UK SPPI: accommodation and food services
UK SPPI: accommodation and food services stood at 131.3 in Q2 2026, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is one of the indicators in the Services producer prices table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q4 2008 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Services producer prices table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Services price index by industry | |||||||||||
| I Accommodation and food services | 131.3 | 131.8 | 131.8 | 131.5 | 129.9 | 128.8 | 129.6 | 128.4 | 128.3 | 126.8 | |
| I55 Accommodation services | 136.4 | 139.5 | 142.7 | 139.4 | 140.3 | 135.3 | 142.6 | 139.2 | 138.6 | 137.5 |
Understanding UK SPPI: accommodation and food services
Commercial hospitality transactions across the United Kingdom are synthesised in this composite index of corporate hospitality services. The measure tracks prices charged for business hotel stays, corporate conference hosting, event catering, and business-to-business canteen operations. It differs from consumer restaurant and hotel price indices by excluding personal leisure travel and retail dining, focusing exclusively on expenditure billed to corporate accounts or commercial organisations.
Data are reported on an unadjusted basis, preserving noticeable quarterly shifts caused by peak corporate travel seasons, exhibition calendars, and festive entertainment cycles. Revisions are applied as corporate hospitality providers finalise billing data and reconcile negotiated corporate discount codes. A year-on-year analysis is necessary to gauge the real direction of hospitality costs, as quarter-to-quarter movements reflect seasonal business activity. Analysts should avoid blending this indicator with household hospitality spending, as corporate rates operate under separate corporate rate caps and advance volume agreements.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include leisure travel and private dining?
- No, it is strictly confined to business-to-business transactions such as corporate bookings, conferences, and outsourced workplace catering.
- Are statutory taxes such as value added tax included?
- No, output producer prices are measured net of value added tax and any deductible commercial levies.
- Why do corporate hospitality prices fluctuate significantly across quarters?
- Corporate travel budgets and conference schedules vary strongly by season, leading to predictable quarterly pricing variations.