Key findings: P6420 - Food and beverages, November 2010

Total income from food and beverages industry for November 2010

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for November 2010 was 9,4% higher than November 2009. The main contributor to this increase was food sales (8,7% and contributing 7,7 percentage points).

The annual positive growth rate of 9,4% in total income for November 2010 was driven by restaurants and coffee shops (6,9% and contributing 3,6 percentage points), caterers (19,9% and contributing 3,1 percentage points) and takeaway and fast-food outlets (9,8% and contributing 2,6 percentage points).

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

The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the three months ended November 2010 increased by 9,7% compared with the three months ended November 2009. The main contributor to this increase was food sales (8,9% and contributing 7,9 percentage points).

The year-on-year increase of 9,7% in total income for the three months ended November 2010 was driven by restaurants and coffee shops (7,5% and contributing 3,9 percentage points), caterers (19,1% and contributing 3,0 percentage points) and takeaway and fast-food outlets (9,3% and contributing 2,5 percentage points).