Key findings: P6420 - Food and beverages, September 2020

Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at constant 2015 prices by type of income


Measured in real terms (constant 2015 prices), total income generated by the food and beverages industry decreased by 42,5% in September 2020 compared with September 2019. The largest decreases were recorded for:

  • bar sales (-65,6%); and
  • food sales (-41,2%).

Year-on-year percentage change in food and beverages income at constant 2015 prices by type of enterprise


In September 2020, the main contributors to the 42,5% year-on-year decrease were:

  • restaurants and coffee shops (-61,9% and contributing -32,3 percentage points); and
  • catering services (-54,0% and contributing -8,2 percentage points).

Food and beverages income at constant 2015 prices for the latest three months by type of enterprise


Total income decreased by 45,8% in the third quarter of 2020 compared with the third quarter of 2019. The main contributors to this decrease were:

  • restaurants and coffee shops (-65,3% and contributing -33,5 percentage points); and
  • catering services (-60,6% and contributing -9,3 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted food and beverages income increased by 5,8% in September 2020 compared with August 2020. This followed month-on-month changes of 16,5% in August 2020 and 13,5% in July 2020.