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Informations rapidesOutput in services went down in April 2021 (−2.3%) Index of services production - April 2021

In April 2021, output in services fell back (−2.3% after +3.2% in March). Compared with February 2020 (last month before the first lockdown), it remained sharply down (−8.0%).

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The indices presented here generally reflect well the magnitude of the shocks on activity since the outbreak of the health crisis, but month−to−month variations in certain specific sectors may possibly suffer from lags compared to activity. Indeed, the measurement of services production change is based mostly on invoicing computed from VAT declarations which may in some cases be lagged, as for example in the case of employment activities (temporary employment).

In the following paragraphs, percentage changes by subsections are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall percentage change of the services production index. The contribution of a subsection takes into account its weight and the magnitude of its evolution.

All data are corrected for seasonal and working day effects (SA-WDA).

In April 2021, output in services fell back (−2.3% after +3.2% in March). Compared with February 2020 (last month before the first lockdown), it remained sharply down (−8.0%).

In April 2021, output was down in a majority of sectors

In April 2021, due to the third lockdown and restrictions on activity and travel, output fell back drastically in arts, entertainment and recreation (-21.8% after +15.7%) and accommodation and food services activities (-10.1% after +0.1%), with a significant fall in accommodation (-20.5% after -5.1%). The decrease was more restrained in administrative and support services activities (–1.8% after +0.1%), real estate activities (–3.1% after -0.8%), transportation and storage (–1.3% after +0.9%, this despite an acceleration in air transport: +31.2% after +4.5%), and information-communication (-0.7% after +5.2%). Output was steady in professional, scientific and technical activities (0.0% after +6.3%).

Output in services was still at a lower level (−8.0%) than in February 2020, with notably a collapse in accommodation and food services activities (–60.4%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (–57.3%). The decline was more moderate in administrative and support services activities (–5.7%), transportation and storage (–5.4%), and real estate activities (–6.9%). On the other hand, information-communication (+9.2%) and professional, scientific and technical activities (+5.3%) sectors were up compared to February 2020.

Index of services production

Index of services production
Business support (MN) Transportation and storage (H) Accommodation & food service (I) Information-communication (J) All services (SPI)
2016-01 101.94 100.27 100.85 102.78 101.25
2016-02 102.72 104.27 102.49 105.07 103.33
2016-03 99.8 101.89 102.29 103.87 100.95
2016-04 100.64 100.76 102.05 101.21 100.75
2016-05 102.21 101.39 102.82 103.02 102.11
2016-06 102.76 99.78 102.75 103.92 102.2
2016-07 100.27 101.03 102.85 104.44 101.59
2016-08 104.76 102.64 103.22 105.25 103.97
2016-09 102.6 98.7 104.04 105.26 102.53
2016-10 102.85 101.93 103.21 103.47 102.08
2016-11 104.34 102.25 103.62 105.68 104.2
2016-12 103.38 102.65 105.03 105.27 104.22
2017-01 106.02 103.32 104.94 104.39 104.71
2017-02 105.27 102.51 106.26 108.17 105.31
2017-03 107.19 104.2 107.16 110.67 106.67
2017-04 103.36 102.72 107.11 106.5 104.09
2017-05 108.91 107.1 106.62 110.2 107.34
2017-06 107.89 105.01 106.32 108.86 106.61
2017-07 107.94 106.79 108.54 113.26 108.46
2017-08 107.69 104.24 109.18 110.7 107.17
2017-09 107.68 103.65 108.5 111.66 107.05
2017-10 108.91 105.34 109.92 110.15 108.11
2017-11 108.5 103.94 112.35 111.82 108.58
2017-12 112.3 106.36 109.9 113.0 109.87
2018-01 111.68 108.64 112.29 113.44 111.34
2018-02 110.17 105.87 109.75 114.77 109.51
2018-03 109.94 106.41 110.6 114.19 109.08
2018-04 114.68 107.15 111.86 116.74 112.21
2018-05 111.8 103.88 113.36 115.7 110.67
2018-06 114.04 107.46 111.63 117.0 111.61
2018-07 112.21 106.54 111.28 118.75 111.11
2018-08 115.12 107.96 112.67 116.54 113.31
2018-09 115.63 106.82 114.52 116.78 112.89
2018-10 115.67 108.35 114.99 122.49 114.21
2018-11 115.9 107.95 114.31 119.25 113.61
2018-12 117.56 108.56 115.42 117.12 114.13
2019-01 113.89 107.31 115.44 119.83 112.99
2019-02 117.56 110.29 117.58 120.1 115.67
2019-03 118.29 108.98 116.4 122.33 115.86
2019-04 118.08 110.28 117.56 121.25 115.74
2019-05 118.03 109.27 115.97 122.97 115.84
2019-06 117.15 109.49 118.95 122.23 115.76
2019-07 116.83 108.79 116.23 123.71 115.9
2019-08 119.15 111.5 119.28 126.49 117.42
2019-09 119.47 111.76 119.19 125.74 117.58
2019-10 118.91 111.05 119.85 125.1 116.86
2019-11 119.23 108.68 120.25 125.44 116.78
2019-12 117.82 107.67 120.25 125.73 116.36
2020-01 120.09 106.08 121.41 125.75 117.05
2020-02 118.74 104.98 115.73 123.82 115.46
2020-03 107.67 96.04 58.36 125.93 100.63
2020-04 101.89 79.88 20.93 116.33 86.92
2020-05 99.49 74.76 32.85 114.46 88.48
2020-06 105.14 84.64 75.97 125.51 99.7
2020-07 104.03 96.43 95.04 123.65 102.85
2020-08 106.62 95.02 105.71 125.91 106.63
2020-09 112.57 96.75 99.56 126.07 109.87
2020-10 115.79 97.91 87.96 127.63 108.77
2020-11 115.34 97.76 47.29 128.69 103.06
2020-12 120.38 95.37 55.22 133.92 108.62
2021-01 112.12 96.14 49.95 131.45 103.38
2021-02 116.06 99.77 50.96 129.5 105.23
2021-03 120.4 100.62 51.0 136.19 108.63
2021-04 119.54 99.33 45.84 135.24 106.18

