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Informations rapidesServices output fell further in January 2022 (–1.6%) Index of services production - January 2022

In January 2022, output in services fell again (–1.6%), after a decline in December (–0.7%).

Informations rapides
No 87
Paru le :Paru le31/03/2022
Prochaine parution le : 28/08/2025 at 08:45 - June 2025
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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 January 2022, output in services fell again (–1.6%), after a decline in December (–0.7%).

In January 2022, output fell in most services sectors

In January 2022, alongside the fifth epidemic wave of Covid-19 (variant Omicron), output fell sharply in accommodation and food service activities (–7.0% after –2.6%), more in accommodation (–14.3% after +1.1%) than in food and beverage service activities (–5.1% after –3.5%). It declined again in professional, scientific and technical activities (–2.0% after –0.9%), transportation and storage (–1.5% after –2.6%), administrative and support services activities (–1.1% after –0.7%), and arts, entertainment and recreation (–1.3% after –11.2%). Output fell slightly in information-communication (–0.2% after +1.7%) and was almost stable in real estate activities (+0.1% after +6.5%).

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)
2022-01 122.74 108.17 105.48 142.24 119.23
2021-12 124.76 109.77 113.43 142.6 121.16
2021-11 125.78 112.65 116.48 140.22 122.04
2021-10 123.88 105.09 115.19 135.97 118.83
2021-09 122.83 102.46 114.72 140.08 119.59
2021-08 120.89 106.1 118.9 138.6 118.76
2021-07 120.53 102.29 113.16 138.13 116.75
2021-06 120.15 103.15 104.15 137.36 115.32
2021-05 116.1 97.03 68.17 130.35 106.16
2021-04 119.76 98.71 46.29 136.6 106.46
2021-03 120.57 100.73 51.82 134.44 108.35
2021-02 116.51 99.55 50.77 130.13 105.59
2021-01 113.03 95.32 50.95 131.52 103.56
2020-12 117.59 95.0 55.29 132.3 107.16
2020-11 114.46 97.15 46.64 128.23 102.4
2020-10 114.96 98.85 86.36 128.74 108.76
2020-09 113.47 97.61 99.24 125.06 109.84
2020-08 106.53 95.42 105.86 125.54 106.41
2020-07 104.9 96.42 96.09 124.0 103.54
2020-06 104.35 85.39 77.53 125.74 99.68
2020-05 100.8 74.68 32.08 114.96 89.04
2020-04 102.13 79.72 20.93 117.99 87.27
2020-03 107.67 96.07 59.04 125.87 100.57
2020-02 118.04 104.8 114.93 123.55 114.99
2020-01 119.95 105.48 122.87 125.0 116.79
2019-12 116.73 106.96 119.76 125.34 115.78
2019-11 118.45 108.62 118.9 124.52 116.09
2019-10 118.73 111.83 118.47 125.53 116.95
2019-09 119.88 112.3 119.08 125.41 117.57
2019-08 119.14 111.77 119.04 126.68 117.27
2019-07 117.41 108.79 117.38 123.74 116.38
2019-06 117.16 109.94 120.33 122.49 116.06
2019-05 118.65 109.23 116.24 123.39 116.17
2019-04 118.18 109.99 117.52 122.25 115.89
2019-03 118.43 108.97 117.0 122.08 115.83
2019-02 118.1 110.08 116.84 119.76 115.77
2019-01 113.8 106.89 116.11 119.41 112.78
2018-12 116.75 108.11 115.29 116.95 113.68
2018-11 115.36 107.96 113.42 119.06 113.29
2018-10 115.56 108.74 114.37 122.53 114.23
2018-09 115.89 107.07 114.5 116.76 112.95
2018-08 115.12 108.14 112.43 116.59 113.18
2018-07 112.51 106.56 112.16 118.81 111.4
2018-06 114.08 107.63 112.27 117.06 111.74
2018-05 112.03 103.87 113.53 115.88 110.83
2018-04 114.7 107.05 111.8 117.23 112.28
2018-03 110.01 106.39 110.73 114.05 109.04
2018-02 110.5 105.8 109.18 114.54 109.57
2018-01 111.58 108.4 112.59 113.28 111.2
2017-12 111.87 106.08 109.77 113.04 109.63
2017-11 108.18 104.03 111.81 111.67 108.4
2017-10 108.87 105.53 109.69 110.15 108.14
2017-09 107.73 103.73 108.46 111.69 107.06
2017-08 107.69 104.39 109.16 110.69 107.11
2017-07 108.13 106.76 109.19 113.37 108.66
2017-06 107.93 105.07 106.54 108.85 106.67
2017-05 109.04 107.04 106.75 110.22 107.4
2017-04 103.39 102.64 107.01 106.86 104.15
2017-03 107.23 104.2 107.2 110.53 106.63
2017-02 105.41 102.5 105.91 108.02 105.33
2017-01 105.98 103.2 105.02 104.32 104.64
2016-12 103.1 102.52 104.91 105.27 104.04
2016-11 104.14 102.29 103.5 105.57 104.1
2016-10 102.82 102.0 103.16 103.5 102.1
2016-09 102.6 98.73 103.96 105.24 102.54
2016-08 104.85 102.7 103.36 105.24 104.0
2016-07 100.37 100.97 103.03 104.57 101.67
2016-06 102.78 99.8 102.94 103.79 102.21
2016-05 102.32 101.37 102.89 103.03 102.17
2016-04 100.62 100.68 101.94 101.41 100.74
2016-03 99.8 101.9 102.3 103.8 100.95
2016-02 102.88 104.36 102.33 104.99 103.4
2016-01 101.82 100.21 100.85 102.81 101.19

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) Jan.2022 Change in %
Jan. 2022/Dec. 2021 Dec. 2021/Nov. 2021 Jan. 2022/Feb. 2020 (2) Q/Q-1(3) Q/ Q-4(4)
Index of services production 10000 119.2 -1.6 -0.7 3.7 1.5 15.8
H Transportation and storage 1504 108.2 -1.5 -2.6 3.2 5.4 15.0
49 Land transport… 715 117.8 -2.2 -4.0 8.3 6.5 17.3
50 Water transport 36 193.1 11.5 -4.0 66.0 7.7 24.1
51 Air transport 115 79.8 -9.0 6.8 -23.6 20.7 100.0
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 504 101.5 -0.9 -1.7 -1.0 2.6 8.0
53 Postal and courier activities 135 83.5 1.3 -1.7 -6.3 -2.0 -8.6
I Accommodation and food service activities 870 105.5 -7.0 -2.6 -8.2 -3.8 119.4
55 Accommodation 205 85.3 -14.3 1.1 -20.2 -2.8 125.7
56 Food and beverage service activities 664 111.7 -5.1 -3.5 -4.8 -4.1 117.9
J Information-communication 1635 142.2 -0.2 1.7 15.1 2.5 8.4
58 Publishing activities 208 118.4 -1.8 1.7 9.9 1.8 4.3
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 119 116.2 -3.0 3.1 11.1 5.6 22.9
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 71 112.1 2.6 -1.0 8.8 -2.7 -4.6
61 Telecommunications 415 124.9 -4.8 5.4 14.7 2.6 6.0
62 Computer programming... 720 159.4 2.0 0.2 14.8 2.4 10.1
63 Information services 102 191.5 2.6 0.8 33.1 4.1 7.5
L Real estate activities 964 99.4 0.1 6.5 -1.3 -4.6 2.6
M + N Business support 4289 122.7 -1.6 -0.8 4.0 1.5 8.2
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2540 123.7 -2.0 -0.9 5.7 1.5 8.1
69 Legal and accounting activities 502 125.3 0.4 0.2 4.6 0.4 0.2
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 739 127.0 -1.2 0.2 13.1 6.7 15.1
71 Architecture and engineering activities 491 118.9 -0.2 -5.9 1.6 -2.7 5.2
72 Scientific research and development 559 119.3 -8.1 1.9 -0.6 -0.2 9.1
73 Advertising and market research 146 98.0 -1.1 -1.1 -3.7 -1.2 2.7
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 79 183.6 5.6 -4.9 25.9 3.2 17.6
75 Veterinary activities 26 141.1 0.3 -0.9 15.7 -0.5 3.5
N Administrative and support service activities 1748 121.4 -1.1 -0.7 1.5 1.6 8.2
77 Rental and leasing activities 526 128.5 -0.5 1.5 -0.7 1.9 6.3
78 Employment activities 502 124.9 -0.3 -1.7 3.6 1.8 11.0
79 Travel agency, tour operator 35 58.9 -5.4 -4.3 -30.7 -0.3 158.0
80 Security and investigation 104 118.5 -0.8 -3.1 7.7 1.7 6.2
81 Services to building and landscape activities 245 126.2 -1.6 -2.7 9.2 2.0 4.3
82 Other administrative and business support activities 336 109.0 -2.7 -0.2 -2.9 0.7 7.8
R + S Household services 738 112.5 -1.0 -7.8 -4.5 4.4 51.5
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 460 115.8 -1.3 -11.2 -6.9 6.3 82.4
S Other personal services 278 107.0 -0.5 -1.2 0.3 1.1 15.0
  • (1) Weight (10 000 = H…S excepting K, O, P, Q)
  • (2) Last month before the first lockdown
  • (3) last three months / previous three months
  • (4) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year
  • Sources : DGFiP, INSEE

Over a year, output was up sharply (+15.8%)

With a base effect due to the second lockdown from 29 October to 15 December 2020, followed by persistent restrictions at the beginning of 2021 on cultural and food service activities, the services output of the last three months was 15.8% higher than that of the same period a year earlier.

Output increased sharply year-on-year in accommodation and food service activities (+119.4%), arts, entertainment and recreation (+82.4%), transportation and storage (+15.0% with a doubling in air transport:+100.0%), professional, scientific and technical activities (+8.1%), administrative and support services activities (+8.2%), and information-communication (+8.4%). Growth was more moderate in real estate activities (+2.6%).

Revisions

The month-on-month percentage change in the index of services output in December 2021 is left unchanged at –0.7%, compared to the previous release.

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Dec./Nov. Nov./Oct. Oct./Sept. Q4 2021/Q3 2021 2021/ 2020
Services production 0.00 0.09 0.09 -0.06 -0.01
Raw series 0.05 0.05 -0.05 0.02 0.02
SA-WDA parameters -0.05 0.04 0.14 -0.08 -0.03
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between November and December 2021 is unchanged: the revisions of +0,05 in raw data is offset by update of -0,05 in SA-WDA parameters
  • Sources : DGFiP, INSEE

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