Food services and drinking places, June 2014
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Released: 2014-08-29
Sales in the food services and drinking places industry decreased for the first time in six months in June, declining 0.4% to $4.8 billion. Prices for food purchased from restaurants rose 2.3% in the 12 months to June, following a 2.1% increase in May.
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Food services and drinking places sales decrease in June
Lower sales were reported in three of the four sectors in June, led by the limited-service restaurant sector (-0.7%). The full-service restaurant sector posted a 0.2% decline, following a 1.5% increase in May. Sales in the drinking places sector (-0.6%) decreased for the second consecutive month. Sales in the special food services sector, which includes food service contractors, caterers and mobile food services, were unchanged.
Sales declined in seven provinces in June.
Following a strong gain in May, sales in Ontario were down 0.7%. Lower sales in the limited-service sector contributed to the decline. British Columbia reported lower sales (-0.5%) for the second month in a row. Following two consecutive monthly increases, Quebec reported a 0.4% decline. Lower sales were also reported in New Brunswick (-1.6%).
Sales in Alberta rose 0.4% in June, the largest increase in dollar terms among all provinces. Nova Scotia posted a 1.1% increase, following strong growth in the previous two months. Sales in Newfoundland and Labrador were up 0.8%, the first increase since January.
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