Retail Trade Survey (Monthly)

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The Monthly Retail Trade Survey collects sales, e-commerce sales, and the number of retail locations by province, territory, and selected Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) from a sample of retailers.

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  • 1. Monthly retail trade e-commerce sales
    Table: 20-10-0056-03
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Retail Trade, e-commerce sales, Canada, by industries based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.

    Release date: 2024-05-24
  • 2. Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online sales evolved as in-person shopping resumed
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023002
    Description: This follow-up study investigates how e-commerce and in-store retail sales evolved beyond the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and precedes the transition to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in the retail trade industry. In 2022, retail e-commerce sales continued to remain elevated above pre-pandemic levels in some subsectors, while in others, the resumption of in-store operations led consumers and businesses to transition closer to pre-pandemic shopping preferences.
    Release date: 2023-02-21
  • 3. Retail e-commerce sales, inactive Archived
    Table: 20-10-0072-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: This table contains 3 series, with data for years 2016 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Sales (3 items: Retail trade; Electronic shopping and mail-order houses; Retail E-commerce sales).
    Release date: 2023-02-21
  • 4. Online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020088
    Description:

    Using a custom tabulation of data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, this infographic provides a graphical analysis of retail e-commerce vs. in-store sales for selected industries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-02-05
  • 5. Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100064
    Description:

    The COVID-19 pandemic triggered decisions at all levels of government to try and minimize its spread, including shutting down non-essential retail establishments. This led to an abrupt shift in the Canadian retail environment, to which many industries had to adapt. This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 on retail e-commerce as a method of doing business during the first months of the pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 6. Study: Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202020624983
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 7. Canadian e-commerce: Measuring domestic vs. cross-border e-commerce Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019067
    Description:

    Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) is a modern electronic method of sale that is capable of bringing buyers and sellers together in nearly every sector of the economy and from around the world. This infographic shows the e-commerce statistics for a selection of Canadian service industries. These are sales made over the internet by Canadian based companies and the sales can be to both Canadians and foreigners. Purchases made by Canadians from foreign companies are not included in the figures shown.

    Release date: 2019-11-22
  • 8. Retail E-Commerce in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2016101
    Description:

    Using data from the Monthly Retail Trade survey, this article discusses the measurement of online retail sales in the retail trade sector.

    Release date: 2016-11-14
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  • 1. Monthly retail trade e-commerce sales
    Table: 20-10-0056-03
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Retail Trade, e-commerce sales, Canada, by industries based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.

    Release date: 2024-05-24
  • 2. Retail e-commerce sales, inactive Archived
    Table: 20-10-0072-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: This table contains 3 series, with data for years 2016 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Sales (3 items: Retail trade; Electronic shopping and mail-order houses; Retail E-commerce sales).
    Release date: 2023-02-21
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  • 1. Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online sales evolved as in-person shopping resumed
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023002
    Description: This follow-up study investigates how e-commerce and in-store retail sales evolved beyond the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and precedes the transition to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in the retail trade industry. In 2022, retail e-commerce sales continued to remain elevated above pre-pandemic levels in some subsectors, while in others, the resumption of in-store operations led consumers and businesses to transition closer to pre-pandemic shopping preferences.
    Release date: 2023-02-21
  • 2. Online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020088
    Description:

    Using a custom tabulation of data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, this infographic provides a graphical analysis of retail e-commerce vs. in-store sales for selected industries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Release date: 2021-02-05
  • 3. Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100064
    Description:

    The COVID-19 pandemic triggered decisions at all levels of government to try and minimize its spread, including shutting down non-essential retail establishments. This led to an abrupt shift in the Canadian retail environment, to which many industries had to adapt. This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 on retail e-commerce as a method of doing business during the first months of the pandemic.

    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 4. Study: Retail e-commerce and COVID-19: How online shopping opened doors while many were closing Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202020624983
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-07-24
  • 5. Canadian e-commerce: Measuring domestic vs. cross-border e-commerce Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019067
    Description:

    Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) is a modern electronic method of sale that is capable of bringing buyers and sellers together in nearly every sector of the economy and from around the world. This infographic shows the e-commerce statistics for a selection of Canadian service industries. These are sales made over the internet by Canadian based companies and the sales can be to both Canadians and foreigners. Purchases made by Canadians from foreign companies are not included in the figures shown.

    Release date: 2019-11-22
  • 6. Retail E-Commerce in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2016101
    Description:

    Using data from the Monthly Retail Trade survey, this article discusses the measurement of online retail sales in the retail trade sector.

    Release date: 2016-11-14
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