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Updated at 5:21 p.m., Monday, March 10, 2008

Spending by Canadians posts biggest increase in 2007

Advertiser Staff

Daily spending by visitors who flew to Hawai'i from the four major market areas rose by 1.2 percent to $158 per person in 2007 from 2006, the state reported yesterday.

Daily spending by visitors from Canada posted the biggest increase, rising 5.5 percent to $151 per person, according to the report from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Visitors from the U.S. East increased their spending by 2.9 percent to $186, visitors from the U.S. West increased their spending by 1.2 percent to $158 per person, and visitors from Japan increased their spending by 1 percent to $269 per person.

By category, the biggest increase was in transportation, with spending rising by 14 percent to $19.10 per person. Spending on lodging rose 4 percent to $66.70 per person.

Spending on food and beverage rose 5.8 percent to $33.80 per person. Spending on shopping fell 2.4 percent to $20.10, while spending on entertainment and recreation fell 0.7 percent to $14.90.

Visitors from Japan, who are traditionally the biggest spenders among the visitor groups, tightened their purse strings in some areas. The amount they spent on shopping fell 3.9 percent to $94.90 per person.