TIAC Talk Articles > Statistics Canada - National Tourism Indicators for Q1 2018
posted on July 5, 2018
Statistics Canada released their National Tourism Indicators for the first quarter of 2018.
Some key numbers:
- Total tourism spending is up 1.4% over the same time period in 2017, to $21.8 billion.
- Increased spending by international visitors in Canada was partially offset by lower tourism spending by Canadians at home.
- Tourism spending by Canadians in Canada edged down 0.1% in the first quarter, compared to an increase of 0.7% for Q1 2017. This was the first time since the first quarter of 2009 that domestic tourism spending has declined in two consecutive quarters.
- Tourism spending by international visitors to Canada increased 1.5% in the first quarter, compared to 1.6% in Q1 2017.
- Tourism gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.3%, compared to a rise of 0.8% rise in Q1 2017.