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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1988
IN VOLUME TERMS, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF FAST FOOD SHOPS AGAIN SHOWED THE LARGEST INCREASE, AT 20 PER CENT.
THE GROWTH, IN- VOLUME TERMS, RECORDED BY RESTAURANTS, "OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES", CHINESE
NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS
AND BARS WAS 10 PER CENT, 6 PER CENT, 3 PER CENT AND 1 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
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COMPARING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988 WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS - TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS DECREASED BY 4 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 7 PER CENT ÎN VOLUME WHILE THE VALUE OF PURCHASES BY RESTAURANTS DROPPED BY 4 PER CENT.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF "OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES" INCREASED BY 11 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 10 PER CENT IN VOLUME: THOSE OF NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS BY 9 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME; AND THOSE OF FAST FOOD SHOPS BY 5 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 3 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
HOWEVER, TOTAL RECEIPTS OF BARS DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME AND THOSE OF CHINESE RESTAURANTS BY 8 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 11 PER CENT IN VOLUME.
TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED FIGURES FOR THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND TOTAL PURCHASES OF THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988.
TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988, WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE FROM OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 TAKEN AS 100.
ALSO TABULATED ARE COMPARISONS OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 AND FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987.
COMPARISONS OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 1988 WITH THE FIRST HALF OF 1987 ARE ALSO GIVEN.
THE REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1988 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,
CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $1 PER COPY.
RESULTS
MAY BE
THE
CENSUS
DIRECTED TO THE AND
ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL NO.: 5-8234941).
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