Business sales in market services remain very dynamic in 2019, before plunging in spring 2020

In 2019, sales by businesses in market services remained very dynamic, after an exceptional year in 2018 (+4.2% in volume, after +4.7%) This growth was mainly due to computer services, restaurant services, engineering, consulting and real estate activities dedicated to firms. Household consumption in services accelerated while exports of services declined.

In the spring of 2020, activity in market services fell drastically: household services were strongly affected by the closure of establishments open to the public from mid-March onwards due to the Covid-19 crisis. Different situations were observed in business services: advertising, audiovisual production temporary employment, administrative activities and security struggled, while consultancy, telecommunications and computer and information services resisted.