Table 1
Travel between Canada and other countries

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Travel between Canada and other countries
  February 2010r January 2011r February 2011p January to February 2011
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,209 4,735 4,773 0.8
To the United States 3,524 4,003 4,039 0.9
To other countries 685 732 734 0.3
Same-day car trips to the United States 1,873 2,281 2,280 0.0
Total trips, one or more nights 2,299 2,412 2,451 1.6
United States3 1,614 1,680 1,717 2.2
Car 971 997 1,037 4.0
Plane 550 590 585 -0.7
Other modes of transportation 92 94 95 1.5
Other countries4 685 732 734 0.3
Travel to Canada2 2,137 1,996 1,936 -3.0
From the United States 1,759 1,618 1,591 -1.6
From other countries 378 378 345 -8.7
Same-day car trips from the United States 667 563 559 -0.6
Total trips, one or more nights 1,370 1,334 1,287 -3.5
United States3 1,001 965 949 -1.6
Car 564 552 552 -0.1
Plane 289 296 283 -4.6
Other modes of transportation 148 116 115 -0.8
Other countries4 369 369 338 -8.5
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5        
United Kingdom 58 59 56 -4.5
France 36 39 37 -3.2
Germany 29 26 23 -13.9
Japan 20 19 19 -2.8
Australia 18 21 18 -12.9
China 16 20 17 -16.1
South Korea 13 14 13 -10.9
India 9 12 11 -8.6
Mexico 10 10 10 -4.9
Netherlands 15 9 9 -1.0
Hong Kong 8 12 9 -24.8
Switzerland 11 9 8 -6.9
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.