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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1985
ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1984, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS WERE RECORDED IN ALL TYPES OF RESTAURANTS. THE SMALLEST DECREASE (ONE PER CENT) WAS RECORDED FOR FAST FOOD SHOPS, AND SLIGHTLY GREATER DECREASES OF THREE PER CENT WERE RECORDED FOR CHINESE RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES (COMPRISING HERB TEA SHOPS, CREAMERIES AND CATERING OUTLETS SELLING BEAN CURB JELLY, ETC.). FOR NON- CHINESE RESTAURANTS AND BARS, THE DECREASES WERE EIGHT PER CENT. IN VOLUME TERMS, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF FAST FOOD SHOPS WENT DOWN BY ONE PER CENT, CHINESE RESTAURANTS BY FOUR PER CENT, OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES BY FIVE PER CENT, NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS BY NINE PER CENT AND BARS BY TEN PER CENT.
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TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED FIGURES FOR TOTAL RECEIPTS AND TOTAL PURCHASES OF THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1984, AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985.
TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT, WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF 1982 TAKEN AS 100. COMPARISONS OF THE FIRST QUARTER 1985 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR THE FIRST AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 1984 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
THE REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985 WILL BE SHORTLY ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $1 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO.: 3-7216024).
TABLE 1: TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES
4TH QTR. 1984 (REVISED FIGURES IN HK$ MILLION)
4 771
1ST QTR. 1985 (PROVISIONAL FIGURES
IN HK$ MILLION)
TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS
4 580
TOTAL RESTAURANT PURCHASES
2 040
1 974
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