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COMPARISONS OF THE SECOND QUARTER 1986 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1986 AND FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985 AND COMPARISONS OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE FIRST TO QUARTERS OF 1986 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1985 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
TABLE 3 PRESENTS THE TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND THE NEW RESTAURANT RECEIPTS INDEX SERIES FROM 1983 TO THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1986.
CHART 1 DEPICTS THE MOVEMENTS OF THE NEW VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1983 TO THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1986. AS SHOWN IN THE CHART, THERE WERE CLEARLY SEASONAL PATTERNS IN THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OVER THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
THE INDEXES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR, CHINESE RESTAURANTS AND BARS ALWAYS PEAKED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AND REACHED THE LOWEST POINT IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF A YEAR, WHILE THOSE FOR NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS, FAST-FOOD SHOPS AND OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES REGULARLY PEAKED IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND REACHED THE LOWEST POINT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF A YEAR.
THE REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1986 IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS 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 DEPARTMENT ON 3-7216024.
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