A website about the hospitality business in England has reported that restaurant spending increased by 12.2 per cent in the month of March. In addition, it reported that spending on pubs had increased by twelve and a half per cent. The writer attributed this to the fact that March had unusually warm weather. The statistics were supplied by a credit card company survey. The report does not think the trend will continue, citing the fact that more than half of the people surveyed were concerned about the cost of living.

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