Same-store sales and customer traffic

Restaurant operators reported a net increase in same-store sales in June, though results were somewhat softer than May’s readings. 

Forty-nine percent of restaurant operators said their same-store sales rose between June 2024 and June 2025, according to the National Restaurant Association’s monthly tracking survey. That was down slightly from 52% of operators who reported higher sales in May. 

Forty-one percent of operators said their sales declined in June, up from 38% in May.

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Restaurant operators also reported dampened customer traffic readings in June. 

Thirty-six percent of operators said their customer traffic rose between June 2024 and June 2025, down from 40% in May. Forty-seven percent of restaurant operators reported lower traffic in June, up from 42% in May. 

June represented the fifth consecutive month in which operators reported a net decline in customer traffic.

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