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Travel between Canada and other countries
  February 2008r March 2008p February to March 2008 March 2008p March 2007 to March 2008
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,416 4,480 1.4 5,082 16.0
to the United States 3,749 3,810 1.6 4,089 16.8
to other countries 668 670 0.4 993 12.8
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,076 2,107 1.5 2,047 9.5
Total trips, one or more nights 2,284 2,319 1.5 2,972 21.5
United States3 1,617 1,649 2.0 1,979 26.4
Car 973 991 1.9 1,160 36.0
Plane 542 550 1.6 742 13.3
Other modes of transportation 102 107 4.8 77 31.9
Other countries4 668 670 0.4 993 12.8
Travel to Canada2 2,280 2,257 -1.0 1,591 -12.6
from the United States 1,884 1,872 -0.6 1,333 -14.8
from other countries 396 384 -3.0 258 0.3
Same-day car trips from the United States 748 730 -2.5 637 -24.0
Total trips, one or more nights 1,431 1,427 -0.2 905 -2.3
United States3 1,045 1,053 0.7 652 -3.2
Car 613 614 0.2 382 -2.9
Plane 304 309 1.8 230 -3.6
Other modes of transportation 128 129 0.9 41 -3.4
Other countries4 386 374 -3.0 253 0.0
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 74 72 -2.2 56 0.7
France 32 30 -4.8 17 -9.4
Japan 26 26 1.0 20 -19.7
Germany 27 25 -7.7 14 -4.8
Mexico 25 22 -11.4 22 35.5
Australia 20 19 -4.6 9 1.5
South Korea 18 18 -3.1 12 -5.0
China 15 14 -5.5 8 11.8
Netherlands 10 11 3.6 5 1.5
Hong Kong 11 10 -7.5 8 24.2
India 9 10 7.4 6 2.4
Italy 8 9 4.9 4 4.3
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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