F&B sales rebound 5.5% in February

The increase follows a 3.2% dip in January.

Sales of Food & Beverage (F&B) services rose 5.5% year-on-year (YoY) in February, compared to a 3.2% decline in January, according to the Department of Statistics.

The increase was attributed to the timing of the Chinese New Year, which fell in February.

The estimated total value of F&B services in the month stood at $1.6b, with online sales accounting for 20.3%, down from 22.5% from the previous month.

For the two months of January and February, F&B sales were up 1% compared with the same period in 2025.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales rose 0.9%.

Within the sector, sales of Food Caterers and Restaurants increased 12.6% and 9.2% respectively.

Fast Food Outlets and Cafes grew 4.9% and 0.4%.

Meanwhile, turnover at Food Courts and Other Eating Places declined 4.4%.

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