8
THE
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1989
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS WERE 8.0 PER CENT
FOR THE CORRESPONDING INCREASES INDUSTRY AND THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INDUSTRY AND 8.4 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
FROM
DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, 911 PER COPY. AT THE GOVERNMENT DECEMBER 1988, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT
CONNAUGHT GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, PUBLICATIONS CENTRAL AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE DEPARTMENT AT
FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1,
CENTRE,
19TH
12
CENSUS AND HARBOUR
PLACE, STATISTICS ROAD,
WAN
CHAI.
QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES
FOR FOURTH QUARTER 1988
ENTIRE
RESTAURANT SECTOR THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE
WAS MILLION,
14 $7,449 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1988, ESTIMATED AT
1987, WHILE THE VOLUME PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE SAME QUARTER OF
TO THE PROVISIONAL
OF A RESULTS WAS 2 PER CENT HIGHER, ACCORDING
BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS SURVEY RELEASED TODAY DEPARTMENT.
{THURSDAY)
RESTAURANTS IN 13 PER CENT
THE PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE OF TOTAL PURCHASES BY THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1988 WAS $3,128 MILLION WHICH WAS HIGHER IN VALUE TERMS THAN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1987.
PER
SHOPS RECORDED THE ANALYSED BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD
OF TOTAL CENT) IN THE VALUE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE (23
OF 1987. THESE WERE RECEIPTS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FOURTH QUARTER
PER CENT), CHINESE FOLLOWED BY NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS (12 PER CENT) AND BARS (1 PER CENT).
RESTAURANTS
"OTHER
EATING
(20
AND
DRINKING
PLACES" SELLING BEAN
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF COMPRISING HERB TEA SHOPS, CREAMERIES AND OTHER OUTLETS CURD JELLY AND SO ON HOWEVER, DROPPED BY 6 PER CENT.
CHINESE
OF FAST FOOD SHOPS AND
CENT PER
AND 8 PER CENT REMAINED RESTAURANTS
IN VOLUME TERMS, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS INCREASED BY 12 RESPECTIVELY. UNCHANGED WHILE THOSE FOR BARS AND "OTHER EATING AND DRINKING DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT AND 10 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
THOSE
FOR
ALMOST
PLACES"
COMPARING 1988 WITH 1987, TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS ROSE BY THE TOTAL VALUE
PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME; AND PURCHASES BY RESTAURANTS INCREASED BY 12 PER CENT.
14
OF
/IN VALUE .............