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Food services and drinking places, April 2019

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Released: 2019-06-20

Food services and drinking places sales — Canada

$6.2 billion

April 2019

0.3% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — N.L.

$71.6 million

April 2019

0.7% increase

(monthly change)

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

$24.4 million

April 2019

-1.2% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — N.S.

$143.6 million

April 2019

2.2% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — N.B.

$107.6 million

April 2019

-0.4% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Que.

$1,178.5 million

April 2019

-0.1% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Ont.

$2,455.0 million

April 2019

0.4% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Man.

$183.6 million

April 2019

0.1% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Sask.

$161.0 million

April 2019

0.2% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Alta.

$796.7 million

April 2019

1.1% increase

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — B.C.

$1,039.3 million

April 2019

-0.1% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Y.T.

$5.6 million

April 2019

-1.7% decrease

(monthly change)

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

$6.4 million

April 2019

-2.8% decrease

(monthly change)

Food services and drinking places sales — Nvt.

$1.7 million

April 2019

3.8% increase

(monthly change)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 0.3% to $6.2 billion in April 2019. Higher sales were reported in special food services (+4.2%) and limited-service restaurants (+0.1%). Sales decreased in drinking places (-1.8%) and full-service restaurants (-0.1%). Higher sales were reported in six of the provinces, with the greatest increases in dollar terms in Alberta (+1.1%), Ontario (+0.4%) and Nova Scotia (+2.2%). The largest decreases were in British Columbia (-0.1%) and Quebec (-0.1%).

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

Further information can be found in 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 and by province and territory. This dynamic application allows users to compare provincial and territorial data through interactive maps and charts.

Strong sales continue in the food services and drinking places subsector

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

Unadjusted year-over-year sales were up in the food services and drinking places subsector, increasing 4.7% in April 2019 compared with April 2018. Sales in each of the following industry groups increased: limited service restaurants (+5.2%), full-service restaurants (+4.7%) and special food services (+4.2%). Sales fell slightly at drinking places (-0.1%) compared with the previous year. Sales increased in each of the provinces and territories, with the largest gains in dollar terms in Ontario (+3.6%), Quebec (+7.1%), British Columbia (+5.4%) and Alberta (+4.3%).

Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.6% in April 2019 compared with April 2018 and prices for alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments were up 2.1% in the same period.


  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.

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