The two pie charts compare the percentages of online sale across different retail sectors in canada in the years 2005 and 2010. For three of the sectors, it is evident that over this time frame there was significant change in their proportion of online transactions. At 35% we can see that electronics and appliance sector accounted for the majority of online sales in 2005, but this percentage had dropped 30% by 2010. During the same five-year period, as an increasing number of people choose to purchase food and beverage online, we can see that transactions went from just 22% to 32%, making in the retail sector with the largest overall the proportion of the online market. In 2005, the home furnishing industry boasted an impressive 25% of the total online sales in canada. However, by, 2010 the figure had fallen considerably to 15%. Interestingly, online sales of video games eventually overtook sales of home furnishings, although video games still represented only 23% of the market.
The two pie charts compare the percentages of
online
sale
across
different
retail
sectors
in
canada
in the years 2005 and 2010. For three of the
sectors
, it is evident that over this time frame there was significant
change
in their proportion of
online
transactions. At 35% we can
see
that electronics and appliance
sector
accounted for the majority of
online
sales
in 2005,
but
this percentage had dropped 30% by 2010. During the same five-year period, as an increasing number of
people
choose to
purchase
food and beverage
online
, we can
see
that transactions went from
just
22% to 32%, making in the retail
sector
with the largest
overall
the proportion of the
online
market. In 2005, the home furnishing industry boasted an impressive 25% of the total
online
sales
in
canada
.
However
, by, 2010 the figure had fallen
considerably
to 15%.
Interestingly
,
online
sales
of video games
eventually
overtook
sales
of home furnishings, although video games
still
represented
only
23% of the market.