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Food services and drinking places, May 2015

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Released: 2015-07-31

Sales at food services and drinking places rose 1.2% from April to $5.0 billion in May. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were 2.9% higher year over year, following a 2.7% increase in April.

Chart 1  Chart 1: Food services and drinking places sales increase in May
Food services and drinking places sales increase in May

Sales at food service and drinking places increased for the third consecutive month in May. Higher sales were reported in three of the four sectors. In dollar terms, sales at full-service restaurants (+1.8%) led the gain, rising for the third consecutive month.

Sales in the limited-service restaurant sector were up 0.9%, rising for the 11th consecutive month. Receipts in the special food services sector, which includes food service contractors, caterers, and mobile food services, posted a 0.8% gain. Declines were reported in the drinking places sector (-1.0%) for the second month in a row.

Sales up in five provinces

In May, five provinces reported higher sales.

Receipts in Ontario (+2.3%) and Quebec (+2.0%) accounted for most of the national gains, on the strength of the full-service and limited-service restaurant sectors.

Sales were up in Alberta (+0.3%) for the second straight month.

Sales in Saskatchewan (+0.9%) and Nova Scotia (+0.8%) were up for a third consecutive month.

British Columbia (-0.8%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (-0.9%) registered the largest sales declines in May.


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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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