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31 March 2021
In January 2021, services output fell back (−4.6%) Index of services production - January 2021
In January 2020, services output dwindled (−4.6% after +5.3% in December), in part due to the tightening of the curfew. Compared to February 2020 (last month before the first lockdown), output was thus in clear decrease (−9.9%).
The indices presented here generally reflect well the magnitude of the shocks on activity in recent months, 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 January 2020, services output dwindled (−4.6% after +5.3% in December), in part due to the tightening of the curfew. Compared to February 2020 (last month before the first lockdown), output was thus in clear decrease (−9.9%).
In January 2021, output was down in a majority of sectors
In January 2020, output fell back in most major sectors: specialised, scientific and technical activities (–8.4% after +6.5%), administrative and business service activities (–4.6% after +1.2%), information and communication (–2.7% after + 4.0%), real estate activities (–3.2% after +10.7%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (−5.4% after −1.6%). The downturn was most significant in the accommodation and food services activities (–9.9% after +16.2%) particularly in food and beverage services activities (–10.8% after +15.9%) where the early 6 pm curfew may have impacted potential take-out sales. Conversely, output bounced back in transportation and storage (+2,5% after −2.4%).
Output in services stood at a lower level (−9.9%) than in February 2020 (last month before the first lockdown), in particular in accommodation and food services activities (−57.4%), arts, entertainment and recreation (−44.8%), transportation and storage (−7.0%) with a collapse in air transport (−54.9%). Output was also in decline in administrative and business service activities (–8.5%) and real estate activities (–5.1%) and in more moderate decline in specialised, scientific and technical activities (–1.7%). The information-communication sector is the only major sector up compared to February 2020 (+4.8%).
tableauIndex of services production
| Business support (MN) | Transportation and storage (H) | Accommodation & food service (I) | Information-communication (J) | All services (SPI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01 | 101.94 | 100.73 | 100.83 | 102.75 | 101.32 |
| 2016-02 | 102.97 | 104.28 | 102.55 | 104.9 | 103.44 |
| 2016-03 | 99.79 | 102.02 | 102.31 | 103.81 | 101.01 |
| 2016-04 | 100.61 | 100.95 | 102.04 | 101.28 | 100.76 |
| 2016-05 | 102.22 | 101.47 | 102.85 | 103.02 | 102.13 |
| 2016-06 | 102.74 | 100.04 | 102.79 | 103.91 | 102.22 |
| 2016-07 | 100.31 | 101.1 | 102.89 | 104.52 | 101.6 |
| 2016-08 | 104.75 | 102.73 | 103.23 | 105.24 | 103.94 |
| 2016-09 | 102.64 | 98.68 | 103.98 | 105.35 | 102.55 |
| 2016-10 | 102.91 | 102.0 | 103.19 | 103.48 | 102.12 |
| 2016-11 | 104.31 | 102.37 | 103.54 | 105.58 | 104.19 |
| 2016-12 | 103.42 | 102.66 | 105.0 | 105.31 | 104.26 |
| 2017-01 | 106.1 | 103.83 | 104.95 | 104.35 | 104.85 |
| 2017-02 | 105.12 | 102.8 | 106.32 | 107.97 | 105.18 |
| 2017-03 | 107.22 | 104.36 | 107.23 | 110.62 | 106.73 |
| 2017-04 | 103.29 | 102.88 | 107.09 | 106.66 | 104.1 |
| 2017-05 | 108.85 | 107.2 | 106.65 | 110.17 | 107.32 |
| 2017-06 | 107.89 | 105.25 | 106.34 | 108.97 | 106.65 |
| 2017-07 | 107.98 | 106.89 | 108.67 | 113.3 | 108.54 |
| 2017-08 | 107.64 | 104.27 | 109.14 | 110.69 | 107.13 |
| 2017-09 | 107.73 | 103.6 | 108.42 | 111.8 | 107.05 |
| 2017-10 | 109.04 | 105.45 | 109.88 | 110.19 | 108.2 |
