Food services and drinking places

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Sales for the food services and drinking places industry increased 0.9% from May to $4.2 billion in June. During the same period, the price of food purchased in restaurants rose 0.2% as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

Since June 2010, sales for the food services and drinking places industry have increased by 3.2%, while the price of food purchased in restaurants has risen by 3.3%.

After a rainy May, in which three of the four industry sectors declined, all four industry sectors recorded higher sales in June.

The three industry sectors with declines in May posted the strongest gains in June, led by limited-service eating places (+1.2%), drinking places (+1.0%) and full-service restaurants (+0.7%).

Sales of the special food services industry increased 0.5% in June.

All of the provinces posted sales gains in June, led by New Brunswick (+1.8%) and Prince Edward Island (+1.4%).

Note: All data in this release are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars.

Seasonally-adjusted data are revised for the previous three months. Data are also revised annually. Revisions improve data quality and coherence and are based on information not available at the time of the initial estimates.

Available on CANSIM: table 355-0006.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2419.

For more information, or to order data, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-877-801-3282; 613-951-4612; servicesind@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Pierre Felx (613-951-0075; pierre.felx@statcan.gc.ca), Services Industries Division.