The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a major impact on businesses within the accommodation and food service industry in the United Kingdom. Fewer businesses were trading at the start of the outbreak in March 2020, with the lowest value recorded during the first few weeks of lockdown from April 6-19 (18.2 percent). Since July most businesses have returned to trading, reaching close to 90 percent in the first week of August. However, the share of accommodation and food service businesses trading have fluctuated from September 21 onwards. By March 21, 2021, the number of businesses trading reached 37.3 percent.
Share of accommodation and food service businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2020 to March 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 25, 2021). Share of accommodation and food service businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2020 to March 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168552/share-of-hospitality-businesses-trading-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of accommodation and food service businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2020 to March 2021." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168552/share-of-hospitality-businesses-trading-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Share of accommodation and food service businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2020 to March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168552/share-of-hospitality-businesses-trading-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Accommodation and Food Service Businesses Trading during The Coronavirus Pandemic in The United Kingdom (Uk) from March 2020 to March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168552/share-of-hospitality-businesses-trading-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of accommodation and food service businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2020 to March 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168552/share-of-hospitality-businesses-trading-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Share of accommodation and food service businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from March 2020 to March 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168552/share-of-hospitality-businesses-trading-in-the-uk/