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Table 17
Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of residents of countries other than the United States entering Canada and staying one or more nights, by selected trip characteristics, 2007

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Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of residents of countries other than the United States entering Canada and staying one or more nights, by selected trip characteristics, 2007
  Person-trips Person-nights Average number of nights per trip Spending in Canada Average spending per person-trip Average spending per person-night
  thousands percent thousands number millions of dollars dollars
Quarter of entry 4,397 100.0 68,753 15.6 5,971 1,358 87
First 663 15.1 11,611 17.5 955 1,440 82
Second 1,153 26.2 17,339 15.0 1,542 1,337 89
Third 1,760 40.0 26,389 15.0 2,393 1,359 91
Fourth 820 18.7 13,414 16.4 1,081 1,318 81
Area of residence 4,397 100.0 68,753 15.6 5,971 1,358 87
Europe 2,309 52.5 32,059 13.9 3,092 1,339 96
France 1 359 8.2 5,553 15.5 458 1,276 83
Germany 298 6.8 4,557 15.3 408 1,369 89
Italy 2 93 2.1 1,297 13.9 94 1,012 73
Netherlands 116 2.6 1,691 14.6 146 1,262 87
Switzerland 3 94 2.1 1,462 15.6 158 1,683 108
United Kingdom 4 891 20.3 10,658 12.0 1,188 1,332 111
Other Europe 457 10.4 6,841 15.0 639 1,398 93
Africa 83 1.9 1,946 23.4 163 1,957 84
Asia 1,207 27.5 22,450 18.6 1,637 1,356 73
China 151 3.4 4,109 27.1 259 1,710 63
Hong Kong 111 2.5 1,779 16.1 127 1,146 71
Japan 310 7.1 3,417 11.0 403 1,297 118
South Korea 188 4.3 4,307 23.0 275 1,467 64
Taiwan 79 1.8 1,169 14.7 92 1,156 78
Other Asia 368 8.4 7,669 20.8 482 1,309 63
Central America, Bermuda and Caribbean 155 3.5 2,107 13.6 188 1,209 89
South America 148 3.4 2,548 17.2 202 1,365 79
North America 243 5.5 4,273 17.6 310 1,273 72
Mexico 230 5.2 4,212 18.3 301 1,306 71
Oceania and other ocean islands 251 5.7 3,371 13.4 381 1,516 113
Australia 208 4.7 2,744 13.2 323 1,553 118
Purpose of trip 4,397 100.0 68,753 15.6 5,971 1,358 87
Business, convention or employment 635 14.4 7,657 12.1 1,111 1,751 145
Visiting friends or relatives 1,514 34.4 27,440 18.1 1,471 972 54
Other pleasure, recreation or holiday 1,813 41.2 22,361 12.3 2,739 1,511 123
Other 435 9.9 11,296 26.0 650 1,494 58
Length of stay 4,397 100.0 68,753 15.6 5,971 1,358 87
1 to 6 nights 1,357 30.9 5,123 3.8 1,158 853 226
7 to 13 nights 1,365 31.0 12,397 9.1 1,789 1,311 144
14 to 20 nights 817 18.6 13,177 16.1 1,203 1,472 91
21 nights and over 857 19.5 38,056 44.4 1,821 2,124 48