It turns out, F&B sales increased 0.3 per cent in June, seasonally adjusted compared to a month earlier, rising to $4.1 billion, according to Statistics Canada.
Three of the four sectors reported gains with caterers, contractors and mobile-food operations up 2.3 per cent, limited-service restaurants up 0.7 per cent and drinking places up 0.7 per cent. The full-service restaurants group saw sales decline 0.7 per cent.
Sales results by province were: Newfoundland and Labrador +1.3; Nova Scotia +1.2; New Brunswick -0.2; Quebec -1.6; Ontario +1.1; Manitoba +0.3; Saskatchewan +1.4; Alberta +0.7; British Columbia -0.3. P.E.I. numbers were unchanged.
