On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector increased by 6.5% to $6.8 billion in March. Sales rose at full-service restaurants (+11.0%), special food services (+11.6%), drinking places (+23.1%) and limited-service restaurants (+0.9%). Each province reported higher sales as restrictions loosened across the country. Ontario (+10.5%) saw the largest increase in dollar terms, whereas Manitoba (+17.3%) had the biggest percentage increase.
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