Spending on catering services in the United Kingdom drastically declined in 2020 compared to the previous year. Consumer spending was particularly lower during the second quarter of the year, reaching as low as 344 million British pounds. That was 98.7 percent less than in the same period of 2019. Consumer spending on catering services by UK households significantly declined in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which resulted in strict stay-at-home measures implemented across the country to control the spread of the virus. In the second half of 2021, consumer spending exceeded 28 billion.
Quarterly consumer spending on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) from Q1 2015 to Q4 2021
(in million GBP)
Figures are at current prices, seasonally adjusted.
Catering services includes restaurants, cafes and canteens.
Data can be found under Table 11CS in the Excel sheet.
Figures prior to 2021 come from earlier releases.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 30, 2022). Quarterly consumer spending on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) from Q1 2015 to Q4 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476664/quarterly-catering-consumer-spending-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Quarterly consumer spending on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) from Q1 2015 to Q4 2021 (in million GBP)." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476664/quarterly-catering-consumer-spending-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Quarterly consumer spending on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) from Q1 2015 to Q4 2021 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476664/quarterly-catering-consumer-spending-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Quarterly Consumer Spending on Catering Services in The United Kingdom (Uk) from Q1 2015 to Q4 2021 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476664/quarterly-catering-consumer-spending-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Quarterly consumer spending on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) from Q1 2015 to Q4 2021 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476664/quarterly-catering-consumer-spending-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Quarterly consumer spending on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) from Q1 2015 to Q4 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/476664/quarterly-catering-consumer-spending-uk/
