Current dollar sales for the food services and drinking places industry increased 0.9% from the previous month to $4.0 billion in January.The price of food purchased in restaurants increased by 0.4% between December and January, according to the Consumer Price Index.All sectors of the industry posted gains in sales compared with December. Among the four sectors, limited-service restaurants (+1.6%) recorded the largest increase in January. Full-service restaurants, where patrons order and pay for meals at their table, saw their sales advance 0.5%.In the special food services sector, comprising food service contractors, caterers and mobile food services, sales rose 0.3%, while sales in drinking places increased 1.0%. All provinces posted an increased in sales except Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec.