Census shows food services a P361-billion industry

THE Philippine Statistics Authority said last week that its 2012 census of the accommodation and food service industries were a P361-billion industry in terms of revenue, led by restaurants and mobile food businesses.

The National Capital Region (NCR) generated P195 billion of this total, followed by Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon (Calabarzon) region with P32 billion and Central Luzon with P30.7 billion.

The survey did not provide comparative results.

The nationwide average for such businesses was P1.13 worth of revenue for every P1 of expense, with the “other accommodation” segment posting the highest margins with 1.32 while caterers registered a ratio of 1.17.

The census showed 26,557 establishments active in the sector, with 76.4% of this total having total employment of less than 20 persons.

It said the NCR accounted of 10,258 establishments and 171,075 employees involved in such activities, while Calabarzon had 3,175 establishments and 48,242 employees. The Central Visayas rounded out the top three with 2,330 establishments and 40,700 employees.

Restaurants and mobile food outlets employed 290,865 nationwide while short-term accommodation businesses had 92,422 employees, the survey showed.

The 2012 census represents part of the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry, with revenue and expense data now being collected in the survey forms.

Questionnaires were distributed via the National Statistics Office Web site. Respondents answered online via Web-based forms or sent in accomplished forms by e-mail.

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