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Travel between Canada and other countries
  March 2008r April 2008p March to April 2008 April 2008p April 2007 to April 2008
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,467 4,407 -1.3 4,407 7.4
to the United States 3,798 3,738 -1.6 3,649 7.0
to other countries 669 669 -0.1 758 9.4
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,106 2,089 -0.8 2,013 8.0
Total trips, one or more nights 2,307 2,264 -1.8 2,344 7.4
United States3 1,638 1,595 -2.6 1,586 6.4
Car 980 954 -2.6 848 3.7
Plane 552 547 -1.0 652 14.5
Other modes of transportation 106 95 -10.1 86 -16.6
Other countries4 669 669 -0.1 758 9.4
Travel to Canada2 2,285 2,318 1.4 1,676 -13.2
from the United States 1,896 1,910 0.8 1,398 -15.5
from other countries 389 407 4.6 278 0.8
Same-day car trips from the United States 743 743 0.0 668 -23.0
Total trips, one or more nights 1,440 1,469 2.0 950 -5.0
United States3 1,061 1,072 1.0 680 -7.2
Car 623 637 2.3 387 -12.8
Plane 312 313 0.4 240 1.4
Other modes of transportation 127 122 -3.8 53 2.1
Other countries4 379 397 4.7 270 1.1
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 74 78 5.3 51 -1.1
France 30 34 15.0 23 9.9
Germany 26 28 9.3 16 0.6
Mexico 22 25 10.2 17 -10.0
Japan 26 22 -12.4 17 -27.5
Australia 19 20 10.5 13 5.1
South Korea 18 17 -2.5 13 0.3
China 14 14 -3.4 10 8.9
Netherlands 11 13 14.4 8 35.0
Hong Kong 10 10 -2.9 6 -6.0
Italy 9 9 1.0 6 6.3
India 10 9 -5.3 8 -3.3
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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