| Monthly Foodservice Monitor |
Foodservice sales up 6.3% in October
With the release of the November 2007 foodservice sales and unit data, Statistics Canada has replaced the old Monthly Restaurants, Caterers and Taverns Survey with the new Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places. Click here for more information about what this new survey means for foodservice sales statistics.
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FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY SALES
(not seasonally adjusted)
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Nominal Growth |
Real Growth |
| OCTOBER 2008 |
Amount |
This period over year ago
(%) |
Year-to-date
(%) |
This period over year ago
(%) |
Year-to-date
(%) |
| Total Sales (in $millions) |
| Actual |
$4,196.5 |
6.3% |
4.9% |
2.8% |
2.5% |
| Sales by Segment (in $millions) |
| Full-service Restaurants |
$1,883.2 |
5.1% |
5.2% |
1.4% |
2.6% |
| Limited-service Restaurants |
$1,729.3 |
7.0% |
5.6% |
4.2% |
3.6% |
| Contract and Social Caterers |
$368.1 |
6.8% |
3.0% |
3.3% |
0.5% |
| Bars |
$215.9 |
11.0% |
0.2% |
7.3% |
-2.1% |
| Sales by Province (in $millions) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
$50.5 |
11.5% |
3.4% |
5.7% |
-1.6% |
| Prince Edward Island |
$14.4 |
14.0% |
2.3% |
9.4% |
-0.8% |
| Nova Scotia |
$104.2 |
5.3% |
6.4% |
-0.6% |
2.7% |
| New Brunswick |
$76.4 |
9.3% |
4.6% |
6.2% |
2.1% |
| Quebec |
$861.3 |
8.1% |
4.0% |
3.8% |
2.0% |
| Ontario |
$1,586.0 |
5.1% |
6.5% |
1.8% |
4.2% |
| Manitoba |
$122.8 |
8.0% |
6.4% |
4.5% |
2.5% |
| Saskatchewan |
$113.2 |
8.5% |
9.6% |
4.9% |
6.1% |
| Alberta |
$590.8 |
8.4% |
3.4% |
5.9% |
0.9% |
| British Columbia |
$666.8 |
4.0% |
3.0% |
1.0% |
0.5% |
2007: Sep / Oct / Nov / Dec
2008: Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep / Oct
Source:
Statistics Canada
Real growth
is adjusted for menu inflation.
Note: Data are preliminary
- Despite a dramatic drop in consumer confidence and growing concerns about the global financial meltdown, foodservice sales in Canada rose by a better-than-expected 6.3% in October.
- Drinking places led all segments with an 11% jump in sales in October – the segment’s strongest growth since March 2005.
- Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island led the country with double-digit gains in October. In contrast, British Columbia posted the weakest growth (+4.0%).
Note: All growth rates are year-over year and are unadjusted for menu inflation.
The new methodology has led to slightly larger growth rates starting with the September 2007 reference period, so year-over-year growth rates should be used with caution. |
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