This infographic presents alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada for the period from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. It gives a breakdown of sales by type of alcoholic beverage and cannabis product. It also shows the revenue governments earned from the control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis products.
Description - Alcohol and cannabis sales in Canada, April 2022 to March 2023
Growth rates of total sales1,2, by type, 2021/2022 to 2022/2023
Alcohol:
- Ciders and coolers: +4.5%
- Beer: +4.1%
- Spirits: +3.0%
- Wine: +0.6%
Cannabis:
- Inhaled extracts3: +59.0%
- Solid edibles: +27.0%
- Beverages: +25.9%
- Ingested extracts4: +7.6%
- Dried: +5.8%
- Other5: -59.9%
Total sales in Canada
- Alcohol: $26.3 billion
- Cannabis: $4.7 billion
Canadians spent more on cannabis ($4.7 billion) than on ciders and coolers ($2.1 billion).
Northwest Territorians spent the most on alcohol ($1,477 per person of legal age), while Prince Edward Islanders spent the least ($674).
Yukoners spent the most on cannabis ($314 per person of legal age), while Quebeckers spent the least ($88).
The average Canadian of legal age bought $800 of alcohol and $150 of cannabis.
Governments earned6 $433 from the sale of alcoholic beverages and $62 from the sale of cannabis products per person of legal age.
Source: Statistics Canada, Control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis, April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
Notes
1 Growth rates by volume may differ. A full analysis is available in the Daily article entitled “Control and sale of alcoholic beverages and cannabis, April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.”
2 Includes sales of legal, non-medical products only.
3 Includes products intended for inhalation, such as vape pens, hash, wax and rosin.
4 Includes products intended for ingestion, such as tinctures, capsules, softgels and sprays.
5 Includes topicals, seeds and other cannabis products not classified elsewhere.
6 Includes net income of liquor and cannabis authorities and other government revenue.
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