| 2017-11 | 108.53 | 104.06 | 112.19 | 111.75 | 108.55 |
| 2017-12 | 112.45 | 106.35 | 109.83 | 113.01 | 109.97 |
| 2018-01 | 111.82 | 109.34 | 112.28 | 113.35 | 111.5 |
| 2018-02 | 109.79 | 106.18 | 109.91 | 114.39 | 109.23 |
| 2018-03 | 109.95 | 106.62 | 110.76 | 114.16 | 109.14 |
| 2018-04 | 114.52 | 107.17 | 111.84 | 117.11 | 112.15 |
| 2018-05 | 111.7 | 103.94 | 113.38 | 115.67 | 110.63 |
| 2018-06 | 114.02 | 107.68 | 111.63 | 117.17 | 111.66 |
| 2018-07 | 112.25 | 106.67 | 111.49 | 118.91 | 111.25 |
| 2018-08 | 115.1 | 107.93 | 112.54 | 116.63 | 113.27 |
| 2018-09 | 115.79 | 106.74 | 114.41 | 116.95 | 112.93 |
| 2018-10 | 115.96 | 108.55 | 114.9 | 122.49 | 114.36 |
| 2018-11 | 116.05 | 108.0 | 114.15 | 119.12 | 113.64 |
| 2018-12 | 117.75 | 108.45 | 115.36 | 116.9 | 114.23 |
| 2019-01 | 114.14 | 108.21 | 115.42 | 119.79 | 113.3 |
| 2019-02 | 116.72 | 110.39 | 117.82 | 119.51 | 115.06 |
| 2019-03 | 118.2 | 109.33 | 116.72 | 122.15 | 115.93 |
| 2019-04 | 117.84 | 110.05 | 117.54 | 122.08 | 115.64 |
| 2019-05 | 117.96 | 109.37 | 116.04 | 122.99 | 115.81 |
| 2019-06 | 117.09 | 109.73 | 119.15 | 122.47 | 115.85 |
| 2019-07 | 116.83 | 109.0 | 116.22 | 123.81 | 116.04 |
| 2019-08 | 119.23 | 111.34 | 119.02 | 126.61 | 117.42 |
| 2019-09 | 119.74 | 111.65 | 119.06 | 125.9 | 117.65 |
| 2019-10 | 119.23 | 111.33 | 119.64 | 125.13 | 117.02 |
| 2019-11 | 119.46 | 108.6 | 120.09 | 125.15 | 116.82 |
| 2019-12 | 117.97 | 107.5 | 120.09 | 125.22 | 116.43 |
| 2020-01 | 120.5 | 105.81 | 121.28 | 125.83 | 117.33 |
| 2020-02 | 117.45 | 103.88 | 115.92 | 123.61 | 114.65 |
| 2020-03 | 107.63 | 93.45 | 58.69 | 125.22 | 100.27 |
| 2020-04 | 101.48 | 81.65 | 21.08 | 117.91 | 87.18 |
| 2020-05 | 99.46 | 73.98 | 32.8 | 114.71 | 88.39 |
| 2020-06 | 105.18 | 83.53 | 75.77 | 125.52 | 99.46 |
| 2020-07 | 103.9 | 95.32 | 94.76 | 123.59 | 102.54 |
| 2020-08 | 106.53 | 93.77 | 105.48 | 128.49 | 106.66 |
| 2020-09 | 113.1 | 95.05 | 99.23 | 123.5 | 109.39 |
| 2020-10 | 116.41 | 96.92 | 87.62 | 127.64 | 108.89 |
| 2020-11 | 115.42 | 96.58 | 47.21 | 128.12 | 102.94 |
| 2020-12 | 120.47 | 94.23 | 54.85 | 133.2 | 108.35 |
| 2021-01 | 112.1 | 96.63 | 49.41 | 129.57 | 103.32 |
graphiqueIndex of services production
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
tableauVariation in the services production
| Nace classification | Weight (1) | Jan2021 | Change in % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2021/Dec. 2020 | Dec. 2020/Nov. 2020 | Dec. 2020/Feb. 2020 | Q/Q-1(2) | Q/ Q-4(3) | |||
| Index of services production | 10000 | 103.3 | -4.6 | 5.3 | -9.9 | -3.2 | -10.3 |
| H Transportation and storage | 1504 | 96.6 | 2.5 | -2.4 | -7.0 | 0.6 | -10.7 |
| 49 Land transport… | 715 | 100.5 | 1.6 | -8.5 | -4.3 | 0.1 | -7.9 |
| 50 Water transport | 36 | 181.0 | 32.4 | -6.2 | 52.5 | 16.5 | 11.8 |
| 51 Air transport | 115 | 48.3 | -5.3 | 68.8 | -54.9 | -4.7 | -60.2 |
| 52 Warehousing and support for transportation | 504 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | -6.2 | -1.8 | -9.2 |
| 53 Postal and courier activities | 135 | 91.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 6.0 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 870 | 49.4 | -9.9 | 16.2 | -57.4 | -48.2 | -58.1 |
| 55 Accommodation | 205 | 41.5 | -6.4 | 17.4 | -61.4 | -44.3 | -62.2 |
| 56 Food and beverage service activities | 664 | 51.8 | -10.8 | 15.9 | -56.2 | -49.0 | -57.0 |
| J Information-communication | 1635 | 129.6 | -2.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| 58 Publishing activities | 208 | 114.3 | -6.8 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
