IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Total income decreases

The main contributor to the decrease of -2,7% in total income for September 2009 compared with September 2008 was restaurants and coffee shops (-6,5% and contributing -3,7 percentage points). However, this decrease was counteracted by an increase in takeaway and fast-food outlets (11,2% and contributing 2,4 percentage points).

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for September 2009 decreased by -2,7% compared with September 2008. This decrease was due to a decrease in income from food sales (-3,7% and contributing -3,3 percentage points). The decrease was, however, partially counteracted by the increase in income from bar sales (6,7% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the third quarter of 2009 increased by 0,1% compared with the third quarter of 2008. This was due to increases in income from food sales (0,2% and contributing 0,2 of a percentage point) and income from bar sales (0,6% and contributing 0,1 of a percentage point). However, there was a decrease reported for other income (-6,6% and contributing -0,1 of a percentage point).

The 0,1% increase in total income for the third quarter of 2009 compared with the third quarter of 2008 was due to an increase reported by takeaway and fast-food outlets (12,8% and contributing  2,9 percentage points). However, this increase was counteracted by decreases reported by caterers (-6,7% and contributing -1,1 percentage points), restaurants and coffee shops (-1,7% and contributing -1,0 percentage point) and other catering services (-14,4% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point).