Key findings: P6420 - Food and beverages, May 2009

Total income decreases

Total income for May 2009 decreased by 3,1% compared with May 2008. This was due to decreases in income from food sales (-1,3% and contributing -1,2 percentage points) and other income (-41,6% and contributing -1,1 percentage points).The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the three months ended May 2009 decreased by 2,7% compared with the three months ended May 2008. This was largely due to decreases in income from bar sales (-12,7% and contributing -1,3 percentage points) and income from food sales (-1,0% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point).

The 2,7% decrease in total income for the three months ended May 2009 compared with the three months ended May 2008 was mainly due to decreases reported by restaurants and coffee shops (-4,1% and contributing -2,2 percentage points) and caterers (-9,4% and contributing -1,5 percentage points). However, the decrease was counteracted by an increase in takeaway and fast-food outlets (6,0% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).