Industry data: Leisure trends 1998-2003
05 July 2004
The number of leisure outlets and number of meals served has remained fairly stable between 1998 and 2003.
| Number of outlets | Millions of meals | Food sales (£m) | |
| 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 | 18,630 18,707 18,632 18,731 18,841 18,869 | 533 542 552 539 532 523 | 2,142 2,242 2,305 2,090 2,059 2,002 |
Note: Leisure outlets comprise: visitor attractions, entertainment (including cinemas and race tracks), clubs (such as health and fitness clubs and sports clubs), events and mobile caterers and onboard travel.
Source: Horizons for Success
