Food services and drinking places, September 2024
Released: 2024-11-26
$8.1 billion
September 2024
0.3% 
(monthly change)
$88.6 million
September 2024
-1.1% 
(monthly change)
$36.8 million
September 2024
-0.7%
(monthly change)
$189.2 million
September 2024
0.3%
(monthly change)
$136.7 million
September 2024
0.4%
(monthly change)
$1,585.1 million
September 2024
1.0%
(monthly change)
$3,142.2 million
September 2024
0.0%
(monthly change)
$221.7 million
September 2024
0.2%
(monthly change)
$205.4 million
September 2024
-0.1%
(monthly change)
$1,039.9 million
September 2024
0.5%
(monthly change)
$1,394.0 million
September 2024
0.5%
(monthly change)
$9.6 million
September 2024
-1.5%
(monthly change)
$6.3 million
September 2024
-3.2%
(monthly change)
$1.9 million
September 2024
-7.3%
(monthly change)
Total sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 0.3% to $8.1 billion in September.
Non-seasonally adjusted prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 3.5% in September when compared with September 2023, and unadjusted prices for alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments increased 2.3% over the same period.
Chart 1
Sales in food services and drinking places
Higher sales led by limited-service eating places
In September, the largest increase in dollar terms came from higher sales at limited-service eating places (+0.3%), the industry's sixth consecutive monthly increase. Higher sales were also seen at full-service restaurants (+0.2%).
Special food services posted an increase of 1.0% in September, rebounding from the decrease posted in August. Higher receipts were also registered at drinking places (+0.8%) in September.
Sales up in seven provinces
In September, seven provinces saw increased sales. Quebec (+1.0%) posted the largest gains in dollar terms, with higher sales being posted in all industry groups.
Sales in British Columbia grew 0.5% in September, led by stronger sales from limited-service eating places. Sales in Alberta also increased 0.5%, on higher sales at full-service restaurants.
The largest provincial decrease in September came from Newfoundland and Labrador (-1.1%), driven by lower sales at full-service restaurants. Sales in Saskatchewan (-0.1%) also fell, led by lower sales at limited-service eating places.
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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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