Here are five graphs, along with expert commentary, that help to assess COVID-19's impact in Canada, from the amount we travel, to our shopping patterns, to what cities we live in. "Certainly what the pandemic has shown us is how important a lot of these jobs are," he said. Travel plans stalledAir travel looked completely different during the pandemic compared to the previous year. Data from Statistics Canada shows how clothing sales dropped early on in the pandemic while sales of food and beverages soared. To no one's surprise, food and beverage retailers, a category that includes grocery and liquor stores, not restaurants and bars, did extremely well during the pandemic, especially in March.

Source: CBC News March 11, 2021 09:00 UTC