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Table 9.3
Travel

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Travel: Part 1
  Canadian travellers Canadian travellers from United States From other than United States Travellers to Canada Travellers to Canada from United States From other than United States
Total By car, same day By car, other Total, one or more nights Total By car, same day By car, other Total, one or more nights
v129471 v129472 v129491   v129588 v129482 v129449 v129450 v129504   v129567 v129460
  thousands
2008 51,737 43,613 24,049 11,341 18,910 8,124 27,370 22,606 9,103 7,367 12,504 4,764
2009 47,484 39,254 20,858 10,796 17,964 8,230 24,696 20,526 7,838 7,051 11,701 4,170
March 2008 4,490 3,824 2,125 988 1,645 666 2,258 1,871 743 603 1,045 388
April 2008 4,408 3,747 2,098 954 1,590 661 2,272 1,873 740 611 1,052 400
May 2008 4,466 3,794 2,117 974 1,618 672 2,301 1,881 756 604 1,043 420
June 2008 4,472 3,805 2,121 981 1,626 667 2,287 1,879 757 621 1,041 407
July 2008 4,404 3,717 2,081 939 1,579 686 2,300 1,895 772 607 1,038 405
August 2008 4,417 3,749 2,078 973 1,609 668 2,271 1,862 778 571 996 408
September 2008 4,277 3,606 2,015 936 1,538 671 2,265 1,863 755 607 1,032 401
October 2008 4,110 3,420 1,845 916 1,525 690 2,291 1,903 775 628 1,041 388
November 2008 3,999 3,298 1,734 900 1,514 701 2,263 1,887 755 630 1,048 376
December 2008 3,872 3,143 1,657 830 1,441 729 2,236 1,859 719 634 1,055 378
January 2009 3,820 3,122 1,657 848 1,423 698 2,173 1,793 703 604 1,003 380
February 2009 4,019 3,315 1,792 893 1,481 704 2,214 1,854 737 632 1,029 360
March 2009 3,902 3,210 1,691 890 1,478 692 2,141 1,791 721 609 985 350
April 2009 3,921 3,215 1,685 904 1,494 705 2,174 1,808 717 623 1,008 365
May 2009 3,921 3,283 1,754 914 1,492 638 2,124 1,787 713 601 977 337
June 2009 3,673 3,009 1,550 860 1,427 664 1,886 1,549 540 553 927 337
July 2009 3,784 3,100 1,609 874 1,459 684 1,983 1,646 585 582 980 337
August 2009 4,047 3,361 1,765 919 1,563 686 1,991 1,657 621 571 957 334
September 2009 3,994 3,306 1,751 909 1,522 687 2,013 1,682 634 576 969 331
October 2009 4,006 3,325 1,789 896 1,504 680 1,992 1,640 623 563 946 352
November 2009 4,133 3,452 1,869 945 1,548 681 1,994 1,651 623 566 953 343
December 2009 4,264 3,554 1,945 944 1,573 710 2,012 1,668 622 571 967 345
January 2010 4,214 3,537 1,908 937 1,595 677 2,005 1,642 611 552 942 362
February 2010 4,199 3,521 1,874 962 1,609 678 2,108 1,737 659 557 997 370
March 2010 4,352 3,662 2,000 976 1,623 690 2,031 1,663 605 567 973 368
Travel: Part 2
  Tourism demand in Canada
Total Non-residents Domestic By commodity
Transportation Accommodation Food Other
v19457997 v19458029 v19458013 v19457999 v19458007 v19458008 v19458009+ v19458012
  millions of 2002 dollars
2008 67,098 14,350 52,747 24,776  10,469  9,306  22,546 
2009 65,784 13,110 52,673 24,200  10,085  9,131  22,368 
Fourth quarter 2006 16,011 3,859 12,153 5,874  2,526  2,295  5,316 
First quarter 2007 16,176 3,804 12,372 5,970  2,520  2,291  5,395 
Second quarter 2007 16,378 3,818 12,560 6,055  2,537  2,292  5,493 
Third quarter 2007 16,538 3,765 12,773 6,080  2,589  2,292  5,577 
Fourth quarter 2007 16,772 3,791 12,981 6,185  2,621  2,310  5,656 
First quarter 2008 16,851 3,648 13,202 6,246  2,628  2,324  5,653 
Second quarter 2008 16,866 3,639 13,227 6,250  2,641  2,336  5,638 
Third quarter 2008 16,702 3,532 13,170 6,137  2,604  2,326  5,635 
Fourth quarter 2008 16,679 3,531 13,148 6,143  2,596  2,320  5,620 
First quarter 2009 16,478 3,408 13,070 6,030  2,552  2,295  5,601 
Second quarter 2009 16,345 3,290 13,055 5,993  2,490  2,281  5,581 
Third quarter 2009 16,448 3,203 13,244 6,062  2,517  2,275  5,594 
Fourth quarter 2009 16,513 3,209 13,304 6,115  2,526  2,280  5,592 
Source(s):
International Travel, National and Provincial Counts (Touriscope) (Catalogue no. 66-001-PIE), Client services (613-951-9169), (1-800-307-3382). CANSIM tables: 427-0005,427-0001,387-0001 and 427-0004.