Following a decline in 2009, the annual expenditure by households in the United Kingdom on restaurants, cafes and other food outlets slowly increased, amounting to roughly 97 billion British pounds in 2019. However, consumer spending on restaurants and cafes in the UK significantly declined in 2020 to 59.9 billion British pounds 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 2021, spending increased to 87 billion.
Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, based on volume (in million GBP)
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Consumption
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Visitor behavior
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COVID-19 impact and outlook
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 30, 2022). Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, based on volume (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, based on volume (in million GBP)." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, based on volume (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Expenditure on Restaurants and Cafés in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2021, Based on Volume (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, based on volume (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, based on volume (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/