A car passes through the Peace Arch border crossing heading to the U.S. from Canada in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, April 10, 2025. Canadian-resident return trips from the United States and U.S.-resident trips to Canada by automobile continued to decline, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Amid the tariff war with the United States, the Canadian government is encouraging Canadian consumers to shop and travel within Canada. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
OTTAWA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Canadian-resident return trips from the United States and U.S.-resident trips to Canada by automobile continued to decline, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
According to the latest travel numbers issued by the national statistical agency, the number of Canadian-resident return trips by automobile from the United States totaled 1.5 million in March, a steep decline, or down 31.9 percent, from the same month in 2024.
March 2025 marked the third consecutive month of year-over-year decline, added the agency.
Meanwhile the number of U.S.-resident trips to Canada by automobile was 770,400, a decline of 10.6 percent from the same month in 2024. This was the second consecutive month of year-over-year decline, said the agency.
Amid the tariff war with the United States, the Canadian government is encouraging Canadian consumers to shop and travel within Canada. ■
Vehicles line up to enter the U.S. from Canada at the Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, April 10, 2025.
Canadian-resident return trips from the United States and U.S.-resident trips to Canada by automobile continued to decline, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Amid the tariff war with the United States, the Canadian government is encouraging Canadian consumers to shop and travel within Canada. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
Vehicles wait at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection booths of the Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, April 10, 2025.
Canadian-resident return trips from the United States and U.S.-resident trips to Canada by automobile continued to decline, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Amid the tariff war with the United States, the Canadian government is encouraging Canadian consumers to shop and travel within Canada. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
This photo taken on April 10, 2025 shows a road leading from Canada to the U.S. at the Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Canadian-resident return trips from the United States and U.S.-resident trips to Canada by automobile continued to decline, Statistics Canada said Thursday.
Amid the tariff war with the United States, the Canadian government is encouraging Canadian consumers to shop and travel within Canada. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)
