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June 23, 2023FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, APRIL 2023 Monthly (April 2023 vs March 2023, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 1.1% to $183.9 million. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts rose by 0.7% to $7.73 billion. Eight provinces reported monthly increases in receipts for food services and drinking places, with only Newfoundland and Labrador and British Columbia reporting declines. Alberta posted the largest gain.
Year-over-year (April 2023 vs April 2022)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 12.1% year-over-year. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 12.5%. All provinces reported year-over-year gains in food services and drinking place receipts, with Prince Edward Island reporting the fastest growth while New Brunswick and British Columbia reported the smallest increases.
Year-to-date (January - April 2023 vs January - April 2022)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts were up 20.8% year-to-date. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 22.7%. All provinces reported year-to-date increases in food services and drinking place receipts, with Prince Edward Island reporting the largest gain and British Columbia reporting the smallest rise.
Nova Scotia's year-to-date gains in food service receipts are primarily attributable to the increases in limited service eating places as well as full-service restaurants. In percentage terms, however the gains were faster for special food services and drinking places.
Trends
Food services and drinking places have reported repeated downturns during imposition of COVID restrictions. As these restrictions eased, food service receipts rebounded. Since 2019, Nova Scotia's food services receipts have generally grown faster than the national pace.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 21-10-0019-01 Monthly survey of food services and drinking places (x 1,000)
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