Canadian Online Sales Near $50 Billion; 5th Consecutive Double-digit Increase

More than 19,000 public and private companies were surveyed for the report. The majority of the 2006 sales, about 68 percent, were business-to-business sales. Four sectors account for most of the e-commerce activity in Canada: manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and both wholesale trade and retail trade. The survey said retail trade, with $4.7 billion in goods and services sold online, was one of the fastest growing sectors. Other findings about Canadian online retail trade included: