Statistical data about the hospitality sector in 2018
Károly Zerényi, a member the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs’ (MVI) body of representatives has prepared a report on the performance of Hungary’s hospitality sector in 2018, based on the new-methodology data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH).
In 2018 Hungarians could visit more than 51,000 hospitality units, 485 less than in 2017. From these 88 percent were commercial places, while 12 percent were workplace, event hosting and public sector catering units. Every fifth hospitality unit can be found in Budapest and 90 percent of these are commercial ones.
The number of sole traders among hospitality unit operators is decreasing: in 2018 only one third of these places were ran this way. Last year the total gross revenue of hospitality units was HUF 1,287 billion – 14.4 percent more than in 2017. Consumer prices increased by 4.3 percent in 2018 – this growth was bigger than the average consumer price index (102.8 percent). Per capita gross sales in the sector were almost HUF 70,000. Total gross sales increased by 7 percent a year in the 2007-2018 period.
About three quarters of sales were realised by foods – 73.16 percent in 2018; alcoholic drinks’ contribution was 10.96 percent, alcohol-free drinks were at 10.95 percent, coffee’s share was 4.3 percent and other products represented 0.63 percent. The monthly gross salary of those working in the hospitality sector was HUF 195,000 in 2018, which was 13.3 percent more than in 2017 and represented 59 percent of the national economy’s average. There were nearly 3,000 unfilled positions in the sector in the first quarter of 2019. You can read the full report at mvi.hu. //
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