Restaurant Index, first quarter 2023
Restaurant sales increased in first quarter 2023
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-06-12 8.00
The restaurant sales volume increased by 7.7 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago. The largest increase in sales volume, 21.1 percent, was among hotel restaurants.
– The increase in restaurant sales is largely explained by the restrictions that was introduced in connection with the spread of the omicron covid variant in the first quarter 2022. Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2019, the development shows a small decline in sales volume", says Karl Sahlberg, statistician at Statistics Sweden.
Restaurants near traffic recorded the second largest increase, 17.5 percent, compared with the first quarter 2022.
Turnover generated by restaurants increased by 17.2 percent in current prices in the first quarter compared with the same quarter last year.
Definitions and explanations
Restaurant categories:
Hotel restaurants – restaurants at hotels, conference centers or other accommodation facilities.
Cafés – cafés of all kinds with limited food services. ”Coffee specialists”. Usually no alcohol serving permit.
Fast food restaurants – quick service, take away is common. Usually no alcohol serving permit. Examples of businesses are burger chains, street food and salad bars.
Lunch and dinner restaurants – traditional restaurants with table service, gourmet restaurants, diners and pizzerias etcetera.
Restaurants near traffic – all kinds of restaurants at or near airports, train stations, ports and motorways with large flows of visitors. Restaurants at exhibition centers, sports facilities and zoos are also included in this category as well as specialized catering businesses.
Entertainment restaurants – businesses focusing on drinks, even if food is commonly served as well. Typical examples are pubs, bars, night clubs and show restaurants.
Staff restaurants – restaurants providing services to businesses, often by contract and sometimes within client facilities. Opening hours are often limited.
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