Table 1
Travel between Canada and other countries – Seasonally adjusted

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Travel between Canada and other countries – Seasonally adjusted
  May 2010r April 2011r May 2011p April to May 2011
  thousands % change1
Canadian trips abroad2 4,411 4,997 4,931 -1.3
To the United States 3,702 4,229 4,157 -1.7
To other countries 709 768 774 0.8
Same-day car trips to the United States 1,978 2,391 2,369 -0.9
Total trips, one or more nights 2,394 2,563 2,519 -1.7
United States3 1,685 1,796 1,746 -2.8
Car 1,004 1,081 1,024 -5.2
Plane 586 620 619 -0.1
Other modes of transportation 95 94 102 7.6
Other countries4 709 768 774 0.8
Travel to Canada2 2,010 1,959 1,974 0.7
From the United States 1,641 1,588 1,595 0.5
From other countries 369 372 379 1.9
Same-day car trips from the United States 604 562 558 -0.7
Total trips, one or more nights 1,310 1,304 1,323 1.5
United States3 951 940 952 1.2
Car 568 547 534 -2.3
Plane 276 286 306 6.7
Other modes of transportation 107 107 112 4.7
Other countries4 359 364 371 2.1
Travel to Canada: Top overseas markets, by country of origin5        
United Kingdom 61 57 62 8.8
France 36 40 40 -0.7
Germany 28 26 25 -3.0
Australia 21 20 22 5.7
China 17 18 19 6.7
Japan 19 18 17 -4.9
South Korea 15 13 14 6.4
India 11 11 11 -0.6
Mexico 11 10 11 7.0
Hong Kong 12 10 11 6.2
Netherlands 9 9 9 -0.2
Italy 9 8 9 9.0
preliminary
revised
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.