Table 1
Travel between Canada and other countries

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Travel between Canada and other countries
  November 2009r October 2010r November 2010p October to November 2010
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,138 4,593 4,700 2.3
To the United States 3,455 3,826 3,915 2.3
To other countries 682 766 785 2.5
Same-day car trips to the United States 1,868 2,106 2,138 1.5
Total trips, one or more nights 2,236 2,448 2,520 3.0
United States3 1,554 1,681 1,735 3.2
Car 944 994 1,055 6.2
Plane 520 593 586 -1.2
Other modes of transportation 89 94 93 -1.0
Other countries4 682 766 785 2.5
Travel to Canada2 1,993 2,098 2,050 -2.3
From the United States 1,649 1,720 1,684 -2.1
From other countries 344 377 366 -3.0
Same-day car trips from the United States 622 632 605 -4.3
Total trips, one or more nights 1,287 1,377 1,358 -1.4
United States3 952 1,008 1,001 -0.7
Car 568 586 582 -0.6
Plane 274 309 307 -0.4
Other modes of transportation 109 113 111 -2.1
Other countries4 335 369 357 -3.2
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5        
United Kingdom 65 63 63 0.1
France 34 38 38 -0.5
Germany 25 30 26 -11.2
Australia 19 21 20 -5.0
Japan 19 20 17 -13.6
China 12 17 16 -5.8
South Korea 12 15 14 -1.7
Hong Kong 10 10 11 10.6
India 8 10 11 3.7
Mexico 9 10 10 1.4
Netherlands 9 9 9 -0.1
Switzerland 8 9 8 -8.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
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.