The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the latest provisional figures on restaurant receipts and purchases today (November 4).
      
     The value of total receipts of the restaurants sector in the third quarter of 2025, provisionally estimated at $26.7 billion, remained at a similar level when compared with a year earlier. Over the same period, the provisional estimate of the value of total purchases by restaurants decreased by 1.0% to $8.6 billion.
      
     After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional estimate of the volume of total restaurant receipts decreased by 1.4% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with a year earlier.
      
     Analysed by type of restaurant and comparing the third quarter of 2025 with the third quarter of 2024, total receipts of Chinese restaurants decreased by 3.5% in value and 4.8% in volume. Total receipts of non-Chinese restaurants increased by 3.7% in value and 3.2% in volume. Total receipts of fast food shops increased by 0.3% in value, but decreased by 1.0% in volume. Total receipts of bars increased by 2.4% in value and 1.0% in volume. As for miscellaneous eating and drinking places, total receipts decreased by 4.0% in value and 5.6% in volume.
      
     Based on the seasonally adjusted series, the provisional estimate of total restaurant receipts decreased by 0.8% in value and 1.7% in volume in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the preceding quarter.
      
     Comparing the first three quarters of 2025 with the same period in 2024, total restaurant receipts remained virtually unchanged in value but decreased by 1.2% in volume.
      
     To facilitate further understanding of the short-term business performance of the restaurants sector, statistics in respect of the restaurant receipts and purchases in individual months of the reference quarter are also compiled.
      
     Analysed by month, it was provisionally estimated that the value of total receipts of the restaurants sector increased by 1.3%, increased by 1.2% and decreased by 3.6% respectively in July, August and September 2025, compared with the corresponding months in 2024.
      
     After discounting the effect of price changes, it was provisionally estimated that the volume of total restaurant receipts increased by 0.2%, increased by 0.1% and decreased by 4.6% respectively in July, August and September 2025, compared with the corresponding months in 2024.
      
Commentary
      
     A Government spokesman said that the value of total restaurant receipts declined slightly by 0.3% in the third quarter from a year earlier. Following the increases in July and August, the value of receipts declined in September mainly due to the high base of comparison as the Mid-Autumn Festival fell in early October this year but in mid-September last year, as well as more occurrences of extreme weather conditions during the month.
      
     Looking ahead, restaurant business performance should be underpinned by improving local consumption sentiment, the increase in employment earnings, and the sustained growth in inbound tourism.
      
Further information
      
     Table 1 presents the revised figures of restaurant receipts by type of restaurant and total purchases by the restaurants sector for the second quarter of 2025 as well as the provisional figures for the third quarter of 2025.
      
     Table 2 and Table 3 present the revised value and volume indices respectively of restaurant receipts by type of restaurant for the second quarter of 2025 and the provisional indices for the third quarter of 2025.
      
     Table 4 presents the year-on-year rate of change in total restaurant receipts in value and volume terms based on the original quarterly series, as well as the quarter-to-quarter rate of change based on the seasonally adjusted series.
      
     The revised figures on restaurant receipts and purchases for the third quarter of 2025 (with breakdown by month) will be released through the website of C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/scode540.html) and relevant publications of the Department from December 19, 2025.
      
     The classification of restaurants follows the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC) Version 2.0, which is used in various economic surveys for classifying economic units into different industry classes.
      
     More detailed statistics are given in the "Report on Quarterly Survey of Restaurant Receipts and Purchases". Users can browse and download the publication at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1080002&scode=540).
      
     Users who have enquiries about the survey results may contact the Distribution Services Statistics Section of C&SD (Tel: 3903 7401; e-mail: qsr@censtatd.gov.hk).

Ends/Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:30

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