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Informations rapidesFurther increase in services output in March 2022 (+0.8%) Index of services production - March 2022

Services output continued to grow in March 2022 (+0.8%) after a sharp increase in February (+2.6%).

Informations rapides
No 142
Paru le :Paru le31/05/2022
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).

Services output continued to grow in March 2022 (+0.8%) after a sharp increase in February (+2.6%).

In March 2022, output went up in most services sectors

In March 2022, output increased strongly in arts, entertainment and recreation (+13.5% after 0.0%) and accelerated in transportation and storage (+2.0% after +0.7%), where all subsectors were up. The rebound recorded in February in accommodation and food services activities continued in March (+2.1% after +8.6% in February amid a downturn of the Covid-19 epidemic) and output recovered in information-communication (+1.0% after –0.8%). Output was stable in professional, scientific and technical activities (0.0% after +3.5%). It declined in real estate activities (–2.0% after +2.6%) and administrative and support services activities (–1.3% after +4.7%)

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)
2022-03 128.56 112.23 117.56 141.7 124.06
2022-02 129.22 109.98 115.19 140.31 123.08
2022-01 124.27 109.24 106.06 141.46 119.94
2021-12 125.61 109.32 114.29 140.84 121.25
2021-11 126.48 112.67 117.07 138.79 122.33
2021-10 124.77 105.81 116.25 135.06 119.42
2021-09 123.74 102.98 115.56 139.59 120.31
2021-08 120.68 106.4 119.36 138.27 118.73
2021-07 120.31 102.15 113.7 137.6 116.62
2021-06 119.8 103.51 103.98 135.49 114.84
2021-05 115.75 97.03 68.1 131.96 106.22
2021-04 119.41 97.92 46.27 135.63 105.99
2021-03 119.24 100.31 50.44 132.52 107.2
2021-02 115.0 98.09 51.04 129.98 104.63
2021-01 114.39 96.28 50.96 132.84 104.57
2020-12 118.41 94.55 55.33 133.38 107.6
2020-11 114.8 97.03 46.79 128.71 102.61
2020-10 115.53 99.27 87.0 129.17 109.29
2020-09 114.0 97.96 99.81 125.49 110.37
2020-08 106.33 95.54 106.15 125.01 106.28
2020-07 104.38 96.44 96.57 123.57 103.34
2020-06 103.97 85.42 77.45 124.13 99.22
2020-05 100.91 74.62 31.94 115.76 89.15
2020-04 102.06 79.18 20.85 117.32 87.01
2020-03 106.75 95.77 57.84 124.43 99.72
2020-02 117.86 103.61 115.16 124.26 114.81
2020-01 120.85 106.27 122.98 125.46 117.48
2019-12 117.31 106.71 119.7 125.93 116.06
2019-11 119.26 108.32 119.25 125.69 116.61
2019-10 118.95 112.3 118.99 125.8 117.27
2019-09 119.88 112.81 119.49 125.27 117.75
2019-08 119.33 112.0 119.43 126.85 117.53
2019-07 116.97 108.92 117.92 123.23 116.19
2019-06 117.19 110.08 120.11 122.16 115.99
2019-05 118.47 109.19 116.1 123.61 116.11
2019-04 118.04 109.46 117.3 121.75 115.56
2019-03 118.2 108.68 115.68 121.88 115.51
2019-02 117.52 109.06 117.14 120.16 115.41
2019-01 114.43 107.45 116.11 119.58 113.21
2018-12 117.32 107.81 115.17 117.24 113.91
2018-11 115.46 107.75 113.9 119.62 113.48
2018-10 115.59 109.14 114.71 122.63 114.38
2018-09 116.19 107.49 114.65 117.1 113.24
2018-08 114.88 108.46 112.67 116.48 113.2
2018-07 111.96 106.72 112.54 118.48 111.2
2018-06 114.01 107.69 112.28 116.76 111.7
2018-05 112.05 103.81 113.31 116.28 110.88
2018-04 114.57 106.62 111.66 117.27 112.11
2018-03 110.01 106.2 110.13 113.74 108.9
2018-02 110.4 105.3 109.38 114.72 109.48
2018-01 112.02 108.73 112.6 113.65 111.52
2017-12 112.44 105.74 109.71 114.09 110.02
2017-11 107.82 103.91 112.0 111.68 108.27
2017-10 108.7 105.85 109.79 110.26 108.14
2017-09 108.05 104.02 108.72 112.04 107.35
2017-08 107.53 104.67 109.23 110.67 107.11
2017-07 108.25 106.84 109.25 112.64 108.6
2017-06 107.81 105.05 106.47 109.15 106.69
2017-05 109.11 106.98 106.69 110.62 107.48
2017-04 103.65 102.2 106.88 107.5 104.26
2017-03 107.17 104.14 106.91 110.45 106.59
2017-02 105.42 102.22 106.06 108.05 105.29
2017-01 105.99 103.43 105.03 104.07 104.63
2016-12 103.4 102.39 104.92 105.23 104.17
2016-11 104.13 102.24 103.48 105.85 104.11
2016-10 102.87 102.16 103.13 103.61 102.14
2016-09 102.65 98.91 104.26 105.22 102.64
2016-08 104.88 102.86 103.4 105.49 104.07
2016-07 100.57 101.04 103.27 104.95 101.92
2016-06 102.68 99.8 102.92 103.65 102.15
2016-05 102.17 101.37 102.9 102.88 102.07
2016-04 100.8 100.38 102.15 101.61 100.85
2016-03 99.94 101.83 101.84 104.13 101.01
2016-02 103.32 103.82 102.35 104.74 103.54
2016-01 102.02 100.26 100.74 103.0 101.3

