Fuel Crisis Survey Tracker
WA Hospitality Fuel Impact
WA industry survey results from accommodation hotels, pubs, restaurants, and events statewide.
Key Insights
Fuel cost rise 11%+
45.2%
of businesses (was 64.0% on 5/5/26)
▼ −18.8pp
Spend declining
50.0%
report lower customer spend (was 60.0%)
▼ −10.0pp
Not raised prices
76.2%
still absorbing (was 80.0%)
▲ +3.8pp passing through
14-day supply risk
7.1%
material/critical (was 6.0%)
▲ +1.1pp
5/5/26: Pressure Eases
Q4 — Fuel Cost Change vs Early March
21/4/265/5/26
Supply Risk: 7-Day vs 14-Day
Next 7 daysNext 14 days
Pricing Response
21/4/265/5/26
Customer Spend Direction
← DecliningGrowing →
Service Suspension Risk
21/4/265/5/26
Fuel & Cost Pressure
Q4 — Fuel Cost Change vs Early March
21/4/265/5/26
Q5 — Where Fuel Costs Are Showing Up
Q6 — Pricing Response
21/4/265/5/26
Q9 — Freight/Delivery Cost Increase
21/4/265/5/26
Supply Chain & Deliveries
Q8 — Freight & Delivery Impact (Past 7 Days)
21/4/265/5/26
Q10 — Supply Categories Impacted
Q12 vs Q13 — Supply Risk: 7-Day vs 14-Day
Next 7 daysNext 14 days
Workforce
Q14 — Staff Attendance Impact
21/4/265/5/26
Q15 — Root Cause of Disruption
Q16 — Operational Impact
21/4/265/5/26
Q17/Q18 — LPG/Gas Status & Impact
Demand & Revenue
Q19 — Customer Spend Change (Last 7 Days)
← DecliningGrowing →
Q20 — Functions & Events (Past 7 Days)
21/4/265/5/26
Outlook & Support Needed
Q21 — Service Reduction Risk (Next 7 Days)
21/4/265/5/26
Q22 — Support Most Valued
Week-over-Week Trends
Severity Sentiment Index
33
from 41
▼ 8
Fuel 11%+
45.2%
from 64.0%
▼ 18.8
Spend Declining
50.0%
from 60.0%
▼ 10.0
Pricing Pass-through
23.8%
from 20.0%
▲ 3.8
14-Day Supply Risk
7.1%
from 6.0%
▲ 1.1
Service Risk (Med+High)
11.9%
from 16.0%
▼ 4.1
Tracked KPIs — 21/4/26 → 5/5/26
