The pie charts illustrate the distribution of online revenue for four distinct retail sectors in Canada in two separate years.
Overall, a discernible upward trend is observed in console games and food and drinks sectors while home furnishings and electronics and appliance witnessed an inverse pattern. Notably, the sales of food and beverage later dominated the online market, overtaking electronic devices and appliances whose revenue took the leading position at the beginning of the period.
Initially, 35% of online sales was derived from selling electronics and appliances, significantly exceeding the figure for food and drinks by a notable 13%, which accounted for 18%. Over the next 5 years, the former experienced a moderate decline, dipping to 30% whereas the latter displayed a substantial increase, soaring to 32%, transcending the share of electronic products and equipment and contributing the most to the overall online revenue.
Shifting focus to the remaining categories, 25% of online revenue was generated from the selling of household furniture in 2005, surpassing video games’ figure by a considerable 7%, which represented 18% in 2005. After 5 years, interior furniture exhibited a sharp decrease, slumping to 15% while video games saw a steady rise, tacking on by 5%