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Travel by United States residents to Canada down

Travel by United States residents to Canada fell 2.6% between September and October to 1.6 million trips. This was the first decline in travel by Americans to Canada in four months.

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United States travellers made 943,000 overnight trips to Canada in October, down 2.7% from September. Overnight travel by car and plane both declined in October.

Same-day car travel by United States residents to Canada fell 2.3% to 617,000 trips. This was the first decline in four months.

In contrast, the number of overnight trips by travellers from countries other than the United States to Canada increased 3.2% to 332,000 in October, the highest level in six months.

Travel by United Kingdom residents, Canada's largest overseas market, increased 15.3% to 62,000 trips. Germany and Australia also posted double-digit gains. Travel to Canada by residents of Mexico declined 15.9% from September to October and has fallen 58.0% since the end of 2008.

Overall, inbound travel decreased 1.7% between September and October to 2.0 million trips.

In the opposite direction, travel by Canadians abroad edged down 0.1% to 4.0 million trips.

Canadians made 1.5 million overnight trips to the United States in October, down 1.1% from September. Overnight car travel declined 1.7% while plane travel increased 1.1%.

Canadians made 1.8 million same-day car trips to the United States in October, up 1.3% from September.

Overall, travel to the United States by Canadian residents edged up 0.1% to 3.3 million trips.

Travel to overseas countries decreased 1.0% between September and October to 680,000 trips.
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