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Perspectives économiquesPIERRE CLÉROUX, VICE PRÉSIDENT ET ÉCONOMISTE EN CHEFMontréal, 9 septembre 2015

Towards the development and expansion of internal, regional and worldwide marketsPIERRE CLÉROUX, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ECONOMIST

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

May 19, 2016

Source: Boston Consulting Group, The Internet Economy in the G-20, 2012.

Consumer Internet connections

2005 2015

167million

2,134million576

million

MobileFixed

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Buying online

of Canadians buy products or services online

51%

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Buying online

of Canadian enterprises purchased goods or services online

47%

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Global e-commerce sales

2013 2014 2015f 2016f 2017f 2018f0

200400600800

1000120014001600

695840

9941155

13281506

Series 1(US$ billions)

Source: Euromonitor

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Corey Dog Food

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Noel Asmar Uniforms

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Only 41%of Canadian SMEs have a website

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SMEs selling online:

13%

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Barriers to Internet use All enterprises Wholesale trade

Not required for our business 61.9 % 37.7 %

Not available in our area 0.4 % n.a.

Too expensive 1.8 % 21.5 %

Concerns regarding online security 1.8 % n.a.

Do not have the expertise to use the Internet 8.2 % 24.8 %

Source : Survey of Digital Technology and Internet Use, Statistics Canada. 2014

What prevents firms from using the internet