Table 14,,,,,
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Top 15 Countries for Overnight Travel to the ,,,,,
United States: 2000,,,,,
Rank,Country,Number (thousands),,Percent,
1,Canada,"14,594",,28.7,
2,Mexico,"10,322",,20.3,
3,Japan,"5,061",,9.9,
4,United Kingdom,"4,703",,9.2,
5,Germany,"1,786",,3.5,
6,France,"1,087",,2.1,
7,Brazil,737,,1.4,
8,South Korea,662,,1.3,
9,Italy,612,,1.2,
10,Venezuela,577,,1.1,
11,Netherlands,553,,1.1,
12,Australia,540,,1.1,
13,Argentina,534,,1.0,
14,Taiwan,457,,0.9,
15,China1,453,,0.9,
,"Total, top 15 countries","42,678",,83.9,
,"Total, all countries","50,891",,100.0,
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1 China includes Hong Kong.,,,,,
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NOTE: Overnight travel includes trips of at least one night or longer   ,,,,,
by residents of each country. Data for Canada and Mexico do not,,,,,
"include same-day travel, which accounts for the majority of trips by ",,,,,
Canadian and Mexican residents to the United States.,,,,,
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"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade ",,,,,
"Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, ""Arrivals to the U.S. ",,,,,
"2000 & 1999,"" available at ",,,,,
"http://tinet.ita.doc.gov,  as of July 18, 2001.",,,,,
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