Visitors to Canada, 1996 to 2006

The line chart demonstrates the fluctuation of visitors from Spain and Japan to Canada from1996 to 2006. Overall, the number of tourists fluctuated greatly over the period with more visitors coming from Japan.
Starting in 1996, there was a significant difference in the number of visitors from Spain to Canada. There were almost 300,000 Spanish visitors, compared to 850,000 Japanese visitors. The fewest number of Spanish visitors was in 1996. The number of visitors from Japan was 800,000 while 250,000 were from Spain in 1996. The number of Spanish visitors shown in the graph differed from the number of Japanese visitors by 50%. Between 1996 and 1999 the visitors from Spain sharply increased to 6000,000 visitors. The number of Japanese visitors remained steady from 1996 to 2001. In 1999 the number of Japanese visitors gradually decreased. On the other hand, the number of Spanish visitors sharply decreased. Moreover, the number of Spanish visitors grew significantly. Also, the number of Spanish visitors was the highest in 2001 and the lowest in 1996.
In conclusion, the number of Japanese visitors outnumbered the Spanish visitors during the ten years period.