Food & Beverages Services Index (F&BSI)
Latest Highlights Q3 2025
In the third quarter (Q3) 2025, retail sales recorded a negative growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year, after decreasing by 6.2 per cent in Q2 2025. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, retail sales also recorded a decrease by 2.7 per cent following a decrease of 9.9 per cent in Q2 2025.
The total value of retail sales in Q3 2025 was estimated at BND384.0 million. Almost one-third (25.2 per cent) was contributed by Department Stores with sales worth BND96.8 million, followed by Supermarkets (BND69.0 million or 18.0 per cent).
In terms of volume, retail sales recorded a negative growth of 2.7 per cent year-on-year in Q3 2025, after decreasing by 6.3 per cent in Q2 2025. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, retail sales also recorded a negative growth of 3.0 per cent after decreasing by 11.4 per cent in Q2 2025.
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Quarterly Summary Data
Note: The Food & Beverages Services Index (F&BSI) has been rebased to the year 2019 starting Q1 2022. Prior to this period, the base year was 2017.
| Year | Quarter | BND Million | Index 2017=100 |
Year-on-Year Growth (%) |
| 2020 | Q1 | 84.9 | 105.3 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | Q2 | 71.1 | 88.2 | -12.4 |
| 2020 | Q3 | 84.5 | 104.9 | -1.6 |
| 2020 | Q4 | 96.2 | 119.4 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | Q1 | 94.7 | 117.5 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | Q2 | 91.6 | 113.7 | 28.8 |
| 2021 | Q3 | 74.1 | 92.0 | -12.3 |
| 2021 | Q4 | 74.2 | 92.1 | -22.9 |