Spending in Falkirk pubs down 49%, new data reveals

Trade organisations said a delay to the easing of coronavirus restrictions in Scotland – which First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said is likely to be three weeks – would force many pubs to close.

Banking firm Revolut analysed the data of its 9,000 customers in Falkirk between May 17 – when indoor hospitality resumed – and June 13.

Falkirk punters spent 49% less in pubs over this period than they did in February 2020, before the pandemic.

Revolut figures also show that spending in restaurants across Britain was still 51% below normal in the four weeks to June 13.

In Falkirk, it was 32% below pre-pandemic baseline.

Separate figures from the Office for National Statistics also show the number of pubs dropped in Falkirk from 100 in 2001 to 60 in 2020.

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