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Informations rapidesIn August 2025, services output increased slightly (+0.2%) Index of services production - August 2025

In August 2025, services output rose slightly (+0.2% after +0.3% in July).

Informations rapides
No 271
Paru le :Paru le31/10/2025
Prochaine parution le : 27/11/2025 at 08:45 - September 2025

In August 2025, services output rose slightly (+0.2% after +0.3% in July).

Over a month, output was mainly driven by real estate activities

In August 2025*, output rebounded sharply in real estate activities (+5.1% after ‑0.8%) and accelerated in administrative and support service activities (+0.8% after +0.4%). It rose more moderately in transportation and storage (+0.3% after ‑1.5%) and in arts, entertainment and recreation (+0.5% after ‑2.3%). Conversely, output fell back in professional, scientific and technical activities (‑1.1% after +1.8%), in information and communication (‑0.5% after +0.9%), and in accommodation and food service activities (‑0.7% after +0.8%).

Index of services production

Index of services production
Business support (MN) All services (SPI) Transportation and storage (H) Accommodation; food service (I) Information-communication (J)
2025-08 119.01 123.06 115.11 158.39 124.07
2025-07 119.47 122.86 114.79 159.47 124.65
2025-06 118.03 122.43 116.52 158.25 123.48
2025-05 117.69 122.25 115.29 160.32 124.69
2025-04 116.81 121.59 115.92 160.59 121.99
2025-03 117.66 122.15 116.27 157.24 124.22
2025-02 117.96 122.15 116.58 157.86 122.21
2025-01 118.36 122.01 114.44 159.39 123.48
2024-12 116.96 121.85 119.66 159.26 121.62
2024-11 117.53 121.58 115.25 158.75 122.84
2024-10 116.93 120.76 113.46 156.95 121.23
2024-09 116.87 120.6 112.8 155.87 122.26
2024-08 118.04 121.78 115.11 156.47 123.71
2024-07 114.94 118.86 113.48 154.26 119.57
2024-06 115.13 117.96 108.99 152.5 118.97
2024-05 115.83 120.2 111.81 154.02 122.42
2024-04 118.61 122.35 116.95 153.94 124.77
2024-03 111.72 116.41 107.25 157.37 119.59
2024-02 114.16 118.45 109.16 157.93 120.38
2024-01 114.76 119.18 112.9 154.81 120.22
2023-12 114.03 118.8 114.87 155.74 120.09
2023-11 111.64 115.69 108.4 152.65 115.93
2023-10 112.49 116.44 108.36 154.04 119.13
2023-09 112.12 116.39 107.46 154.09 118.57
2023-08 112.87 117.1 108.73 151.07 118.76
2023-07 112.44 117.26 108.94 148.62 122.35
2023-06 112.77 117.02 109.03 151.44 118.32
2023-05 113.38 116.65 110.68 147.83 116.6
2023-04 110.81 115.16 107.19 150.36 114.86
2023-03 112.25 116.15 110.49 150.81 115.62
2023-02 110.4 114.97 109.04 153.22 114.9
2023-01 110.03 114.82 112.0 153.52 112.81
2022-12 110.29 114.6 108.8 150.47 114.2
2022-11 109.53 114.52 112.94 150.39 112.13
2022-10 109.86 115.07 113.23 149.28 113.35
2022-09 112.26 115.62 114.49 149.79 111.16
2022-08 110.42 115.26 111.72 147.26 114.81
2022-07 108.14 112.98 110.99 141.52 110.62
2022-06 109.49 113.37 112.14 141.82 107.87
2022-05 106.8 110.52 109.67 143.78 104.22
2022-04 108.54 111.22 108.03 144.72 107.02
2022-03 106.54 109.93 108.19 139.8 106.68
2022-02 107.68 109.43 108.5 135.53 105.19
2022-01 103.16 105.61 104.96 122.6 104.05
2021-12 104.77 107.6 105.45 131.38 105.05
2021-11 104.55 107.96 108.07 135.24 104.06
2021-10 103.87 105.89 103.0 133.99 100.74
2021-09 101.73 105.01 99.82 130.01 102.65
2021-08 99.31 102.96 100.75 128.96 101.29
2021-07 101.93 103.35 99.94 125.29 100.42
2021-06 99.06 100.05 100.46 108.15 99.47
2021-05 96.92 93.78 95.03 73.26 97.14
2021-04 98.37 93.62 98.14 54.14 99.68
2021-03 98.86 94.8 97.94 59.26 97.93
2021-02 95.29 92.62 96.96 61.0 95.45
2021-01 95.34 92.34 94.43 59.32 96.11

Index of services production

  • Source: DGFiP, INSEE.

