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- 2020 -20 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Boeing’s tanks fuel new concerns, house prices on the up, Lloyds in the doldrums, hazardous chemicals a pest in poorer countries
Boeing’s faulty plane woes have worsened after ‘foreign object debris’ (FOD) was found in the fuel tanks of two ground 737 Max aircraft – that’s the model that has had two fatal crashes and become the subject of Congressional investigation in the United States. The manufacturer had to ground the…
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19 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Inflation jumps, physical money nearing the end, immigration to prioritise skills, £150m film studio to launch
Inflation has reached its highest rate in six months, at 1.8%, after the price of fuel and energy rose over the course of the last year. The consumer prices index (CPI) which measures the rate by monitoring the price of consumer goods, was expected to come in at 1.6%, so…
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Jan- 2020 -20 JanuaryPubs and Bars
UK pub sector expands for first time since 2009
In 2019 there was an annual net gain of 320 pubs across the UK, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Since 2009 pubs across the UK have been closing at a rate of around 700 per year. Paul Collins, a licensed trade specialist at…
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Jun- 2019 -19 JunePubs and Bars
More than a Pub relaunches with £2.2m funding
Community support trust, the Plunkett foundation has relaunched the More than a Pub programme, a new round of support and finance that will help community groups across England looking to take ownership of their local pub. Run by lottery-funded trust Power to Change, and delivered by Plunkett, the programme builds…
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Nov- 2018 -27 NovemberBusiness
Pub employment rises despite closures
A new report has found that pub employment has risen in the last 10 years despite a quarter of pubs closing during that time. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) report, the increase in employment could be down to the increase in pubs serving food, which is more…
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Oct- 2018 -26 OctoberBusiness
Hospitality sector reaches £102bn value in 2018
The UK hospitality sector has reached a total annual turnover of £102bn and a year-on-year growth of 4%, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data published earlier this month. The data represents the first time that all businesses in the ‘Accommodation and Food Services Activities’ category have turned…
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23 OctoberFood and Drink
UK takeaways increase 34% in eight years despite anti-obesity push
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that despite the government’s anti-obesity push, UK takeaways have increased by 34% between 2010 and 2018. ONS statistics show that there is currently 61 takeaway restaurants per every 100,000 people in the UK. In 204 of the 215 UK areas, the ONS…
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Aug- 2018 -2 AugustFeatures
Cutting a bigger slice of cake: growth in the catering industry
The catering industry is thriving in the UK. According to data from IBISWorld – a specialist in business information and market research – revenue for the catering services market sits at £1bn and it has experienced an annual growth of 1% since 2013, with a current workforce of approximately 28,600.…
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May- 2018 -16 MayTrade Associations
Cost pressures could risk sector jobs, UKHospitality warns
The UK’s largest hospitality industry trade association, UKHospitality, has warned the government that taxation and regulatory pressures risk undoing the job creation carried out by the hospitality sector since 2008. The warning follows the publication of data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that shows there are 31,000 fewer…
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