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Table 1 Travel between Canada and other countries

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Travel between Canada and other countries
  October 2008r April 2009r September 2009r October 2009p September to October 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
  thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,084 3,944 3,974 3,971 -0.1
To the United States 3,402 3,243 3,287 3,290 0.1
To other countries 683 701 687 680 -1.0
Same-day car trips to the United States 1,835 1,705 1,738 1,761 1.3
Total trips, one or more nights 2,198 2,202 2,202 2,178 -1.1
United States3 1,515 1,501 1,515 1,498 -1.1
Car 909 910 905 890 -1.7
Plane 505 500 517 523 1.1
Other modes of transportation 102 90 93 85 -8.3
Other countries4 683 701 687 680 -1.0
Travel to Canada2 2,279 2,191 2,001 1,968 -1.7
From the United States 1,893 1,824 1,671 1,628 -2.6
From other countries 386 367 330 340 3.0
Same-day car trips from the United States 769 723 631 617 -2.3
Total trips, one or more nights 1,416 1,377 1,291 1,275 -1.2
United States3 1,041 1,019 969 943 -2.7
Car 622 630 573 559 -2.4
Plane 291 277 272 267 -1.8
Other modes of transportation 128 112 124 116 -6.2
Other countries4 375 358 322 332 3.2
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5          
United Kingdom 67 66 54 62 15.3
France 35 36 35 33 -6.6
Germany 29 26 26 29 13.6
Australia 22 18 17 20 18.1
Japan 23 19 18 15 -15.2
China 13 15 13 13 -2.7
South Korea 14 12 11 11 2.5
Italy 9 8 9 10 10.4
India 9 9 9 9 3.1
Netherlands 10 10 9 9 -4.3
Mexico 23 18 10 9 -15.9
Hong Kong 11 11 8 9 4.8
preliminary
revised
Percentage change is based on unrounded data.
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.
Estimates for the United States include counts of cars and buses, and estimated numbers for planes, trains, boats and other methods.
Figures for other countries exclude same-day entries by land only, via the United States.
Includes same-day and overnight trips.