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Total estimated sales of the restaurants, caterers and taverns industry increased 4.8% from June 2005 to $3.5 billion. (Data are neither seasonally adjusted, nor adjusted for inflation).
The largest year-over-year increases, at the provincial level, were recorded in Saskatchewan (+12.6%), Alberta (+9.2%) and British Columbia (+7.5%). Ontario and Quebec, representing 39.6% and 21.5% of the industry in June, recorded respective increases of 3.1% and 3.9%.
The increase in sales, at the national level, was due to higher sales at limited service (+8.9%) and full service restaurants (+1.3%). These two sectors accounted for 86% of industry sales in June. Food service contractors (+13.2%) and caterers (+10.2%) also posted higher sales. These two sectors accounted for 7.7% of the industry sales in June.
Available on CANSIM: table 355-0001.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2419.
For more information, to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality, or to obtain the new methodology paper about the survey, contact Mathieu Thomassin (613-951-1069; fax: 613-951-6696; mathieu.thomassin@statcan.gc.ca), Service Industries Division.
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