Food services and drinking places, November 2022
Released: 2023-01-26
$7.3 billion
November 2022
-0.9% 
(monthly change)
$80.2 million
November 2022
-1.5%
(monthly change)
$32.5 million
November 2022
-2.6%
(monthly change)
$172.9 million
November 2022
-0.7%
(monthly change)
$119.2 million
November 2022
-1.1%
(monthly change)
$1,444.4 million
November 2022
0.2% 
(monthly change)
$2,844.9 million
November 2022
-0.7%
(monthly change)
$206.8 million
November 2022
0.5%
(monthly change)
$189.2 million
November 2022
0.7%
(monthly change)
$909.1 million
November 2022
-3.4%
(monthly change)
$1,275.4 million
November 2022
-0.9%
(monthly change)
$7.7 million
November 2022
1.3%
(monthly change)
$6.4 million
November 2022
4.7%
(monthly change)
$1.8 million
November 2022
4.0%
(monthly change)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector decreased 0.9% to $7.3 billion in November. Declining sales were reported across the industry, led by full-service (-1.1%) and limited-service (-0.4%) restaurants. Special food services (-1.4%) and drinking places (-3.4%) also reported losses.
Seven provinces reported decreased sales. The greatest declines in dollar terms were in Alberta (-3.4%), Ontario (-0.7%) and British Columbia (-0.9%).
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Sales in food services and drinking places
Further information is available in the "Food Services and Drinking Places Sales" dashboard, where users can consult data on sales in food services and drinking places for Canada and by province and territory. This application allows users to compare provincial and territorial data through interactive maps and charts.
Sales of the food services and drinking places subsector continue to increase compared with a year earlier
The figures in this section are based on seasonally unadjusted estimates.
Unadjusted sales in November were higher than in November 2021 (+15.6%), reflecting the industry being hindered by a fourth wave of COVID-19 in Canada a year earlier. Sales were up in each of the subsectors in November 2022, with full-service restaurants (+18.3%) and limited-service restaurants (+10.5%) having the largest increases in dollar terms. Special food services (+34.8%) and drinking places (+14.3%) recorded the largest percentage increases.
Each of the provinces also showed an increase. Ontario (+16.9%), Quebec (+15.8%) and British Columbia (+15.2%) had the largest increases in dollar terms.
Labour shortages plague the industry while rising inflation in the subsector continues to put upward pressure on menu pricing, resulting in customers paying more to dine out. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 7.7% in November 2022 compared with November 2021, and prices for alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments increased 4.7% over the same period.
Note to readers
Unless otherwise noted, all data in this release are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars. Seasonally adjusted data are data that have been modified to eliminate the effect of seasonal and calendar influences to allow for more meaningful comparisons of economic conditions from period to period. For more information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data – Frequently asked questions.
Trend-cycle data are included in selected charts to complement the seasonally adjusted series. These data represent a smoothed version of the seasonally adjusted time series and provide information on longer-term movements, including changes in direction underlying the series. 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 previous two months, and seasonally adjusted data are revised for the previous three months. Both seasonally adjusted data and trend-cycle estimates are subject to revision as additional observations become available. These revisions could be large and could even lead to a reversal of movement, especially for reference months near the end of the series or during periods of economic disruption.
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