IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Total income increases

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for June 2009 increased by 0,9% compared with June 2008. The increase was due to income from food sales (2,4% and contributing 2,1 percentage points). This increase was, however, counteracted by decreases in income from bar sales (-9,6% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point) and other income (-17,8% and contributing -0,4 of a percentage point).
The main contributors to the increase of 0,9% in total income for June 2009 compared with June 2008 were takeaway and fast-food outlets (10,1% and contributing 2,6 percentage points) and caterers (2,6% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point). However, these increases were counteracted by decreases in restaurants and coffee shops (-2,5% and contributing -1,3 percentage points) and other catering services (-22,0% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point).
The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the second quarter of 2009 increased by 1,8% compared with the second quarter of 2008. This was due to the increase in income from food sales (3,4% and contributing 3,0 percentage points). However, there were decreases reported for income from bar sales (-7,4% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point) and other income (-19,5% and contributing -0,4 of a percentage point).
The 1,8% increase in total income for the second quarter of 2009 compared with the second quarter of 2008 was due to increases reported by takeaway and fast-food outlets (13,3% and contributing 3,4 percentage points) and caterers (7,0% and contributing 1,2 percentage points). However, these increases were counteracted by decreases reported by restaurants and coffee shops (-4,3% and contributing -2,3 percentage points) and other catering services (-15,2% and contributing -0,6 of a percentage point).