On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased by 20.7% to $6.4 billion in February 2022 as provinces eased lockdowns and other COVID-19-related restrictions that were in place the previous month. Sales rose at full-service restaurants (+47.5%), as well as at limited-service restaurants (+3.0%), special food services (+18.0%) and drinking places (+38.7%). All of the provinces reported higher sales, with the largest increases in dollar terms being in Ontario (+26.6%) and Quebec (+33.6%).
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.
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