IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Total income for the food and beverages industry for February 2012
The largest contributor to the annual growth rate of 8,8% in total income for February 2012 was takeaway and fast-food outlets (13,5% and contributing 3,9 percentage points), followed by restaurants and coffee shops (5,5% and contributing 3,0 percentage points) and catering services (11,7% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).
The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for February 2012 increased by 8,8% compared with February 2011. The main contributor to this increase was food sales (8,5% and contributing 7,3 percentage points).

Total income for the food and beverages industry for the three months ended February 2012
The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the three months ended February 2012 increased by 6,8% compared with the three months ended February 2011. The main contributor to this increase was food sales (7,2% and contributing 6,2 percentage points).

The year-on-year increase of 6,8% in total income for the three months ended February 2012 was driven mainly by takeaway and fast-food outlets (12,6% and contributing 3,6 percentage points), followed by restaurants and coffee shops (3,4% and contributing 1,9 percentage points) and catering services (8,4% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).