Key findings: P6420 - Food and beverages, August 2015

Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at current prices by type of income

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), total income generated by the food and beverages industry increased by 8,4% in August 2015 compared with August 2014. Positive annual growth rates were recorded for food sales (8,7%) and bar sales (8,5%).

Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at current prices by type of enterprise

In August 2015, positive annual growth rates were recorded for restaurants and coffee shops (11,7% and contributing 5,1 percentage points) and takeaway and fast-food outlets (8,7% and contributing 3,3 percentage points).

Food and beverages income at current prices for the latest three months by type of enterprise

Total income increased by 8,1% in the three months ended August 2015 compared with the three months ended August 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • restaurants and coffee shops (10,8% and contributing 4,7 percentage points); and
  • takeaway and fast-food outlets (8,0% and contributing 3,1 percentage points).