Canadian tourism

Tourism accounted for 2.2% of Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2002. This matched the combined contribution of the agriculture, fishing, forestry and hunting industries, and was considerably more than the 1.3% contribution of the motor vehicle manufacturing industry.

Tourism GDP at basic prices reached $23.3 billion, up 4.1% (in nominal terms) from 2000. Tourism expenditures rose to $56.6 billion in 2002, a 5.3% increase from their level in 2000.

The number of jobs in the Canadian economy increased 3.5% over this period, whereas tourism jobs lagged behind, remaining fairly steady at 611,100.

The number of international visitors to Canada was 7.7% lower in 2002 than in 2000, as a result of fewer same-day visits from the United States, as well as fewer numbers of overseas visitors. However, the number of overnight visitors from the United States was up.

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