Number of Canadians returning from U.S. continues to drop in July

OTTAWA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The number of Canadian-resident return trips from the United States continued to drop in July, Statistics Canada said Monday.

According to the national statistical agency, the number of Canadian-resident return trips by automobile from the United States in July totalled 1.7 million, a steep decline of 36.9 percent from the same month in 2024, marking the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year declines.

Meanwhile, the number of returning Canadian-resident trips by air from the United States fell 25.8 percent in July compared with the same month a year earlier, said the agency.

The Canadian government has encouraged Canadian consumers to shop and travel within Canada since the beginning of the trade war with the United States. The country launched a summer program called the Canada Strong Pass, offering free or discounted admission to some of the country's most iconic places from June 20 to Sept. 2. ■