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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Jan- 2022 -21 JanuaryCoronavirus
10,000 more hospitality businesses now than pre-Covid, study suggests
There are 10,000 more UK hospitality businesses now than before Covid, according to new research from Stampede and storekit using Office for National Statistics data. The two startups said ‘The UK’s irrepressible hospitality sector: 2022 Industry Growth Report’ is “welcome news” as the UK hospitality sector emerges from another precarious…
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14 JanuaryBusiness
UK economy surpassed pre-Covid levels in November
Gross domestic product (GDP) has surpassed its pre-pandemic level for the first time as it grew by 0.9% in November 2021, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. In the latest release, output in consumer-facing services grew by 0.8%, mainly because of a 1.4% increase in retail…
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13 JanuaryCoronavirus
Fifth of businesses report cancellations amid Omicron
Just over one-fifth (21%) of businesses that are still trading experienced an increase in cancellations from customers in the last month, as Omicron continued to impact businesses across the UK. The latest figures come from the Office for National Statistics, who asked businesses that had not permanently stopped trading if…
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Nov- 2021 -16 NovemberCatering Companies
The staffing nightmare before Christmas
The food and drink sector is of “vital importance to the UK economy, according to the trade association, UKHospitality, and no more so than the usual (barring Covid-aside) busy festive period. A latest report from the organisation shows that the sector alone contributes an astounding £120bn to the economy and…
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Oct- 2021 -20 OctoberBusiness
UK restaurants decrease rate of inflation, ONS reveals
The restaurant and hotel industry made the largest downward contribution to the rate of inflation in the 12 months to September 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) analyses the 12-month inflation rate between August and September 2021. According to ONS, restaurants and hotels…
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Sep- 2021 -22 SeptemberAdvice
How hospitality’s ongoing battle with staff shortages could transform the sector
Desperate to make up for months of lost trading, Freedom Day was seen as hospitality’s road to recovery. However, it soon became apparent that restaurants, pubs and bars face a persistent existential threat: staff shortages. The number of job postings in the UK hospitality sector shot up by 46% since…
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15 SeptemberGovernment
Inflation sees biggest jump on record in August
UK inflation saw its largest jump since records began in August, as the rate spiked to 3.2% in a 12 month period, up from 2% year-on-year in July. Despite the rate soaring past the Government’s 2% inflation target, the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) claimed that this “is likely to…
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Apr- 2021 -21 AprilCoronavirus
355,000 fewer employees in hospitality than last year, says ONS
There are around 355,000 fewer employees in the hospitality sector in 2021 compared to the year before, according to employment figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Some 78% of those leaving the hospitality payroll employment were under the age of 35, and more than half who lost…
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Dec- 2020 -15 DecemberCoronavirus
Hospitality sector accounts for third of jobs lost since February
A third of all jobs which have been lost since February, during the pandemic, have been from the hospitality industry. According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), job losses in the sector were the largest single contributor to the fall in employment. Redundancy figures in the UK,…
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11 DecemberNews
Hospitality restrictions have halved economic growth, UKH claims
UKHospitality has claimed that restrictions on the country’s hospitality sector have almost halved the UK’s economic growth, with the situation only likely to get worse. The report follows the new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which showed that nearly half (45%) of UK businesses currently trading…
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