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November 23, 2021FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, SEPTEMBER 2021 With September reference month results, year-over-year (Sep 2021 vs Sep 2020) and year-to-date (Jan-Sep 2021 vs Jan-Sep 2020) show rebounds in economic activity from the unprecedented declines observed in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Month-over-Month (Sep 2021 vs Aug 2021, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 3.4% to $153.9 million. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 0.002% to $6.3 billion. Seven provinces reported monthly increases in food services and drinking places, with Nova Scotia (3.4%) reporting the largest gain, and Alberta (-4.8%) reporting the largest decline in percentage terms.
Year-over-Year (Sep 2021 vs Sep 2020, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 25.4%. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 21.4%. All provinces reported year-over-year increases in food services and drinking place receipts, with Nova Scotia (25.4%) reporting the largest gain and Saskatchewan (13.5%) reporting the smallest gain in percentage terms.
Year-to-Date (Jan-Sep 2020 vs Jan-Sep 2021, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 21.9% ($214.4 million). Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 12.9% ($5.3 billion). All provinces reported year-to-date increases in food services and drinking place receipts, with Newfoundland and Labrador (24.0%) reporting the largest gain and Manitoba (6.6%) reporting the smallest gain in percentage terms.
Nova Scotia Sales by Establishment Type (Jan-Sep 2020 vs Jan-Sep 2021, unadjusted)
Compared with Jan-Sep 2020, the reductions in food service and drinking place receipts continues for Nova Scotia's Special food services (-$1.5 million, -3.1%). Other food services and drinking places have recovered with receipts in limited service eating places increasing $108.9 million ($18.5%) over the same period last year. Full services restaurants increased $91.2 million (28.0%).
Trends (seasonally adjusted, Jan 2012 - July 2021)
Nova Scotia's food services and drinking places sales receipts declined sharply in March 2020 and April 2020. Steady and rapid gains were reported from May through October of 2020. Nova Scotia experienced a short reversal in November and December 2020, but began to recover again from January through March of 2021 before declining in April and May as new restrictions were imposed on another wave of COVID-19 infections. These restrictions were eased in June and July 2021, contributing to the renewed growth.
In September 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador (+13.0%), Saskatchewan (9.6%), Nova Scotia (7.4%), Prince Edward Island (6.9%), New Brunswick (6.6%) and Manitoba (5.7%) reported receipts above the pre-pandemic period (February 2020). National food services and drinking places sales were 0.2% above their pre-pandemic levels. Among the other provinces Ontario (-2.7%) and Alberta (-1.6%) reported receipts below the pre-pandemic benchmark.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 21-10-0019-01 Monthly survey of food services and drinking places (x 1,000)
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