Table 1 
Digital industries gross domestic product and jobs 

Digital industries gross domestic product and jobs
  2017 2018 2019
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Total, all industries 1,991,534 2,079,869 2,157,352
Total digital industries 103,298 111,384 117,788
Information and communications technology      
Hardware 6,536 7,012 7,243
Software 41,891 45,726 48,013
Telecommunications 36,166 37,175 37,460
Other services 9,912 10,669 11,511
Digital intermediary platforms 1,728 2,374 3,183
Data- and advertising-driven digital platforms 835 846 979
Online retailers and wholesalers 3,748 4,248 5,187
Digital-only firms providing finance and insurance services 2,340 2,752 3,392
Other producers only operating digitally 448 582 821
  2017 2018 2019
  thousands of jobsthousands of jobsthousands of jobs
Total, all industries 18,817 19,066 19,444
Total digital industries 772 825 882
Information and communications technology      
Hardware 54 55 58
Software 347 377 405
Telecommunications 130 130 125
Other services 83 85 89
Digital intermediary platforms 68 81 91
Data- and advertising-driven digital platforms 10 10 12
Online retailers and wholesalers 52 55 62
Digital-only firms providing finance and insurance services 19 21 25
Other producers only operating digitally 9 12 16
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Digital Supply and Use Tables, 2017 to 2019, special tabulations, and table 36-10-0480-01.
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