UK hospitality businesses trading during COVID-19 2021

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a major impact on businesses within the accommodation and food service industry in the United Kingdom. Fewer businesses were trading at the start of the outbreak in March 2020, with the lowest value recorded during the first few weeks of lockdown from April 6-19 (18.2 percent). Since July most businesses have returned to trading, reaching close to 90 percent in the first week of August. However, the share of accommodation and food service businesses trading have fluctuated from September 21 onwards. By March 21, 2021, the number of businesses trading reached 37.3 percent.

Share of accommodation and food service businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2020 to March 2021

Characteristic	Share of businesses
Mar 8 to Mar 21, 2021	37.3%
Feb 22 to Mar 7, 2021	40.3%
Feb 8 to Feb 21, 2021	35.4%
Jan 25 to Feb 7, 2021	35%
Jan 11 to 24, 2021	30.7%
Dec 29, 2020 to Jan 10, 2021	34.5%
Dec 14 to 23, 2020	48.5%
Nov 30 to Dec 13, 2020	47.6%
Nov 16 to 29, 2020	44.8%
Nov 2 to 15, 2020	60.1%
Oct 19 to Nov 1, 2020	60.1%
Oct 5 to 18, 2020	71.5%
Sep 21 to Oct 4, 2020	86.8%
Sep 7 to 20, 2020	73.5%
Aug 10 to 23, 2020	90.9%
Jul 27 to Aug 9, 2020	89.7%
Jul 13 to Jul 26, 2020	83.1%
Jun 29 to Jul 12, 2020	77.5%
Jun 15 to Jun 28, 2020	51.3%
Jun 1 to Jun 14, 2020	46.7%
May 18 to May 31, 2020	34.4%
May 4 to May 17, 2020	25.4%
Apr 20 to May 3, 2020	21.9%
Apr 6 to Apr 19, 2020	18.2%
Mar 23 to Apr 5, 2020	18.4%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 23, 2020 to March 21, 2021

Number of respondents

1,023*

Supplementary notes

*Number of responses: March 23 to April 5: n = 516; April 6 to April 19: n = 516; April 20 to May 3: n = 556; May 4 to May 17: n = 556; May 18 to May 31: n = 651; June 1 to June 14: n = 514; June 15 to June 28: n = 480; June 29 to July 12: n = 512; July 13 to July 26: n = 472; July 27 to Aug 9: n = 515; Aug 10 to 23: n = 461; Sep 7 to 20: n = 478; Sep 21 to Oct 4: n = 525; Oct 5 to 18: n = 487; Oct 19 to Nov 1 n= 866; Nov 2 to 15: 866; Nov 16 to 29: 964; Nov 30 to Dec 13: n = 927; Dec 14 to 23: n = 808; Dec 29 to Jan 10: n = 817; Jan 11 to 24: n = 946; Jan 25 to Feb 7 n = 971; Feb 8 to 21: n = 1,006; Feb 22 to Mar 7: n = 951.
Figures for Aug 24 to Sep 6, 2020 were not provided by source.
Data can be found under Table 'Trading Status (WTD)' in the excel sheet.

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