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June 25, 2024FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, APRIL 2024 Monthly (April 2024 vs March 2024, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts decreased 0.7% to $190.4 million, the largest decline among the provinces. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased by 0.5% from March to April, to $8.05 billion. Across Canada, 7 provinces reported increasing receipts for food services and drinking places.
Year-over-year (April 2024 vs April 2023)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 5.1% year-over-year in April. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 4.7% with year-over-year gains in all provinces. The largest year-over-year gain among provinces was in British Columbia. Quebec reported the slowest percentage gain in year-over-year food service receipts.
Year-to-date (January-April 2024 vs January-April 2023)
Nova Scotia's year-to-date food services and drinking places receipts increased 4.8%. Nationally food services and drinking places receipts increased 4.2%. All provinces reported a year-to-date increase in receipts. New Brunswick reported the fastest percentage gain in year-to-date food service receipts while Quebec reported the slowest increase.
Nova Scotia's year-to-date gains in food service receipts are attributable to the increases in limited service eating places, though there were smaller rises at full-service restaurants and specialty food service providers (such as mobile and catering). Nova Scotia drinking places reported lower year-to-date receipts.
Trends
Nova Scotia's food service receipts exhibit more volatility than national food service receipts, but in recent months Nova Scotia's receipts have grown faster than the national trend.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 21-10-0019-01 Monthly survey of food services and drinking places (x 1,000)
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