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Travel between Canada and other countries
  September 2007r March 2008r August 2008r September 2008p August to September 2008
  Seasonally adjusted  
  thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,335 4,455 4,467 4,339 -2.9
To the United States 3,712 3,786 3,802 3,669 -3.5
To other countries 623 669 665 670 0.7
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,100 2,101 2,118 2,061 -2.7
Total trips, one or more nights 2,180 2,301 2,290 2,227 -2.8
United States3 1,557 1,631 1,625 1,557 -4.2
Car 926 973 981 948 -3.4
Plane 511 552 539 506 -6.0
Other modes of transportation 120 106 106 103 -2.6
Other countries4 623 669 665 670 0.7
Travel to Canada2 2,550 2,276 2,210 2,256 2.1
From the United States 2,161 1,888 1,802 1,859 3.2
From other countries 389 389 408 397 -2.7
Same-day car trips from the United States 922 745 754 746 -1.1
Total trips, one or more nights 1,519 1,431 1,354 1,412 4.3
United States3 1,140 1,053 958 1,027 7.2
Car 674 619 554 606 9.4
Plane 317 307 287 281 -2.1
Other modes of transportation 150 127 117 140 19.3
Other countries4 379 378 396 386 -2.6
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 79 73 73 70 -3.5
France 30 31 40 38 -5.9
Germany 26 25 29 28 -2.8
Japan 28 26 25 24 -6.6
Mexico 20 22 22 23 4.6
Australia 19 19 23 22 -2.3
South Korea 18 18 17 16 -6.2
China 13 15 14 13 -1.5
Hong Kong 10 10 12 12 -0.8
Netherlands 10 11 10 10 -2.8
India 8 10 9 10 13.2
Italy 8 9 10 9 -5.8
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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