Eating And Drinking Place Sales Declined 0.3% In December, Ending Very Weak 2024

Restaurant and bar sales growth was very weak in the last quarter of 2024, according to the latest retail sales report from the Census Bureau, released Jan. 16. Sales fell 0.3% in current dollars in December’s preliminary estimate versus November. With a 0.3% menu price increase reported in the Consumer Price Index earlier this week,…