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• Table 39  Transportation
• Table 40  International travellers entering Canada, by type of transport
• Table 41  Top 10 countries of origin for visitors to Canada, 2006
• Table 42  Top 10 foreign countries visited by Canadians, 2006

Table 39  Transportation

	2001	2003	2005
	millions
Air carriers1
Operating revenues ($)	13,141	11,695	13,982
Operating expenses ($)	13,788	12,435	13,252
Passengers (number)	45.3	41.5	48.1
Passenger-kilometres	102,535	90,326	110,374
Cargo
Kilograms	785	663	689
Tonne-kilometres	2,172	1,855	2,283
Marine transport
Cargo handled at Canadian ports
International (tonnes)	287	307	331
Domestic (tonnes)	108	136	139
Motor carriers
Intercity trucking
Freight (tonnes)	288	305	615
Tonne-kilometres	170,937	184,964	236,404
Railways
Operating revenues ($)	8,156	8,307	9,822
Freight ($)	7,223	7,355	8,759
Passenger ($)	269	256	283
Freight tonne-kilometres	323,211	318,263	352,140
Passenger-kilometres	1,553	1,434	1,478
1. Preliminary data for 2005.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 403-0001, 404-0004, 404-0005 and 404-0016, and Catalogue nos. 51-004-XIB, 52-216-XIE, 53-222-XIE and 54-205-XIE.

Table 40  International travellers entering Canada, by type of transport

	1987	1997	2007
	thousands
Total non-resident travellers	39,595.3	45,076.2	30,373.5
United States residents	36,952.6	40,489.9	25,694.6
Automobile	31,211.0	33,651.2	19,124.9
Plane	2,383.2	3,598.5	4,028.8
Train	58.8	91.2	129.7
Bus	1,561.6	1,781.2	941.2
Boat	1,084.2	639.5	1,001.0
Other methods	653.8	728.3	469.0
Residents of countries other than the United States	2,642.6	4,586.2	4,678.9
Land	984.3	1,132.1	498.6
Air	1,637.6	3,398.0	4,037.0
Sea	20.7	56.1	143.3
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 427-0001.

Table 41  Top 10 countries of origin for visitors to Canada, 2006

	Overnight trips
Country of origin1	Trips	Nights spent	Spending in Canada
	thousands		CAN$ millions
United States	13,856	55,295	7,271
United Kingdom	842	10,598	1,148
Japan	364	4,061	493
France	361	5,705	464
Germany	298	4,594	407
Mexico	202	4,004	274
South Korea	189	4,192	270
Australia	178	2,238	278
China	139	4,007	257
Netherlands	118	1,728	142
1. May include more than one country.
Source: Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.

Table 42  Top 10 foreign countries visited by Canadians, 2006

	Overnight visits
	Visits	Nights spent	Spending in country
	thousands		CAN$ millions
United States	15,992	119,996	10,229
Mexico	841	9,177	894
United Kingdom	778	9,628	942
France	645	8,263	872
Cuba	638	5,295	579
Dominican Republic	536	4,644	508
Germany	334	3,035	291
Italy	315	3,498	490
China	250	5,290	451
Netherlands	239	1,967	194
Source: Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.