Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department reported on August 4, 2026 that the value of total restaurant receipts was provisionally estimated at $27.2 billion in the second quarter of 2026, up 0.4% from a year earlier. After netting out price changes, the volume of total receipts fell 0.4%. Provisional purchases by the sector rose 2.5% in value to $8.8 billion.

By restaurant type, Chinese restaurants recorded gains of 1.5% in value and 0.7% in volume, and non-Chinese restaurants rose 1.6% in value and 1.0% in volume. Fast food shops fell 1.5% in value and 2.5% in volume, bars fell 3.8% and 4.6%, and miscellaneous eating and drinking places fell 2.7% and 3.6%. On a seasonally adjusted basis, receipts were down 0.5% in both value and volume from the first quarter. For the first half of 2026, value rose 0.8% while volume slipped 0.1% year on year.

A Government spokesman described restaurant business as largely steady and cited economic expansion, rising local incomes and more inbound visitors as expected support, with external uncertainties remaining downside risks. Revised figures were scheduled for release from September 18, 2026.