Index of services production

  • Sources: DGFiP, INSEE

Variation in the services production

2015 based, SA-WDA
Variation in the services production (2015 based, SA-WDA)
Nace classification Weight (1) 'Apr.2021 Change in %
Apr. 2021/Mar. 2021 Mar. 2021/Feb. 2021 Apr. 2021/Feb. 2020 Q/Q-1(2) Q/ Q-4(3)
Index of services production 10000 106.2 -2.3 3.2 -8.0 1.6 5.6
H Transportation and storage 1504 99.3 -1.3 0.9 -5.4 3.6 6.7
49 Land transport… 715 105.7 -2.4 2.9 -2.6 3.2 7.6
50 Water transport 36 160.4 -8.0 20.1 38.2 5.9 31.1
51 Air transport 115 63.9 31.2 4.5 -39.8 22.8 -20.4
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 504 97.4 -1.7 -7.3 -5.5 4.8 5.5
53 Postal and courier activities 135 87.0 -4.0 16.4 -2.9 -7.4 16.4
I Accommodation and food service activities 870 45.8 -10.1 0.1 -60.4 -3.1 -24.2
55 Accommodation 205 33.2 -20.5 -5.1 -69.4 -4.5 -33.4
56 Food and beverage service activities 664 49.7 -7.6 1.4 -57.8 -2.7 -21.7
J Information-communication 1635 135.2 -0.7 5.2 9.2 1.7 9.5
58 Publishing activities 208 110.8 -2.5 -2.8 2.6 -1.9 9.2
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 119 94.9 0.8 2.4 -9.4 -3.5 -0.7
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 71 119.0 9.9 -2.0 12.5 -2.3 6.7
61 Telecommunications 415 130.5 -2.0 14.3 20.6 4.7 17.6
62 Computer programming... 720 148.1 -0.4 3.9 6.3 2.5 5.9
63 Information services 102 171.9 -1.8 3.6 18.9 -0.6 19.2
L Real estate activities 964 93.6 -3.1 -0.8 -6.9 1.0 8.9
M+N Business support 4289 119.5 -0.7 3.7 0.7 2.3 8.4
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2540 122.7 0.0 6.3 5.3 2.0 10.6
69 Legal and accounting activities 502 122.5 -2.6 2.0 2.7 -0.3 20.8
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 739 121.3 1.7 7.1 7.9 2.7 7.9
71 Architecture and engineering activities 491 125.2 -1.7 4.0 6.7 9.3 8.7
72 Scientific research and development 559 123.6 1.4 15.4 4.8 -2.3 7.4
73 Advertising and market research 146 96.9 2.8 -2.7 -5.4 -0.8 4.6
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 79 156.4 -1.1 0.9 6.7 1.9 13.7
75 Veterinary activities 26 137.1 0.0 0.3 12.3 1.1 22.7
N Administrative and support service activities 1748 115.0 -1.8 0.1 -5.7 2.9 5.4
77 Rental and leasing activities 526 120.9 -1.1 1.9 -10.7 1.1 5.0
78 Employment activities 502 122.3 3.6 -2.3 0.8 6.3 2.4
79 Travel agency, tour operator 35 17.3 3.1 2.7 -79.5 -30.8 -67.7
80 Security and investigation 104 112.6 0.4 -2.3 2.9 -0.7 5.9
81 Services to building and landscape activities 245 129.4 -1.1 2.7 11.5 4.5 17.1
82 Other administrative and business support activities 336 95.4 -13.2 -0.4 -16.4 1.2 5.6
R+S Household services 738 65.7 -17.0 7.1 -44.6 -6.2 -8.7
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 460 53.5 -21.8 15.7 -57.3 -11.8 -27.4
S Other personal services 278 86.0 -11.5 -1.4 -19.9 0.5 25.6
  • (1) Weight (10 000 = H…S excepting K, O, P, Q)
  • (2) last three months / previous three months
  • (3) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • Note : given the discrepancies that may exist between the use of temporary employment and the invoices used to establish production indices, the evolution of output observed in the last two months in the sector of employment activities does not necessarily reflect well the evolution of activity over this period in the current particular circumstances.
  • Sources : DGFiP, Insee

Over a year, output was up sharply, due to a base effect

In the services sector, output in the last three months was 5.6% higher than in the same months of 2020, activity had generally been particularly affected in March and April 2020 by the first lockdown.

Output was thus up sharply in professional, scientific and technical activities (+10.6%), information-communication (+9.5%), administrative and support services activities (+5.4%), transportation and storage (+6.7%), and real estate activities (+8.9%). Conversely, output for the last three months was lower than the same months of 2020 in accommodation and food services activities (–24.2%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (–27.4%).

Revisions

The month-on-month percentage change in the index of services production in March 2021 has been revised downwards by 0.2 points. Initially published at +3.4%, it is now evaluated at +3.2%.

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Mar.21/ Feb.21 Feb.21/Jan.21 Jan.21/Dec.20 Q1 2021/Q4 2020 2020/2019
Services production -0.15 0.55 -0.12 0.31 0.01
Raw series 0.73 -0.04 0.04 0.24 0.02
SA-WDA parameters -0.88 0.59 -0.16 0.07 -0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between February 2021 and March 2021 is revised by -0.15 points: +0.73 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.88 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters
  • Sources : DGFiP, Insee

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