Question 13.31

13.31 Visitors to Canada.

Given the economic implications of tourism on regions, governments and many businesses are keenly interested in tourism at local and national levels. To promote and monitor tourism to Canada, the Canadian national government established the Canadian Travel Commission (CTC).19 One of the key indicators monitored by the CTC is the number of international visitors to Canada. In this exercise, you explore a data series on the number of monthly visitors to Canada from the United States and other countries. The data are monthly, starting with January 2009 and ending on May 2014.

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  1. Make two time plots, one for the number of visitors from the United States and one for the number of visitors from other countries.
  2. In both cases, for what months is visitation highest? During the off-season period, what particular month shows a bit of a surge?
  3. Do there appear to be trends in the two series? Explain.

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(b) Visitation is highest in July. In the off-season there is a surge in December. (c) There doesn’t appear to be a trend for the US; for the NonUS there is maybe a very slight upward trend.