IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Total income increases

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for July 2009 increased by 1,2% compared with July 2008. The increase was due to income from food sales (2,6% and contributing 2,3 percentage points). This increase was, however, counteracted by decreases in bar sales (-9,4% and contributing -1,0 percentage point) and other income (-4,6% and contributing -0,1of a percentage point).
The contributors to the increase of 1,2% in total income for July 2009 compared with July 2008 were takeaway and fast-food outlets (18,3% and contributing 4,0 percentage points). However, this increase was counteracted by decreases in caterers (-11,6% and contributing -1,9 percentage points), other catering services (-15,8% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point) and restaurants and coffee shops (-0,3% and contributing -0,2 of a percentage point).
The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the three months ended July 2009 increased by 2,5% compared with the three months ended July 2008. This was due to the increase in income from food sales (4,2% and contributing 3,6 percentage points). However, there were decreases reported from other income (-30,3% and contributing -0,6 of a percentage point) and bar sales (-4,6% and contributing -0,5 of a percentage point).
 
The 2,5% increase in total income for the three months ended July 2009 compared with the three months ended July 2008 was due to increases reported by takeaway and fast-food outlets (14,0% and contributing 3,2 percentage points) and caterers (2,4% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point). However, these increases were counteracted by decreases reported by other catering services (-15,6% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point) and restaurants and coffee shops (-0,4% and contributing -0,2 of a percentage point).