Provisional statistics of restaurant receipts and purchases for third quarter of 2026
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the latest provisional figures on restaurant receipts and purchases today (November 3). The value of total receipts of the restaurants sector in the third quarter of 2026, provisionally estimated at $27.5 billion, increased by 3.1% over a year earlier. Over the same period, the provisional estimate of the value of total purchases by restaurants increased by 5.4% to $9.0 billion. After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional estimate of the volume of total restaurant receipts increased by 2.1% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with a year earlier. Analysed by type of restaurant and comparing the third quarter of 2026 with the third quarter of 2025, total receipts of Chinese restaurants increased by 1.2% in value and 0.3% in volume. Total receipts of non-Chinese restaurants increased by 7.1% in value and 6.1% in volume. Total receipts of fast food shops increased by 0.6% in value, but decreased by 0.4% in volume. Total receipts of bars increased by 1.0% in value and 0.2% in volume. As for miscellaneous eating and drinking places, total receipts increased by 2.1% in value and 1.3% in volume.
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