IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at constant 2019 prices by type of income

Measured in real terms (constant 2019 prices), total income generated by the food and beverages industry increased by 18,6% in September 2022 compared with September 2021. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• ‘other’ income (32,1%); and
• food sales (19,8%).

Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at constant 2019 prices by type of enterprise

 In September 2022, the main contributor to the 18,6% year-on-year increase was restaurants and coffee shops (18,6% and contributing 8,9 percentage points).

Food and beverages income at constant 2019 prices for the latest three months by type of enterprise

Total income increased by 31,2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared with the third quarter of 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:

• restaurants and coffee shops (39,1% and contributing 17,6 percentage points); and
• takeaway and fast-food outlets (18,9% and contributing 7,7 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted income for the food and beverages industry increased by 1,6% in September 2022 compared with August 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of -4,3% in August 2022 and 6,3% in July 2022.