The chart below shows the proportion of businesses making e-commerce purchases by industry in Canada between 2015 and 2019.

The diagram depicts what businesses buy on the Internet in terms of industry from 2015 to 2019 in Canada.

Overall

, the largest proportion of purchases was spent on information and communication

while

the least money was spent on construction. In detail, the spending on information and communication started from 60% in 2015 and reached a peak at just under 80% in 2018.

On the other hand

, the fields of construction and wholesale indicated a steady increase in their sales. The beginning percentage of construction was just over 20% in 2015 and it climbed to over 50% in 2019.

Whereas

wholesale industry shared 40% of purchases in 2015 and it led to a rise to more than 60% in 2019. In terms of manufacturing, it showed a fluctuating trend throughout the period. It began with a growth from 30% to 50% in the next year. Afterwards, a fall in 2017 was observed to less than 40%. Eventually, it returned to a stable uplift to nearly 60%.