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August 24, 2022FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, JUNE 2022 Month-over-Month (Jun-22 vs May-22, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 1.4% to $166.8 million. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 0.8% to $7.1 billion. Five provinces reported monthly increases in receipts for food services and drinking places, with Ontario reporting the largest gain. Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island reporting the largest declines in percentage terms.
Year-over-year (Jun-22 vs Jun-21, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 26.4% from June 2021. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 30.5%. All provinces reported year-over-year increases in food services and drinking place receipts, with Ontario reporting the largest gain. Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador reporting the smallest gain in percentage terms.
Year-to-date (Jan-Jun 2022 vs Jan-Jun 2021, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia food services and drinking places receipts increased 21.8%. Canada's food services and drinking places receipts increased 38.3%. All provinces reported year-to-date increases in food services and drinking place receipts, with Ontario reporting the largest gain and Prince Edward Island reporting the smallest gain in percentage terms.
Nova Scotia Sales by Establishment Type (Jan-Jun 2022 vs. Jan-Jun 2021, unadjusted)
**CORRECTION - a previous version included incorrect data for full service restaurants. The corrected data appears below.**
Compared with Jan-Jun 2021, the gains in food service and drinking place receipts have been most pronounced for Nova Scotia's full-service restaurants. In percentage terms, the increases were also notable for special food services (such as mobile and catering) and drinking places.
Trends
Food services and drinking places have reported repeated downturns during imposition of COVID restrictions. As these restrictions are eased, food service receipts rebound. Receipts for both Canada and Nova Scotia are above pre-pandemic February 2020 levels.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 21-10-0019-01 Monthly survey of food services and drinking places (x 1,000)
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