Table 1
Travel between Canada and other countries – Seasonally adjusted

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Travel between Canada and other countries – Seasonally adjusted
  February 2011r January 2012r February 2012p January to February 2012
  thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,765 5,034 5,228 3.9
To the United States 4,030 4,257 4,448 4.5
To other countries 735 777 780 0.4
Same-day car trips to the United States 2,273 2,409 2,602 8.0
Total trips, one or more nights 2,451 2,588 2,585 -0.1
United States3 1,716 1,811 1,805 -0.4
Car 1,029 1,062 1,062 0.0
Plane 589 641 635 -0.9
Other modes of transportation 97 109 108 -0.9
Other countries4 735 777 780 0.4
Travel to Canada2 1,949 2,049 2,061 0.6
From the United States 1,597 1,659 1,671 0.7
From other countries 353 390 391 0.1
Same-day car trips from the United States 568 583 601 3.0
Total trips, one or more nights 1,291 1,367 1,367 0.0
United States3 946 986 986 0.0
Car 551 563 562 -0.1
Plane 280 300 300 0.1
Other modes of transportation 114 124 124 -0.2
Other countries4 345 381 381 0.0
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5        
United Kingdom 57 57 56 -0.3
France 37 37 40 6.3
Germany 23 29 28 -1.6
Japan 19 21 22 3.1
Australia 19 21 22 4.0
China 18 25 20 -20.5
South Korea 13 12 14 19.1
Mexico 10 13 13 3.8
India 11 13 13 4.1
Hong Kong 9 10 11 6.2
Switzerland 9 9 9 -2.3
Netherlands 9 10 9 -14.4
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.