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Food services and drinking places, August 2018

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Released: 2018-10-22

Food services and drinking places sales — Canada

$6.1 billion

August 2018

-0.1% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — N.L.

$72.2 million

August 2018

-3.1% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — P.E.I.

$23.0 million

August 2018

-1.1% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — N.S.

$142.3 million

August 2018

-0.4% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — N.B.

$103.7 million

August 2018

0.1% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Que.

$1,129.9 million

August 2018

-1.4% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Ont.

$2,411.4 million

August 2018

0.4% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Man.

$176.3 million

August 2018

-1.3% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Sask.

$161.7 million

August 2018

1.5% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Alta.

$796.9 million

August 2018

-0.8% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — B.C.

$1,027.4 million

August 2018

0.8% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Y.T.

$6.7 million

August 2018

-0.8% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — N.W.T.

$9.2 million

August 2018

4.4% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Nvt.

$2.5 million

August 2018

2.7% increase

(monthly change)

Following three months of strong gains, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector edged down 0.1% to $6.1 billion in August. The decline was mainly attributable to lower spending in drinking places (-2.1%) and special food services (-0.3%), as receipts were unchanged at full-service restaurants and limited-service restaurants.

Chart 1  Chart 1: Sales at food services and drinking places
Sales at food services and drinking places

Sales were down in six provinces in August, with the largest declines in Quebec (-1.4%), Alberta (-0.8%), Newfoundland and Labrador (-3.1%) and Manitoba (-1.3%). Sales were up in four provinces, led by Ontario (+0.4%), British Columbia (+0.8%) and Saskatchewan (+1.5%).

To find out more, consult the dashboard entitled "Food Services and Drinking Places Sales." This web application provides access to data on the sales of food services and drinking places for Canada, the provinces and territories. This dynamic application allows users to compare provincial and territorial data through interactive maps and charts.

Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increase year over year

The figures in this section are based on unadjusted (that is, not seasonally adjusted) estimates.

In the food services and drinking places subsector, unadjusted sales were up 6.4% year over year in August. Sales increased at full-service restaurants (+7.1%), limited-service restaurants (+5.6%), special food services (+8.0%) and drinking places (+2.7%). Sales were up in every province, with the largest dollar gains in Ontario (+7.1%), British Columbia (+9.4%) and Quebec (+5.4%).

Prices for food purchased from restaurants rose 4.5% year over year in August, while prices for alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments increased 3.1%.


  Note to readers

All data in this release are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars unless otherwise noted. For information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data – Frequently asked questions.

For information on trend-cycle data, see the StatCan Blog and Trend-cycle estimates – Frequently asked questions.

Data for the current reference month are preliminary. Usually, unadjusted data are revised for the two previous months, and seasonally adjusted data are revised for the three previous months.

July 2018 data will soon be available in table 21-10-0019-01.

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