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Canadians took fewer trips out of the country to both the United States and overseas countries in August compared with July. In the opposite direction, while fewer US residents travelled to Canada in August, the number of trips by residents of other countries increased 1.8% to 379,000.
In total, travel to Canada from abroad declined 0.9% in August to 2.1 million trips. American residents made about 1.7 million of these trips, down 1.4% from July.
Travel to Canada by US residents was down in all categories in August, except for a 0.5% increase in same-day car trips.
Overnight travel to Canada from 7 of the top 12 overseas markets rose in August compared with July. The number of trips by residents of Mexico increased by 13.0%, the largest gain, while travel by residents of the United Kingdom, Canada's largest overseas market, rose by 8.0%.
In the opposite direction, travel by Canadian residents outside the country also fell in almost every category in August compared with July. Canadian residents made 4.5 million trips abroad, down 0.9%.
The majority of these trips, 3.7 million, were to the United States, a 0.7% decline. Canadians residents took fewer same-day car trips to the United States, as well as fewer overnight car and plane trips.
Travel by Canadian residents to overseas nations fell by 1.6%.
Note: Monthly data are seasonally adjusted.
Available on CANSIM: tables 427-0001 to 427-0006.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5005.
The August 2010 issue of International Travel, Advance Information, Vol. 26, no. 8 (66-001-P, free), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.
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Table 1
| August 2009r | July 2010r | August 2010p | July to August 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | ||||
| thousands | % change1 | |||
| Canadian trips abroad2 | 4,037 | 4,496 | 4,457 | -0.9 |
| To the United States | 3,351 | 3,765 | 3,738 | -0.7 |
| To other countries | 687 | 731 | 719 | -1.6 |
| Same-day car trips to the United States | 1,759 | 2,032 | 2,017 | -0.7 |
| Total trips, one or more nights | 2,246 | 2,425 | 2,401 | -1.0 |
| United States3 | 1,560 | 1,694 | 1,682 | -0.7 |
| Car | 918 | 1,015 | 1,000 | -1.5 |
| Plane | 549 | 585 | 584 | -0.1 |
| Other modes of transportation | 93 | 95 | 98 | 3.3 |
| Other countries4 | 687 | 731 | 719 | -1.6 |
| Travel to Canada2 | 1,975 | 2,088 | 2,070 | -0.9 |
| Fom the United States | 1,642 | 1,716 | 1,692 | -1.4 |
| From other countries | 333 | 372 | 379 | 1.8 |
| Same-day car trips from the United States | 614 | 623 | 626 | 0.5 |
| Total trips, one or more nights | 1,267 | 1,365 | 1,347 | -1.3 |
| United States3 | 943 | 1,003 | 978 | -2.4 |
| Car | 564 | 604 | 584 | -3.2 |
| Plane | 270 | 290 | 284 | -1.9 |
| Other modes of transportation | 109 | 109 | 110 | 0.4 |
| Other countries4 | 325 | 362 | 369 | 1.8 |
| Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 55 | 56 | 61 | 8.0 |
| France | 35 | 37 | 36 | -1.2 |
| Germany | 27 | 29 | 29 | 0.2 |
| Japan | 17 | 22 | 22 | 2.4 |
| Australia | 17 | 20 | 21 | 1.1 |
| China | 14 | 18 | 19 | 6.5 |
| South Korea | 11 | 15 | 14 | -0.6 |
| India | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8.1 |
| Mexico | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13.0 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 9 | 9 | -2.2 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 10 | 9 | -4.8 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 9 | 9 | -2.3 |
