Monthly Food Service Receipts by Industry Classification

Statistics Canada provides seasonally adjusted monthly receipts data for the food services and drinking places sector. The dataset is organized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and contains five months of data. It is published as part of a regular monthly survey.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in seasonally adjusted receipts for specific NAICS codes within food services.
• Compare monthly performance across different sub-sectors of the food and drinking places industry.
• Model short-term economic activity in the hospitality sector using the five-month time series.

Strengths

• Data is seasonally adjusted, removing periodic fluctuations for clearer trend analysis.
• Uses standardized NAICS codes for consistent industry classification.
• Provides a five-month time series for recent trend observation.

Limitations

• Limited historical depth with only five months of data available.
• Unknown row count and sample size for statistical reliability assessment.
• Specific column names and granular features are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Monthly survey

Time Range

Five months of data

Freshness

Updated monthly, with last update in March 2026.

Geography

Canada