Food services and drinking places, July 2024
Released: 2024-09-24
$8.1 billion
July 2024
0.5% 
(monthly change)
$89.1 million
July 2024
-1.1% 
(monthly change)
$36.4 million
July 2024
-2.0%
(monthly change)
$188.7 million
July 2024
-0.7%
(monthly change)
$134.3 million
July 2024
-0.8%
(monthly change)
$1,550.1 million
July 2024
0.3%
(monthly change)
$3,196.2 million
July 2024
0.4%
(monthly change)
$223.3 million
July 2024
0.9%
(monthly change)
$208.7 million
July 2024
1.1%
(monthly change)
$1,061.6 million
July 2024
1.3%
(monthly change)
$1,406.8 million
July 2024
0.7%
(monthly change)
$10.0 million
July 2024
-2.5%
(monthly change)
$6.4 million
July 2024
-1.2%
(monthly change)
$2.1 million
July 2024
0.9%
(monthly change)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased for the fourth consecutive month, rising 0.5% to $8.1 billion in July.
Higher sales at limited-service eating places (+0.8%) accounted for most of the increase in July, followed by special food services (+1.2%) and full-service restaurants (+0.1%). Sales at drinking places decreased 0.9%.
In July, six provinces saw increases in sales, with the largest gains in dollar terms coming from Alberta (+1.3%) and Ontario (+0.4%). With some areas recording record-setting rainfall, all four Atlantic provinces posted declines in July, led by Nova Scotia (-0.7%).
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Sales in food services and drinking places
Year-over-year sales in the food services and drinking places subsector up
The figures in this section are based on unadjusted (that is, not seasonally adjusted) estimates.
Compared with one year earlier, unadjusted sales for July were up 3.7%. Sales increased in all but one of the industry groups, with the largest increase in dollar terms being in limited-service eating places (+6.4%). Drinking places (-4.8%) was the only industry group to post a year-over-year decline in unadjusted sales.
Year over year, sales increased in nine provinces in July, with Ontario (+4.1%), British Columbia (+3.8%) and Alberta (+5.2%) posting the largest gains in dollar terms. Prince Edward Island (-2.3%) saw the only year-over-year decline.
Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 3.8% in July compared to July 2023 and prices for alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments increased 3.4% in the same period.
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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 page 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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