Quarterly data on total spending by Canadian residents during domestic and outbound trips. The dataset includes expenditures by region, country, province, main trip purpose, visit duration, and spending category, compiled by Statistics Canada. Statistics for the territories are combined.
Use Cases
- Forecast tourism demand based on quarterly expenditure trends by geography
- Analyze spending patterns for different trip purposes like business or leisure
- Model the economic impact of travel by comparing domestic and outbound expenditures
- Segment travel markets based on expenditure categories and visit duration
Strengths
- Quarterly granularity allows for seasonal trend analysis
- Covers both domestic and international travel expenditures
- Breakdowns by trip purpose, geography, and spending category are included
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
- Time Range
- Quarterly
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-29 12:49:10.958440
- Geography
- Canada (domestic) and international destinations for outbound travel