On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food service and drinking places subsector decreased by 11.3% to $5.3 billion in January 2022 as restrictions due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 persisted across the country. The majority of the decline stemmed from full-service restaurants (-22.9%). Sales also decreased in special food services (-10.7%), drinking places (-26.1%) and limited-service restaurants (-0.8%). Sales fell in each of the provinces with the largest declines being in Ontario (-15.4%) and Quebec (-22.8%).
Further information is available in the "Food Services and Drinking Places Sales" dashboard, where users can consult data on sales in food services and drinking places for Canada and by province and territory. This application allows users to compare provincial and territorial data through interactive maps and charts.
Contact information
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).