Food Services and Drinking Places, April 2017
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Released: 2017-06-28
$5.6 billion
April 2017
1.4% 
(monthly change)
$76.1 million
April 2017
2.5%
(monthly change)
$20.2 million
April 2017
1.7%
(monthly change)
$133.1 million
April 2017
1.8%
(monthly change)
$99.7 million
April 2017
0.3%
(monthly change)
$1,031.9 million
April 2017
0.8%
(monthly change)
$2,253.6 million
April 2017
1.9%
(monthly change)
$170.6 million
April 2017
-0.0% 
(monthly change)
$155.2 million
April 2017
-2.1%
(monthly change)
$755.7 million
April 2017
1.4%
(monthly change)
$911.2 million
April 2017
1.2%
(monthly change)
$5.9 million
April 2017
6.3%
(monthly change)
$8.4 million
April 2017
14.6%
(monthly change)
$3.0 million
April 2017
4.8%
(monthly change)
Following a 0.8% decline in March, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 1.4% to $5.6 billion in April, continuing an upward trend for 2017. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.5% compared to April 2016, while prices for alcoholic beverages were up 1.8%. One factor that may have contributed to the gains was the strong tourism numbers. In April 2017, Canada saw a 2.9% increase in travellers from abroad.
Chart 1
Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector
Eight provinces posted increases, with Ontario contributing to over half of this growth. Receipts at full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places led the sales gains.
This is the first release of the Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places under a new format, where a data visualization product is replacing much of the monthly text. Please refer to the link in the "Note to readers" for access to this new product.
In celebration of the country's 150th birthday, Statistics Canada is presenting snapshots from our rich statistical history.
Only once since 1930 has a province other than Ontario generated the highest revenue in the Canadian restaurant industry. In 1967, Quebec accounted for 35.4% of restaurant sales in Canada and Ontario accounted for 34.6%.
Note to readers
A dashboard entitled Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (71-607-X) can now be consulted online. This web application provides access to data on the sales of food services and drinking places for Canada, provinces and territories. This dynamic application allows users to compare provincial and territorial data with interactive maps and charts.
All data in this release are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars. 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.
Products
The dashboard entitled Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (71-607-X) is now available online.
Contact information
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