Digital culture products
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The estimates in this release may not fully capture international trade of digital culture products. Digital products, such as music or video streaming services, e-books and other content produced in digital format, are difficult to identify and sometimes measure within the existing statistical system (e.g. classifications and collections tools). Additionally, the way culture products are delivered and consumed is continually changing - households are increasingly purchasing culture products in digital format and often directly from non-resident businesses. As a result of these challenges Statistics Canada is continually working to improve how it collects and compiles data on international trade of services and how the statistical system captures and portrays digital products within macroeconomic measures.
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