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Table 21
Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of Canadian residents returning from the United States after a stay of one or more nights, by selected trip characteristics, 2007

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Person-trips, person-nights and expenditures of Canadian residents returning from the United States after a stay of one or more nights, by selected trip characteristics, 2007
  Person-trips Person-nights Average number of nights per trip Spending Average spending per person-trip Average spending per person-night
   thousands  percent  thousands  number  millions of dollars  dollars
Type of transportation 17,759 100.0 130,801 7.4 11,545 650 88
Automobile 10,608 59.7 75,087 7.1 5,078 479 68
Other 7,152 40.3 55,714 7.8 6,468 904 116
Plane 5,883 33.1 49,748 8.5 5,977 1,016 120
Bus 674 3.8 2,576 3.8 262 389 102
Other types 1 595 3.4 3,389 5.7 229 384 67
Quarter of re-entry 17,759 100.0 130,801 7.4 11,545 650 88
First 3,698 20.8 35,286 9.5 3,074 831 87
Second 4,090 23.0 41,860 10.2 3,117 762 74
Third 5,805 32.7 29,601 5.1 2,808 484 95
Fourth 4,168 23.5 24,054 5.8 2,547 611 106
Region of destination 17,759 100.0 130,801 7.4 11,545 650 88
New England 1,992 11.2 9,101 4.6 864 434 95
Middle Atlantic 3,785 21.3 10,710 2.8 1,148 303 107
South Atlantic 2,252 12.7 36,707 16.3 2,861 1,271 78
East North Central 2,043 11.5 6,956 3.4 708 347 102
West North Central 1,189 6.7 3,921 3.3 475 400 121
East South Central 138 0.8 963 7.0 114 827 118
West South Central 327 1.8 3,094 9.4 332 1,014 107
Mountain 1,788 10.1 13,231 7.4 1,640 917 124
Pacific 2,843 16.0 15,903 5.6 1,461 514 92
Alaska 216 1.2 1,756 8.1 113 521 64
Hawaii 290 1.6 4,714 16.3 526 1,813 112
Touring 2 897 5.1 23,746 26.5 1,304 1,454 55
Purpose of trip 17,759 100.0 130,801 7.4 11,545 650 88
Business, convention or employment 2,506 14.1 11,074 4.4 2,279 910 206
Visiting friends or relatives 3,430 19.3 20,491 6.0 1,124 328 55
Other pleasure, recreation or holiday 10,098 56.9 91,335 9.0 7,393 732 81
Other 1,725 9.7 7,901 4.6 749 434 95
Length of stay 17,759 100.0 130,801 7.4 11,545 650 88
1 night 1,974 11.1 1,974 1.0 310 157 157
2 to 6 nights 10,153 57.2 32,859 3.2 4,703 463 143
7 to 13 nights 3,795 21.4 33,096 8.7 3,155 831 95
14 nights and over 1,837 10.3 62,872 34.2 3,378 1,838 54