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) Mar.2022 Change in %
Mar. 2022/Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022/Jan. 2022 Q/Q-1(2) Q/ Q-4(3)
Index of services production 10000 124.1 0.8 2.6 1.1 16.0
H Transportation and storage 1504 112.2 2.0 0.7 1.1 12.5
49 Land transport… 715 124.0 2.7 1.9 1.4 14.5
50 Water transport 36 197.2 3.2 -3.7 8.4 30.0
51 Air transport 115 81.2 3.1 -2.1 -2.1 68.3
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 504 105.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 6.1
53 Postal and courier activities 135 81.0 1.4 -2.3 -0.4 -7.9
I Accommodation and food service activities 870 117.6 2.1 8.6 -2.5 122.3
55 Accommodation 205 103.3 1.8 19.6 -2.8 125.9
56 Food and beverage service activities 664 122.0 2.1 6.1 -2.5 121.3
J Information-communication 1635 141.7 1.0 -0.8 2.1 7.1
58 Publishing activities 208 120.1 -0.1 3.4 -1.0 4.6
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 119 116.4 3.3 -2.7 0.0 25.6
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 71 122.4 9.6 -3.4 8.9 10.0
61 Telecommunications 415 132.7 3.5 0.5 2.1 7.7
62 Computer programming... 720 152.3 -0.6 -1.8 2.1 5.2
63 Information services 102 190.3 -0.5 -1.6 4.9 7.5
L Real estate activities 964 99.7 -2.0 2.6 3.1 3.8
M + N Business support 4289 128.6 -0.5 4.0 1.4 9.6
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2540 130.1 0.0 3.5 1.1 9.9
69 Legal and accounting activities 502 129.0 0.2 1.7 2.0 3.6
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 739 128.7 -1.3 1.6 1.6 14.7
71 Architecture and engineering activities 491 131.0 2.0 4.1 2.8 6.9
72 Scientific research and development 559 130.0 1.3 6.7 -2.6 10.1
73 Advertising and market research 146 101.9 -4.7 6.5 1.2 8.5
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 79 194.0 -1.9 5.0 6.6 25.1
75 Veterinary activities 26 139.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.9 1.8
N Administrative and support service activities 1748 126.3 -1.3 4.7 1.7 9.2
77 Rental and leasing activities 526 130.8 0.8 -0.4 1.6 7.6
78 Employment activities 502 132.9 -1.6 7.3 3.2 11.5
79 Travel agency, tour operator 35 70.7 7.5 9.8 -0.2 246.6
80 Security and investigation 104 122.9 -0.2 2.6 0.9 7.9
81 Services to building and landscape activities 245 129.4 -0.4 4.5 -0.9 1.9
82 Other administrative and business support activities 336 114.0 -5.6 10.1 2.1 10.5
R + S Household services 738 122.4 8.2 0.5 -0.9 53.6
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 460 130.6 13.5 0.0 -1.9 96.9
S Other personal services 278 108.8 -1.0 1.5 1.1 9.5
  • (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
  • Sources : DGFiP, INSEE

Over a year, output was up sharply (+16.0%)

Due in particular to a base effect linked to the persistent restrictions at the beginning of 2021 on a part of cultural and food service activities, the services output of the first quarter of 2022 was 16.0% higher than that of the first quarter of 2021.

Output increased sharply year-on-year in accommodation and food service activities (+122.3%), arts, entertainment and recreation (+96.9%), professional, scientific and technical activities (+9.9%), transportation and storage (+12.5% with a marked improvement in air transport:+68.3%), administrative and support services activities (+9.2%), and information-communication (+7.1%). Growth was more moderate in real estate activities (+3.8%).

Revisions

The month-on-month percentage change in the index of services output in February 2022 is left unchanged at +2.6%.

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Feb./Jan. Jan./Dec. Dec./Nov. Q4 2021/Q3 2021 2021/ 2020
Services production -0.04 0.11 -0.20 -0.14 -0.10
Raw series 0.01 0.05 -0.31 -0.53 -0.14
SA-WDA parameters -0.05 0.06 0.11 0.39 0.04
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between January 2022 and February 2022 is revised by -0.04 points : +0.01 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.05 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters
  • Sources : DGFiP, INSEE

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