Provisional statistics of restaurant receipts and purchases for fourth quarter of 2025 and whole year of 2025
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the latest provisional figures on restaurant receipts and purchases today (February 3).
The value of total receipts of the restaurants sector in the fourth quarter of 2025, provisionally estimated at $27.8 billion, increased by 0.9% over a year earlier. Over the same period, the provisional estimate of the value of total purchases by restaurants increased by 2.5% to $9.1 billion.
After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional estimate of the volume of total restaurant receipts remained at a similar level in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with a year earlier.
Analysed by type of restaurant and comparing the fourth quarter of 2025 with the fourth quarter of 2024, total receipts of Chinese restaurants increased by 0.3% in value, but decreased by 1.0% in volume. Total receipts of non-Chinese restaurants increased by 4.0% in value and 3.1% in volume. Total receipts of fast food shops decreased by 0.4% in value and 1.7% in volume. Total receipts of bars increased by 1.5% in both value and volume. As for miscellaneous eating and drinking places, total receipts decreased by 4.2% in value and 5.7% in volume.
Based on the seasonally adjusted series, the provisional estimate of total restaurant receipts increased by 2.6% in value and 1.8% in volume in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the preceding quarter.
For 2025 as a whole, the value of total receipts of the restaurants sector was provisionally estimated at $109.6 billion, increased by 0.2% in value but decreased by 0.9% in volume compared with the whole year of 2024. Over the same period, the provisional estimate of the value of total purchases of restaurants decreased by 0.3% to $35.0 billion.
Analysed by type of restaurant and comparing the whole year of 2025 with the whole year of 2024, total receipts of Chinese restaurants decreased by 2.9% in value and 4.3% in volume. Total receipts of non-Chinese restaurants increased by 4.0% in value and 3.4% in volume. Total receipts of fast food shops increased by 0.8% in value, but decreased by 0.6% in volume. Total receipts of bars increased by 1.7% in value and 0.5% in volume. As for miscellaneous eating and drinking places, total receipts decreased by 2.8% in value and 4.5% 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 3.9%, decreased by 0.6% and decreased by 0.5% respectively in October, November and December 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 2.6%, decreased by 1.8% and decreased by 1.5% respectively in October, November and December 2025, compared with the corresponding months in 2024.
Commentary
A Government spokesman said that the value of total restaurant receipts resumed an increase of 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025 over a year earlier. For 2025 as a whole, the value of total restaurant receipts rose back slightly.
Looking ahead, restaurant businesses should continue to be underpinned by improving local consumption sentiment, ongoing increase in employment earnings and sustained visible growth in inbound visitors.
Further information
Table 1 presents the revised figures of restaurant receipts by type of restaurant and total purchases by the restaurants sector for the third quarter of 2025 as well as the provisional figures for the fourth 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 third quarter of 2025 and the provisional indices for the fourth 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 fourth 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 March 20, 2026.
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; email: qsr@censtatd.gov.hk).
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