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Travel between Canada and other countries
  April 2008r May 2008p April to May 2008 May 2008p May 2007 to May 2008
  Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
  thousands % change1 thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,417 4,487 1.6 4,512 12.6
to the United States 3,747 3,823 2.0 3,908 12.9
to other countries 669 664 -0.9 604 10.9
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,095 2,134 1.8 2,233 11.2
Total trips, one or more nights 2,266 2,295 1.3 2,222 14.2
United States3 1,597 1,631 2.1 1,618 15.5
Car 956 990 3.6 923 19.9
Plane 545 535 -1.8 543 11.9
Other modes of transportation 96 106 10.3 152 4.4
Other countries4 669 664 -0.9 604 10.9
Travel to Canada2 2,330 2,340 0.4 2,461 -7.2
from the United States 1,919 1,925 0.3 2,005 -10.3
from other countries 411 414 0.7 456 9.0
Same-day car trips from the United States 750 767 2.2 798 -18.6
Total trips, one or more nights 1,475 1,471 -0.3 1,538 0.0
United States3 1,075 1,067 -0.7 1,096 -3.2
Car 638 630 -1.2 635 -0.9
Plane 312 309 -0.9 313 -6.2
Other modes of transportation 125 129 3.0 148 -5.9
Other countries4 401 404 0.7 442 9.0
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 78 75 -4.3 86 -0.5
France 36 35 -0.1 32 22.4
Germany 29 28 -0.8 36 11.1
Japan 22 24 7.0 25 -13.8
Mexico 25 24 -3.9 22 15.0
Australia 21 20 -1.9 34 7.2
South Korea 18 19 5.7 19 6.9
China 14 15 6.6 15 12.1
Netherlands 13 11 -16.2 13 -1.2
Hong Kong 10 10 5.7 11 16.6
India 9 10 11.8 16 16.4
Italy 9 9 -0.3 8 17.8
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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