Computer and communications equipment and supplies, wholesale sales ($billion), Canada, 1993 to 2016

Computer and communications equipment and supplies, wholesale sales ($billion), Canada, 1993 to 2016
Data table for the graph

Timeline

  • 1995: Internet starts to be commonly used.
  • 1997: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) committee creates the 802.11 standards used for broadcasting a WiFi signal.
  • 2000: 1) A major shift occurs. 2) First mobile phone with Bluetooth technology comes to market.
  • 2002: Release of the first hand held wireless device.
  • 2003: Global Positioning System (GPS) began to hit the mass market.
  • 2007 and beyond: New upgraded versions of smartphones marked these years.
  • 2008: Start of a worldwide economic recession.
  • 2010: First tablet available in the United States on April 3rd and in Canada on May 28th.
  • 2010 and beyond: New upgraded versions of tablets marked these years.
Computer and communications equipment and supplies, wholesale sales ($billion), Canada, 1993 to 2016
  Wholesale sales of computer and communications equipment and supplies ($)
1993 13,732,458
1994 17,026,036
1995 18,417,623
1996 22,962,016
1997 26,490,692
1998 28,197,571
1999 31,146,195
2000 31,528,554
2001 29,052,610
2002 28,391,056
2003 27,122,515
2004 26,430,087
2005 27,802,430
2006 29,738,251
2007 31,135,052
2008 32,644,122
2009 31,055,738
2010 33,540,643
2011 34,670,507
2012 38,115,692
2013 40,230,658
2014 41,885,715
2015 42,843,126
2016 42,739,303