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September 28, 2023FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, JULY 2023 Monthly (July 2023 vs June 2023, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 3.5% (the largest month over month increase among the provinces) to $188.9 million. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased by 1.4% to $7.8 billion. All provinces reported monthly increases in receipts for food services and drinking places, with provinces in the Atlantic region reporting some of the larger increases. British Columbia posted the smallest increase.
Year-over-year (July 2023 vs July 2022)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 11.7% year-over-year. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 10.6%. All provinces reported year-over-year gains in food services and drinking place receipts, with Alberta reporting the fastest growth while Manitoba reported the smallest increase.
Year-to-date (January - July 2023 vs January – July 2022)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts were up 15.9% year-to-date. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 17.0%. Prince Edward Island reported the largest gain. Saskatchewan and British Columbia reported 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 (mobile and catering).
Trends
Food services and drinking places reported repeated downturns during 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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