 2009-08-13

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