Key findings: P6420 - Food and beverages, April 2010

Total income for food and beverages industry for April 2010

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for April 2010 increased by 4,0% compared with April 2009. This increase was due to increases in income from food sales (2,3% and contributing 2,0 percentage points) and income from bar sales (12,9% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).
 
The main contributors to the increase of 4,0% in total income for April 2010 compared with April 2009 were restaurants and coffee shops (3,7% and contributing 2,0 percentage points) and caterers (7,0% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Total income for food and beverages industry for the three months ended April 2010

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the three months ended April 2010 increased by 4,6% compared with the three months ended April 2009. Increases were reported in income from food sales (2,6% and contributing 2,3 percentage points), income from bar sales (16,6% and contributing 1,7 percentage points) and other income (34,2% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).

The increase of 4,6% in total income for the three months ended April 2010 compared with the three months ended April 2009 was mainly due to the increase in income reported by caterers (20,6% and contributing 2,9 percentage points)