date:Sep 01, 2012
the weakest level in nine months.
Overall, restaurant operators remain cautiously optimistic that their sales levels will improve in the months ahead, though their outlook softened from recent months. Forty-two per cent of restaurant operators expect to have higher sales in six months (compared to the same period in the previous year), down from 50% who reported similarly last month. Meanwhile, 15% of restaurant operators expect their sales volume in six months to be lower than it was during th