Based on chain volume measures, the annual expenditure of consumers on restaurants and cafes totaled 122.82 billion British pounds in 2023. This marked a slight decrease from the previous year, when spending stood at 123.51 billion British pounds.
Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, based on chained volume
(in billion GBP)
As noted by the source, includes alcoholic beverages sold for immediate consumption away from the home by hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, kiosks, street vendors, automatic vending machines, etc. and excludes tobacco purchases.
Household final consumption expenditure based on chained volume measures (seasonally adjusted). Figures are given here in volume terms rather than value terms to give a better picture of whether households purchased more or less goods and services over the period in consideration.
Figures were at current prices, seasonally adjusted.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 23, 2024). Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, based on chained volume (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, based on chained volume (in billion GBP)." Chart. December 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, based on chained volume (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Expenditure on Restaurants and Cafes in The United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, Based on Chained Volume (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, based on chained volume (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2023, based on chained volume (in billion GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/476531/annual-expenditure-on-restaurants-cafes-uk/
