The Daily Monday, March 9, 2026
Press Release
March 9, 2026
Food services and drinking places, annual, 2024
Operating revenue for the food services and drinking places subsector rose 4.8% to $99.6 billion in 2024. This increase was consistent with higher food prices: the food purchased from restaurants component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 3.6% in 2024. This was above the all-items CPI, which increased 2.4%. Sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages accounted for 86.5% of total sales, while alcoholic beverages represented 11.0% and other sales made up the remaining 2.5%.
Automotive equipment rentals and leasing, 2024
The automotive equipment rental and leasing industry group generated $10.7 billion in operating revenue in 2024, up 4.3% from 2023, reflecting sustained but slower demand for rented and leased motor vehicles. This industry group includes establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing vehicles, such as passenger cars, passenger vans, trucks, truck tractors, buses, semi-trailers, utility trailers and recreational vehicles, without drivers.
Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database, January 2006 to December 2025
Provincial and territorial coroners and medical examiners (C/MEs) are responsible for investigating and classifying deaths that are unexpected, unexplained, suspected of being violence-related or to be caused by injury or substances. C/ME investigations establish the identity of the deceased person, as well as the cause and manner of death. New preliminary information on deaths investigated by C/MEs in Canada is now available in the Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database (CCMED).
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