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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1987

COMPARING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON IS AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS INCREASED BY 1 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT DROPPED BY 1 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

TOTAL RECEIPTS OF OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES INCREASED BY 13 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 9 PER CENT IN VOLUME; THOSE OF NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS BY 12 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 9 PER CENT IN VOLUME; AND THOSE OF FAST FOOD SHOPS BY 1 PER CENT IN BOTH VALUE VOLUME TERMS. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF BARS DECREASED BY 5 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 6 PER CENT IN VOLUME: AND THOSE OF CHINESE RESTAURANTS BY 2 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 4 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

AND

TABLE 1 PRESENTS THE REVISED FIGURES FOR THE TOTAL RECEIPTS AND TOTAL PURCHASES OF THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 AND THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987.

TABLE 2 SHOWS THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDICES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT, WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE FROM OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985 TAKEN AS 100. ALSO TABULATED ARE COMPARISONS OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 AND FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1986. COMPARISONS OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 1987 WITH THOSE FOR 1986 ARE ALSO GIVEN.

THE REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1987 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $1 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234941.

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