Economies of Ale: changes to the pub industry in the UK

Summary

Article examining the pub industry in the UK, looking at the number, size, distribution and ownership of pubs and how this has changed between 2001 and 2018.

Publications

• Economies of ale: small pubs close as chains focus on big bars

  Since 2008, nearly a quarter of pubs in the UK have closed – but the turnover of the pub industry is holding up and employment is on the rise. What’s happening? And what about pubs in your area?

Data

• UK turnover of public houses and bars

  Annual turnover of public houses and bars in the UK from the Annual Business Survey. Cash terms and adjusted for consumer price inflation.

• Public houses and bars by local authority

  Number of public houses and bars, employment in them and median employment per workplace, broken down by employee size. For 2001 to 2018, and for local authorities.

• Public houses and bars, UK, nation and region

  Number of public houses and bars, employment in them and median employment per workplace, broken down by employee size. For 2001 to 2018, and nations and regions of the UK.

• UK household spending on alcohol and meals eaten out

  Proportion of UK household spending on alcohol (away from home, and bought to drink at home) and restaurant meals.

• Public houses and bars by parent size

  Number of public houses and bars, employment in them and median employment per workplace, broken down by employee size and size of parent company, for 2001 to 2018.

• Living wage employee jobs in public houses and bars by sex, full-time and part-time

  Number and percentage of jobs paid below the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) living wage in London (using London living wage) and for the UK excluding London (using UK LWF living wage). With breakdowns for working pattern, for 2009 to 2018.

• Public houses and bars by city region

  Number of public houses and bars, employment in them and median employment per workplace, broken down by employee size. For 2001 to 2018, and for city region geographies.

• Public houses and bars, rural urban, England and Wales

  Number of public houses and bars, employment in them and median employment per workplace, broken down by employee size and rural urban classification for 2001 to 2018.

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