Following a 0.8% decline in March, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 1.4% to $5.6 billion in April, continuing an upward trend for 2017. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.5% compared to April 2016, while prices for alcoholic beverages were up 1.8%. One factor that may have contributed to the gains was the strong tourism numbers. In April 2017, Canada saw a 2.9% increase in travellers from abroad.

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