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Travel sector spending in Canada rises by 49% annually during the first quarter

Travel sector spending in Canada rises by 49% annually during the first quarter

By م.زهير الشاعر

Published: June 2, 2022

Data from the Canadian Statistics Office showed an increase in spending on the outbound travel sector during the first quarter of this year by 49%, amounting to 20.6 billion Canadian dollars (16.3 billion US dollars), compared to the same period of the previous year and 24% less than spending during the first quarter of 2020.

Bloomberg News Agency indicated that spending classified as travel financing accounted for about 15% of the services trade balance, compared to 11% in the first quarter of 2021 and 20% in 2020.

At the same time, the Canadian travel sector accounted for about 2.4% of Canada’s total exports of goods and services.

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