Table 3 Summary indicators
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| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government revenue attributable to tourism1 (millions of dollars) | 15,999 | 16,783 | 17,975 | 18,946 | 19,714 | 19,884 | 19,157 |
| year over year change (percentage) | -0.3 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | -3.7 |
| as a share of government revenue in-scope2 (percentage) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| per 100 dollars of tourism spending (dollars) | 28.91 | 28.63 | 28.79 | 28.68 | 28.42 | 27.33 | 27.56 |
| Government revenue attributable to domestic tourism spending (millions of dollars) | 11,153 | 11,455 | 12,841 | 13,920 | 14,729 | 15,120 | 14,852 |
| year over year change (percentage) | 5.8 | 2.7 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 2.7 | -1.8 |
| as a share of government revenue attributable to tourism (percentage) | 69.7 | 68.3 | 71.4 | 73.5 | 74.7 | 76.0 | 77.5 |
| per 100 dollars of tourism spending by residents (dollars) | 28.15 | 27.88 | 28.21 | 28.16 | 27.91 | 26.72 | 26.81 |
| Government revenue attributable to tourism exports (millions of dollars) | 4,846 | 5,328 | 5,134 | 5,026 | 4,984 | 4,763 | 4,304 |
| year over year change (percentage) | -11.9 | 9.9 | -3.6 | -2.1 | -0.8 | -4.4 | -9.6 |
| as a share of government revenue attributable to tourism (percentage) | 30.3 | 31.7 | 28.6 | 26.5 | 25.3 | 24.0 | 22.5 |
| per 100 dollars of tourism spending by non-residents (dollars) | 30.84 | 30.38 | 30.36 | 30.25 | 30.02 | 29.45 | 30.51 |
| Total tourism spending in Canada (millions of dollars) | 55,339 | 58,629 | 62,427 | 66,052 | 69,373 | 72,757 | 69,516 |
| year over year change (percentage) | -2.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -4.5 |
| share of total attributable to non-residents (percentage) | 28.4 | 29.9 | 27.1 | 25.2 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 20.3 |
| Tourism gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices (millions of dollars) | 22,571 | 23,906 | 25,216 | 26,548 | 27,808 | 28,953 | 27,746 |
| year over year change (percentage) | -3.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -4.2 |
| as a share of total GDP at basic prices (percentage) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Tourism employment (thousands of jobs) | 602 | 611 | 607 | 608 | 614 | 620 | 617 |
| year over year change (percentage) | -1.4 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| as a share of total employment (percentage) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
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Notes:
1. Represents revenue in-scope that is directly attributable to tourism. 2. Represents the sources of revenue in-scope for the study (about 86 % of total government revenue from all sources). |
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