Office for National Statistics
Coverage explores how economic data and labour market statistics from the UK’s national statistics agency inform business planning across the hospitality sector. Reporting includes updates on inflation, consumer spending, GDP, wage growth, vacancies, and employment levels, with analysis of how these indicators affect restaurant, pub, and catering performance. Insight is tailored for operators, finance leads, and strategy teams using ONS data to benchmark trading conditions, forecast demand, and shape workforce planning.
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Feb- 2026 -4 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Fast food traffic rises 0.9% as restaurant trips slump, research finds
British consumers are increasingly choosing fast-food outlets over traditional pub and restaurant meals as inflation reshapes discretionary spending, according to new findings from Meaningful Vision. The hospitality industry market intelligence data provider said that full-year data from its research shows that restaurant and pub visits fell by 6.8% last year,…
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Jan- 2026 -20 JanuaryBusiness
Hospitality sector loses almost 9,000 jobs in December
The hospitality sector employed 8,784 fewer people in December 2025 compared with the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics. The data also reveals the industry employed 20,014 fewer people in December 2025 than in September 2025. The decline occurred during the festive season, a period when businesses…
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Nov- 2025 -11 NovemberRestaurants
Hospitality job losses deepen ahead of Budget
Employment in the UK hospitality sector has fallen for 13 consecutive months, with new ONS data revealing the industry continues to bear the brunt of a wider jobs downturn. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 170,000 fewer people are on payroll compared with the period before last year’s…
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Oct- 2025 -22 OctoberRestaurants
Restaurant and hotel prices rise as inflation holds steady at 3.8%
The cost of eating at restaurants and hotel stays rose slightly in the last month as UK inflation remained unchanged at 3.8% in September, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Prices within the restaurants and hotels category increased by 3.9% in the year to…
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14 OctoberBusiness
RSM: Hospitality under further pressure as wages rise to record high
Average weekly earnings in the accommodation and food services sector reached a record £357.05 in August 2025, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market figures. The figure was up from £346.52 in July and represented a 6.4% increase year on year. The number of payrolled employees…
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Sep- 2025 -16 SeptemberRestaurants
Hospitality job losses to hit 111,000 by next budget, UKH finds
UKHospitality (UKH) has projected that 111,000 jobs will have been lost in hospitality by the upcoming budget, which is set to be announced on 26 November. Based on the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the group said this is “illustrative of the impact these costs have…
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Aug- 2025 -26 AugustBusiness
Hospitality jobs account for 53% of post-Budget losses, UKH finds
Hospitality has accounted for more than half of all job losses in the UK since the Budget last October, according to new analysis by trade body UKHospitality. Of the 164,641 jobs lost nationwide since the Budget, 88,964 were in hospitality. The figures, based on data from the Office for National…
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7 AugustNews
BoE cuts interest rates to 4%
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates to 4%, down from the previous rate of 4.25%, marking the fifth rate cut since last year’s peak of 5.25%. At its meeting today (7 August), the bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 5 to 4 to…
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Jul- 2025 -17 JulyBusiness
Hospitality hit hardest by job losses, ONS data shows
Hospitality has been the hardest hit sector of the economy since the Budget, accounting for nearly half (45%) of all job losses, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. The data shows that hospitality has now lost 84,000 jobs since the budget, an increase of 13,000 job losses…
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4 JulyFeatures
Loungefest: the day hospitality pauses to party
Ragley Hall was responsible for hosting “the biggest bash in hospitality” – Loungefest 2025 – earlier this month. By mid-morning, coaches carrying Lounge’s whole staff had begun arriving from Durham, Southampton, West Wales, and nearly every town in between. For all of Loungers’ people to participate, nearly 300 venues –…
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