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Retail e-commerce sales totalled $42.4 billion in 2022, accounting for 5.5% of total retail trade. This was down from 6.5% in 2021 and 6.1% in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted many Canadians to make more of their retail purchases online.


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Monthly retail trade sales by industry (x 1,000) Table summary
This table displays the results of Monthly retail trade sales by industry (x 1,000). The information is grouped by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (appearing as row headers), 2020, 2021 and 2022, calculated using thousands of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2020 2021 2022
thousands of dollars
Retail trade 641,733,627 718,207,127 777,547,283
Retail e-commerce 39,348,090 46,387,958 42,389,200
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 162,007,058 192,562,269 197,886,972
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 43,240,265 48,989,318 50,561,040
Food and beverage retailers 144,282,312 144,768,368 147,441,416
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers 38,230,901 42,453,787 44,220,723
General merchandise retailers 82,888,960 89,989,663 100,913,684
Health and personal care retailers 51,343,335 54,982,743 59,570,578
Gasoline stations and fuel vendors 55,540,788 69,245,516 89,952,130
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewelry, luggage and leather goods retailers 27,988,431 33,527,712 40,436,976
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers 36,211,572 41,687,746 46,563,767

Source: Statistics Canada.  Table 20-10-0056-02.

Starting in 2023, monthly retail trade data are now presented in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 format. This change introduces a new sectoral structure by industry. New tables have also been introduced for monthly retail trade data: 20-10-0056 and 20-10-0067. 



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