Food services and drinking places, May 2025
Released: 2025-07-28
$8.5 billion
May 2025
0.4% 
(monthly change)
$95.0 million
May 2025
1.2%
(monthly change)
$38.0 million
May 2025
0.7%
(monthly change)
$201.3 million
May 2025
0.3%
(monthly change)
$146.4 million
May 2025
1.3%
(monthly change)
$1,665.6 million
May 2025
1.1%
(monthly change)
$3,365.2 million
May 2025
0.5%
(monthly change)
$233.9 million
May 2025
0.9%
(monthly change)
$223.4 million
May 2025
-0.6% 
(monthly change)
$1,090.5 million
May 2025
0.2%
(monthly change)
$1,453.9 million
May 2025
-0.4%
(monthly change)
$10.6 million
May 2025
-1.5%
(monthly change)
$7.2E million
May 2025
-1.7%
(monthly change)
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May 2025
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(monthly change)
Total sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 0.4% in May to $8.5 billion.
Non-seasonally adjusted prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 3.3% in May when compared with May 2024. Unadjusted prices for alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments increased 3.3% over the same period.
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Sales in food services and drinking places
Full-service restaurants drive the increase
In May, the largest increase in sales came from full-service restaurants (+1.2%). Higher sales were also observed in special food services (+3.1%) and drinking places (+0.1%). Sales at limited-service eating places (-0.8%) declined.
Sales increase in eight provinces
In May, eight provinces saw increased sales. Quebec (+1.1%) posted the largest increase in dollar terms, followed by Ontario (+0.5%). British Columbia (-0.4%) saw the largest decrease in dollar terms. Sales also declined in Saskatchewan (-0.6%) following two consecutive months of strong growth.
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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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