Food services and drinking places, January 2017

Sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 1.5% to $5.6 billion in January, on the strength of sales at limited-service eating places. This was the largest monthly change since September 2016. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.3% compared with January 2016, while prices for alcoholic beverages increased 1.3%.

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