Data collected in Canada in 2023 shows that households in the country spent on average 4.5 thousand Canadian dollars on media and communications services that year. The largest part of those expenses was attributed to services such as broadband internet and wireless mobile services, while media content and live entertainment spending accounted for 23 percent of that sum.
Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2023
(in Canadian dollars)
Communications include broadband internet access and mobile wireless services.
Purchase of telephone equipment is included in the Home Entertainment category.
Computer equipment purchase is included in the Home Entertainment Equipment category.
Rental of video recordings is included in the Media Content and Live Entertainment categoryÂ
Media content and live entertainment category includes: Video and audio subscription services, movie theaters, live sports events, live performing arts, admissions to museums and other activities, pre-recorded audio and video cassettes, CDs, DVD and video games, reading materials and other printed matter.Â
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PwC. (December 11, 2024). Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2023 (in Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
PwC. "Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2023 (in Canadian dollars)." Chart. December 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
PwC. (2024). Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2023 (in Canadian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
PwC. "Average Spending per Household on Communications and Media in Canada from 2010 to 2023 (in Canadian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
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Average spending per household on communications and media in Canada from 2010 to 2023 (in Canadian dollars) [Graph], PwC, December 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/491695/consumer-spending-on-entertainment-and-media-canada/
