The main contributor to this increase was food sales (9.0% and contributing 7.9 percentage points), followed by bar sales (20.5% and contributing 2.1 percentage points) and other income (28.5% and contributing 0.4 of a percentage point).
"The annual positive growth rate of 10.4% in total income for June 2010 was driven mainly by restaurants and coffee shops (14.4% and contributing 7.8 percentage points)," Statistics SA said.
The total income generated by the food and beverages industry for the second quarter of 2010 increased by 7.6% compared with the second quarter of 2009.
Statistics SA said the main contributor to this increase was food sales (6.1% and contributing 5.3 percentage points), followed by bar sales (15.8% and contributing 1.7 percentage points) and other income (43.0% and contributing 0.6 of a percentage point).
The year-on-year increase of 7.6% in total income for the second quarter of 2010 was due mainly to the increase reported for restaurants and coffee shops (9.0% and contributing 4.9 percentage points), followed by takeaway and fast-food outlets (5.2% and contributing 1.3 percentage points) and caterers (5.7% and contributing 1.0 percentage point).
Source: Sapa
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