Source: Xinhua Net
Epidemic hits consumption Taiwan's catering industry turnover fell 15.3% in January
Taipei, February 25 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's economic authorities announced on the 25th that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the turnover of Taiwan's catering industry in January this year was 70.2 billion yuan (NT$, the same below), down 15.3% year-on-year.
The department further analyzed and pointed out that the restaurant industry in the catering industry was in the Lunar New Year dinner season in January last year, the base period was higher, coupled with the impact of the recurrence of the epidemic in January this year, some year-end tail teeth activities and Spring Festival dinners were cancelled, resulting in a year-on-year decline of 16.2%; the beverage shop industry due to fierce market competition, some operators reduced their stores, and promotional activities decreased, coupled with the higher factors in last year's base period, the annual decrease was 5.5%; the foreign risotto and group meal contracting industry decreased by 23.5% year-on-year, This was primarily due to the impact of ongoing border controls around the world on air kitchen revenues.
The impact of the epidemic on Taiwan's catering consumption is still continuing. Recently, the well-known restaurant "Du Xiaoyue Danzai Noodles", which has been operating in Taipei's Yongkang Business District for many years, officially closed its doors, making the industry feel that the prosperity of Chunyan is still far away.
In the past, Taipei's Yongkang business district mainly relied on overseas tourists to support consumption. The head of the Dongmen Yongkang Business Circle Development Association told the media that the epidemic has had a huge impact on the business district, and the Yongkang business district has closed more than 45 stores since March last year.
Coincidentally. The New Taipei Anhe Tourist Night Market, which has just opened for 2 years, has also announced that the lights will be turned off.
Public opinion and industry insiders pointed out that Taiwan still has no schedule for vaccination against the new crown vaccine, so the epidemic prevention adheres to stricter border control measures, and in the long run, catering, tourism and other industries will be more difficult.
Taiwan's economic department also announced on the same day that the turnover of the wholesale industry in January was 993.6 billion yuan, an increase of 23.1% year-on-year, mainly because last year's Lunar New Year fell in January, the number of working days was small, and the base period was relatively low. Retail turnover in January was RMB368.1 billion, up 3.6% year-on-year.