Food services and drinking places, November 2017
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Released: 2018-01-22
$5.8 billion
November 2017
-0.2% 
(monthly change)
$74.3 million
November 2017
-0.4%
(monthly change)
$21.7 million
November 2017
-1.2%
(monthly change)
$137.3 million
November 2017
1.4% 
(monthly change)
$100.6 million
November 2017
0.1%
(monthly change)
$1,103.4 million
November 2017
0.4%
(monthly change)
$2,287.2 million
November 2017
0.4%
(monthly change)
$166.6 million
November 2017
-0.5%
(monthly change)
$155.3 million
November 2017
-0.3%
(monthly change)
$759.4 million
November 2017
-1.3%
(monthly change)
$959.1 million
November 2017
-1.4%
(monthly change)
$6.1 million
November 2017
6.9%
(monthly change)
$8.7 million
November 2017
-0.2%
(monthly change)
$2.0 million
November 2017
-2.7%
(monthly change)
Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector edged down 0.2% to $5.8 billion in November. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.9% in the 12 months to November and prices for alcoholic beverages rose 1.4% over the same period.
Chart 1
Sales at food services and drinking places
Following gains in October, receipts in November were down at both limited-service (-0.2%) and full-service (-0.4%) restaurants. Sales increased at special food services (+1.3%) and drinking places (+0.1%) in November.
Lower sales in British Columbia (-1.4%) and Alberta (-1.3%) were attributable to declines at full-service and limited-service restaurants. Higher sales were reported in Ontario (+0.4%) for the third consecutive month. Sales were also up in Quebec (+0.4%) and Nova Scotia (+1.4%).
To find out more, consult the dashboard entitled Food Services and Drinking Places Sales. This web application provides access to data on the sales of food services and drinking places for Canada, the provinces and territories. This dynamic application allows users to compare provincial and territorial data with interactive maps and charts.
Sales at food services and drinking places continue their upward trend
The figures in this section are based on unadjusted (that is, not seasonally adjusted) estimates.
Despite the slight decrease in November receipts, year-over-year sales remained strong in the food services and drinking places subsector, increasing 5.8% in November compared with November 2016. Sales were up in every subsector: full-service restaurants (+6.1%), limited-service restaurants (+5.6%), special food services (+5.8%) and drinking places (+5.3%). Sales were up in every province except Manitoba (-0.9%) and Saskatchewan (-2.5%). The largest increases were in Ontario (+6.4%), Quebec (+9.2%), British Columbia (+8.0%) and Alberta (+1.1%).
Note to readers
All data in this release are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars unless otherwise noted. For information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data – Frequently asked questions.
For information on trend-cycle data, see the StatCan Blog and Trend-cycle estimates – Frequently asked questions.
Data for the current reference month are preliminary. Usually, unadjusted data are revised for the two previous months, and seasonally adjusted data are revised for the three previous months.
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