21 December 2018
2018- n° 347In October 2018, services output increased (+0.5%) Index of services production - October 2018
In October 2018, output in services increased by 0.5% after a stability in September.
- Services output rose over the last three months
- Output grew sharply over a year
- Strong rise in information and communication
- Rebound in transportation and storage
- Slight withdrawal in business support
- Further decline in household services
- Slight decrease in accommodation and food service activities
- Revisions
The commentary shows variations of subsections by decreasing contribution to the overall variation. The contribution of a subsection depends on the extent of the change and on its weight.
In October 2018, output in services increased by 0.5% after a stability in September.
Services output rose over the last three months
Over the last three months (August to October), services production increased sharply (+2.8%) compared to the previous three months.
The production grew sharply in business support activities (+3.5%), where it went up strongly in specialised, scientific and technical activities (+5.1%) and more moderatly in administrative and business service activities (+1.4%). It rose sharply in transportation and storage (+2.6%), information and communication (+2.0%), real estate activities (+2.7%), accommodation and food services activities (+2.2%) and household services (+2.0%).
Output grew sharply over a year
In services, the output of the last three months rose sharply year on year (+5.5%), with an increase in all sectors.
It went up strongly in business support (+6.7%), more strongly in specialised, scientific and technical activities (+8.4%) than in administrative and business service activities (+4.2%). It also grew sharply in information and communication (+6.5%), transportation and storage (+3.3%), accommodation and food service activities (+4.4%), household services (+4.8%) and real estate activities (+3.3%).
graphiqueGraph1 – Index of services production
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
tableauTable1 – Variation in the services production
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nace classification | Weight (1) | Oct./ Sept. | Sept./ Aug. | q-o-q (2) | y-o-y (3) |
| Index of services production | 10000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | 1504 | 1.1 | –1.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 870 | –0.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| J Information and communication | 1635 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| L Real estate activities | 964 | 0.1 | –1.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| M+N Business support | 4289 | –0.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 6.7 |
| M Specialised, scientific and technical activities | 2540 | –1.5 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 8.4 |
| N Administrative and business service activities | 1748 | 1.4 | –1.3 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| R+S Household services | 738 | –0.6 | –4.4 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
- (1) Weight (10 000 = H…S excepting K, O, P, Q)
- (2) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months
- (3) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
Strong rise in information and communication
Output in information and communication gathered pace in October (+3.3% after +0.2%). All sub-sections increased but the output grew particurlarly in programming and broadcasting activities (+4.2% after −0.3%), publishing activities (+4.5% after −1.9%) and telecommunications (+2.0% after +0.9%).
Rebound in transportation and storage
Output in transportation and storage rebounded in October (+1.1% after −1.1%). It turned up in land transport (+2.5% after −1.1%) and in postal and courier activities (+7.2% after −4.5%), but decreased in other sub-sections.
Slight withdrawal in business support
In October 2018, output in business support activities dwindled slightly (−0.3% after +1.2% in September).
It turned down in specialised, scientific and technical activities (−1.5% after +2.9% in September) especially in scientific research and development (−6.3% after +12.9%) and in activities of head offices and management consultancy (−3.8% after +3.1%). However, it went up in advertising and market research (+12.5% after −3.7%).
In administrative and business support activities, output recovered (+1.4% after −1.3%). This rebound was marked in services to building and landscape activities (+4.5% after −2.6%), in rental and leasing activities (+1.6% after −2.0%) and in employment activities (+1.0% after −1.2%).
Further decline in household services
Output in household sevices went down again in October (−0.6% after −4.4%). The output in arts, entertainment and recreation declined again (−1.7% after −5.7%) whereas it bounced back in other personal services production (+1.6% after −1.7%).
Slight decrease in accommodation and food service activities
In October, output in accommodation and food services diminished slightly (−0.2% after +1.4%). It dwindled in accommodation (−2.1% after +2.9%) and rose again in food and beverage service activities (+0.3% after +0.9%).
Revisions
The month-on-month variation rate of the index of services production in September 2018 remained unchanged.
tableauTable2 – Variation in the services production
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (1) | Oct. 18 | Oct./ Sept. | Sept./ Aug. | q-o-q (2) | |
| Index of services production | 10000 | 114.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| H transportation and storage | 1504 | 108.7 | 1.1 | –1.1 | 2.6 |
| 49 Land transport… | 715 | 113.2 | 2.5 | –1.0 | 4.5 |
| 50 Water transport | 36 | 133.4 | –1.2 | 13.2 | 5.4 |
| 51 Air transport | 115 | 109.0 | –0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| 52 Warehousing and support for transportation | 504 | 105.2 | –1.7 | –2.1 | 1.6 |
| 53 Postal and courier activities | 135 | 90.7 | 7.2 | –4.5 | –4.1 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 870 | 114.1 | –0.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 55 Accommodation | 205 | 102.8 | –2.1 | 2.9 | –1.0 |
| 56 Food and beverage service activities | 664 | 117.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| J Information-communication | 1635 | 120.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 58 Publishing activities | 208 | 113.8 | 4.5 | –1.9 | 2.8 |
| 59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing | 119 | 111.4 | 1.7 | –0.6 | 1.0 |
| 60 Programming and broadcasting activities | 71 | 112.8 | 1.4 | 13.7 | –0.9 |
| 61 Telecommunications | 415 | 102.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 | –1.4 |
| 62 Computer programming... | 720 | 133.9 | 4.2 | –0.3 | 3.3 |
| 63 Information services | 102 | 135.9 | 1.7 | –0.5 | 5.3 |
| L Real estate activities | 964 | 103.0 | 0.1 | –1.7 | 2.7 |
| M Specialised, scientific and technical activities | 2540 | 114.6 | –1.5 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| 69 Legal and accounting activities | 502 | 116.8 | 1.2 | –2.1 | 2.6 |
| 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy | 739 | 114.7 | –3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| 71 Architecture and engineering activities | 491 | 110.0 | 1.0 | –1.0 | 1.6 |
| 72 Scientific research and development | 559 | 114.6 | –6.3 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| 73 Advertising and market research | 146 | 110.7 | 12.5 | –3.7 | 4.1 |
| 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities | 79 | 137.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
| 75 Veterinary activities | 26 | 113.6 | 0.8 | –4.1 | 2.6 |
| N Administrative and business service activities | 1748 | 117.7 | 1.4 | –1.3 | 1.4 |
| 77 Rental and leasing activities | 526 | 117.1 | 1.6 | –2.0 | 2.1 |
| 78 Employment activities | 502 | 127.4 | 1.0 | –1.2 | 0.7 |
| 79 Travel agency, tour operator | 35 | 98.2 | –1.0 | –2.0 | –1.2 |
| 80 Security and investigation | 104 | 113.9 | 3.0 | –0.5 | 0.8 |
| 81 Services to building and landscape anctivities | 245 | 115.8 | 4.5 | –2.6 | 2.2 |
| 82 Other administrative and business support activities | 336 | 109.0 | –0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 460 | 117.6 | –1.7 | –5.7 | 2.4 |
| S Other personal services | 278 | 106.9 | 1.6 | –1.7 | 1.4 |
- (1) Weight (10 000 = H…S excepting K, O, P, Q)
- (2) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
tableauTable3 – Revision of variations
| Sept./ Aug. | Aug./ Jul. | Jul./ Jun. | Q3 2018/ Q2 2018 | 2017/ 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services production | –0.02 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.01 |
| Raw series | –0.04 | –0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.25 | 0.01 |
- How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA variation in output between August 2018 and September 2018 is revised by −0.02 points: −0,04 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0,02 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
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