Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, consumer spending on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom decreased significantly in 2020 over the previous year. In the second quarter of 2020, consumer spending dropped to approximately 6.8 billion British pounds from 12.6 billion British pounds the previous quarter. While the scenario improved in the fourth quarter of the year, consumer spending on recreational and cultural services was still 25.7 percent less than the total spending during the same quarter the previous year.
Quarterly expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2020, based on volume (in million GBP)
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Statistics on Outdoor recreation market in the United Kingdom (UK)
Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic Sports and open-air recreation consumer price index (CPI) in UK 2000-2022
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Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Expenditure on sporting services and recreation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2020
- Premium Statistic Expenditure on sport and camping equipment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Sports and camping equipment: weekly UK household expenditure 2021, by gross income
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Camping
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- Premium Statistic Camping grounds and recreational vehicle parks: UK turnover 2008-2020
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Water-based activities
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- Basic Statistic Participation rate in watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2019
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- Basic Statistic Boating activities participation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2019
- Premium Statistic UK: share of people who own a boat 2017 by type
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Other outdoor recreation activites
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- Premium Statistic Frequency of hiking among hikers in the United Kingdom 2021
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- Premium Statistic Leading zoos and wildlife attractions in England 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Garden activities in the UK during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 2020
Further related statistics
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- Sporting equipment: quarterly spending (by volume) in the UK 2012-2021
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- UK household spend on recreational and cultural services 2020-2021, by income group
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- Municipalities´ expenditure on culture and recreation in Italy 2005-2016
- Government spending on recreation and culture per capita UK 2022, by region
- Cultural services expenditure trend in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2020
- Share of UK household spend going on sports leisure, by disposable income group 2020
- Industry revenue of “amusement, gambling and recreation industries“ in New York 2012-2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 31, 2021). Quarterly expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2020, based on volume (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/429812/quarterly-expenditure-culture-and-recreation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Quarterly expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2020, based on volume (in million GBP)." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429812/quarterly-expenditure-culture-and-recreation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Quarterly expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2020, based on volume (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/429812/quarterly-expenditure-culture-and-recreation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Quarterly Expenditure on Recreational and Cultural Services in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st Quarter 2015 to 4th Quarter 2020, Based on Volume (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429812/quarterly-expenditure-culture-and-recreation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Quarterly expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2020, based on volume (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/429812/quarterly-expenditure-culture-and-recreation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Quarterly expenditure on recreational and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2020, based on volume (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/429812/quarterly-expenditure-culture-and-recreation-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/