"Combined
private and public sector online sales increased 49.7% to $28.3
billion. Online sales by private firms increased 45.5% to $26.4
billion, while those by the public sector more than doubled
to $1.9 billion."
These
figures are for Canada. Of the 26.4 billion, about 93% is generated
within Canada. 100% of Private sector companies now use the
internet, 92.4% have a web site and 77.4% buy goods and services.
These are the business numbers from Stats Canada.
Just
imagine what goes on on E-bay, everyday...
"
In Q4-05, gross merchandise volume (GMV), the total value of
all successfully closed items on eBay's trading platforms, was
$12.0 billion. In 2005, eBay's GMV totalled $44.3 billion. eBay
users worldwide trade more than $1,511 worth of goods on the
site every second."
"eBay
has 181 million registered users worldwide"