On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased 0.6% to $8.1 billion in May 2024.
Gains in limited-service restaurants (+0.6%), special food services (+3.5%) and full-service restaurants (+0.2%) were responsible for the increase in May. Sales at drinking places (-1.2%) were down.
In May, eight provinces saw higher sales, with the largest contributors to the increase being Ontario (+0.8%), British Columbia (+0.8%) and Quebec (+0.6%).
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