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Food services and drinking places – March 2011
May 30, 2011
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Sales for the food services and drinking places industry increased 0.9% from February to nearly $4.2 billion in March, according to preliminary data from Statistics Canada released today. During the same period, the price of food purchased in restaurants increased 0.2%, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
Since March 2010, sales for food services and drinking places have grown by 3.4%, while the price of food purchased in restaurants has risen by 2.7%.
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In March, two of the industry's four sectors posted higher sales compared with the previous month. The increase in sales in March was mainly attributable to the 1.9% rise in the full-service restaurant sector.
Sales in the limited-service restaurant sector rose 0.2%.
Sales in the special food services sector fell 0.6%. This sector includes food service contractors, caterers and mobile food services.
Sales at drinking places decreased 0.2%.
In March, all provinces except British Columbia registered higher sales. The strongest increase was in Newfoundland and Labrador (+4.1%), while sales in British Columbia declined 0.6%.
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Note: All above data are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars.
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