Food services and drinking places, December 2014
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Released: 2015-02-27
Sales at food services and drinking places increased 0.8% to $4.9 billion in December. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.5% in the 12 months to December, unchanged from November.
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Food services and drinking places sales increase in December
In December, three of the four sectors reported higher sales. The full-service restaurant sector (+1.5%) accounted for most of the gain. The limited-service restaurant sector posted a 0.6% increase, marking its 12th consecutive gain. Sales in the special food services sector (-1.2%), which includes food service contractors, caterers and mobile food services, declined for the fourth month in a row. Following four consecutive monthly declines, sales were up 1.1% in the drinking places sector.
Sales were up in eight provinces in December.
Ontario (+1.7%) posted the largest increase in dollar terms. This gain was largely attributable to strong sales in the full-service restaurant sector.
Newfoundland and Labrador (+3.3%) reported the largest percentage increase in sales, marking its fifth consecutive gain.
Alberta (+0.3%) and Quebec (+0.2%) each reported a moderate increase in sales for the third month in a row.
Sales in New Brunswick rose 1.5%, the third increase in four months.
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All data in this release are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars. For more information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data – Frequently asked questions.
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