Hospitality sales slow in October as cost pressures mount
October’s figures have been somewhat mitigated by Halloween, which usually boosts trading, but fell on a Thursday this year
Hospitality groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of just 0.6% in October, which marks the fourth month of below-inflation growth in a row – meaning that data is currently at its lowest point since April, according to the CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker.