On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food service and drinking places subsector increased by 0.8% to $7.1 billion in June 2022. As provinces lifted restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing people to return to the workplace and attend special events, sales were up at full-service restaurants (+1.4%) and special food services (+4.8%). Receipts edged down at limited-service restaurants (-0.4%) and drinking places (-0.3%).
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