Variation in the services production

2021 based, SA-WDA
Variation in the services production (2021 based, SA-WDA)
Nace classification Weight (1) Aug. 2025 Change in %
July 2025/June 2025 Aug. 2025/July 2025 Q/Q-1 (2) Q/Q-4 (3)
Index of services production 10,000 123.1 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.7
H Transportation and storage 1,506 115.1 -1.5 0.3 -0.3 2.6
49 Land transport… 596 112.4 -1.6 1.2 0.3 3.3
50 Water transport 215 s s s s s
51 Air transport 39 174.7 -1.2 3.0 2.6 8.0
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 544 114.6 -1.7 1.1 1.9 5.0
53 Postal and courier activities 113 s s s s s
I Accommodation and food service activities 609 158.4 0.8 -0.7 -0.4 2.8
55 Accommodation 129 174.6 -0.4 0.2 -0.8 1.5
56 Food and beverage service activities 481 154.0 1.1 -0.9 -0.3 3.2
J Information-communication 1,804 124.1 0.9 -0.5 0.4 2.7
58 Publishing activities 244 111.4 1.4 -0.2 1.7 2.4
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 104 119.2 -5.7 4.2 3.6 -1.4
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 65 75.2 0.8 -4.6 -5.8 -13.8
61 Telecommunications 376 120.0 -0.2 -1.3 -3.5 1.1
62 Computer programming... 877 132.0 1.5 -1.0 1.9 4.7
63 Information services 137 134.2 4.9 2.9 -1.7 3.7
L Real estate activities 915 105.8 -0.8 5.1 0.7 3.7
M+N Business support 4,500 119.0 1.2 -0.4 1.2 2.4
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,677 120.3 1.8 -1.1 2.1 3.4
69 Legal and accounting activities 549 114.3 1.0 1.6 2.3 4.3
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 801 133.5 2.7 -1.9 0.4 1.9
71 Architecture and engineering activities 530 116.9 -1.2 1.4 2.4 5.2
72 Scientific research and development 559 110.1 4.8 -6.1 4.7 4.3
73 Advertising and market research 129 104.5 -1.0 1.3 -0.3 -0.3
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 80 155.2 0.8 3.7 5.5 3.4
75 Veterinary activities 27 102.2 3.8 -5.4 0.4 3.4
N Administrative and support service activities 1,823 117.1 0.4 0.8 -0.1 0.9
77 Rental and leasing activities 589 121.4 0.3 2.1 -0.1 2.2
78 Employment activities 543 103.6 1.3 -0.1 -0.1 -3.2
79 Travel agency, tour operator 13 214.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 4.7
80 Security and investigation 103 119.9 -1.0 0.9 0.4 -1.7
81 Services to building and landscape activities 262 114.9 0.2 -0.2 0.4 2.7
82 Other administrative and business support activities 313 129.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 4.0
R+S Household services 667 156.9 -1.6 0.5 0.9 3.5
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 439 177.2 -2.3 0.5 0.8 3.8
S Other service activities 228 117.7 0.5 0.3 1.1 2.5
  • (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.
  • s: confidential.
  • Source : DGFIP, INSEE.

From June to August 2025, services output rose by 2.7% compared to the same period a year earlier

Cumulative output from June to August 2025 was 2.7% higher than in the same period a year earlier. It increased across all main sectors, mainly driven by professional, scientific and technical activities (+3.4%), information and communication (+2.7%), transportation and storage (+2.6%), and real estate activities (+3.7%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index for July 2025 has been revised upward by 1.0 percentage point compared with the previous release, and now stands at +0.3% (after rounding). This marked revision is mainly due to a higher than usual number of late declarations from some enterprises during the summer holiday period.

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
May 2025/Apr. 2025 June 2025/May 2025 July 2025/June 2025 Q2 2025/Q1 2025 2024/2023
Services production 0.16 -0.19 0.99 0.00 -0.01
Raw series 0.28 -0.16 1.20 -0.13 -0.02
SA-WDA parameters -0.12 -0.03 -0.21 0.13 0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between June and July 2025 is revised by +0.99 points : +1.20 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.21 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
  • Source : DGFiP, INSEE.

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*All data are seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA)

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