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Visitor Spending in Ontario

March 2009

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Visitor Spending in Ontario, 1980-2007 ($000)

by origin

 
Total
Ontario
Other Canada
US
Overseas
1980
4,568,748
2,655,277
440,790
984,491
488,189
1981
5,090,487
2,949,691
498,521
1,125,981
516,294
1982
5,509,539
3,320,440
557,491
1,103,894
527,715
1983
5,833,916
3,533,443
602,323
1,246,086
452,064
1984
6,297,471
3,779,149
648,111
1,398,258
471,953
1985
6,426,710
3,665,352
688,060
1,571,801
501,498
1986
7,269,938
4,046,207
767,629
1,800,108
655,994
1987
7,969,960
4,367,883
813,739
1,897,829
890,508
1988
8,376,198
4,701,351
871,177
1,767,768
1,035,901
1989
8,864,392
5,027,872
915,650
1,750,901
1,169,969
1990
9,800,815
5,371,736
955,178
2,084,656
1,389,245
1991
9,895,571
5,595,664
977,455
2,126,908
1,195,543
1992
9,983,114
5,626,362
955,982
2,123,741
1,277,029
1993
10,285,231
5,662,329
960,757
2,337,129
1,325,016
1994
11,161,655
5,811,202
1,011,864
2,742,007
1,596,582
1995
11,888,965
6,113,648
1,049,897
2,969,470
1,755,951
1996
12,614,496
6,137,971
1,108,135
3,319,596
2,048,794
1997
13,719,265
6,540,528
1,183,155
3,637,117
2,358,466
1998
14,675,646
6,682,345
1,186,478
4,713,320
2,093,502
1999
15,668,306
7,292,969
1,281,932
4,924,326
2,169,079
2000
16,465,030
7,612,708
1,346,463
4,997,838
2,508,021
2001
16,477,592
7,806,037
1,331,493
4,974,147
2,365,915
2002
17,195,066
8,337,839
1,497,870
4,876,759
2,482,599
2003
14,842,832
7,806,491
1,282,341
3,957,242
1,796,758
2004
16,656,416
8,578,160
1,353,686
4,383,217
2,341,353
2005
16,942,171
9,176,409
1,347,127
3,929,796
2,488,839
2006
17,239,644
9,374,684
1,424,535
3,794,816
2,645,608
2007
17,299,625
9,530,361
1,630,872
3,494,778
2,643,614

 

 

Source:
Canadian Visits: For 2006 and 2007: Statistics Canada, Travel Survey of Residents of Canada, for 2005 and earlier: Statistics Canada, bridging project and Ministry of Tourism; International Visits: International Travel Survey, Ontario Ministry of Tourism

 

Notes:
Spending includes the following categories: transport in Canada (public and local transportation, private transportation), accommodation, food and beverage, recreation and entertainment, retail and others.