| 59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing | 119 | 91.5 | -9.4 | 2.2 | -12.2 | 1.9 | -10.2 |
| 60 Programming and broadcasting activities | 71 | 97.3 | -21.1 | 3.1 | -5.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 61 Telecommunications | 415 | 125.5 | -0.3 | 11.2 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 62 Computer programming... | 720 | 140.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| 63 Information services | 102 | 167.1 | -4.2 | 2.7 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 16.8 |
| L Real estate activities | 964 | 95.9 | -3.2 | 10.7 | -5.1 | -6.0 | -5.5 |
| M+N Business support | 4289 | 112.1 | -6.9 | 4.4 | -4.6 | 3.6 | -2.8 |
| M Specialised, scientific and technical activities | 2540 | 113.2 | -8.4 | 6.5 | -1.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| 69 Legal and accounting activities | 502 | 123.3 | -1.9 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy | 739 | 113.1 | -2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -1.8 |
| 71 Architecture and engineering activities | 491 | 109.2 | -5.4 | -2.2 | -6.4 | 0.1 | -6.3 |
| 72 Scientific research and development | 559 | 106.2 | -24.6 | 27.8 | -7.0 | 4.2 | 9.9 |
| 73 Advertising and market research | 146 | 94.0 | -6.0 | 4.7 | -8.0 | 6.5 | -7.2 |
| 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities | 79 | 152.3 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 75 Veterinary activities | 26 | 135.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 10.4 |
| N Administrative and business service activities | 1748 | 110.5 | -4.6 | 1.2 | -8.5 | 3.6 | -7.6 |
| 77 Rental and leasing activities | 526 | 118.6 | -2.2 | 0.3 | -10.2 | 0.8 | -5.8 |
| 78 Employment activities | 502 | 109.8 | -4.0 | -2.0 | -9.0 | 10.5 | -11.3 |
| 79 Travel agency, tour operator | 35 | 21.6 | -25.6 | 27.7 | -74.3 | -36.7 | -75.3 |
| 80 Security and investigation | 104 | 113.6 | 2.6 | -5.7 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| 81 Services to building and landscape anctivities | 245 | 118.2 | -5.0 | -2.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| 82 Other administrative and business support activities | 336 | 101.4 | -10.9 | 13.5 | -10.9 | 1.6 | -9.1 |
| R+S Household services | 738 | 81.0 | -6.6 | 22.6 | -30.5 | -16.9 | -34.0 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 460 | 68.3 | -5.4 | -1.6 | -44.8 | -22.9 | -43.9 |
| S Other personal services | 278 | 102.2 | -7.9 | 66.8 | -2.8 | -7.8 | -15.0 |
- (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
Output also decreased over a year for most sectors
In services, output for the last three months was 10.3% lower than that of the same period one year earlier.
Output fell sharply in accommodation and food services activities (−58.1%), arts, entertainment and recreation (−43.9%), transportation and storage (−10.7%) and administrative and business services activities (−7.6%) – out of which only services relating to buildings and landscaping (which include cleaning activities) were on the rise (+4.1%). Conversely, output was up in information-communication (+3.9%) and specialised, scientific and technical activities (+0.7%).
Revisions
The month-on-month percentage change of the index of services production in December 2020 has been revised downwards by 0.3 points. Initially published at +5.6%, it is now evaluated at +5.3%.
tableauRevision of variations
| Dec./Nov. | Nov./Oct. | Oct./Sept. | Q4 2020/Q3 2020 | 2020/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services production | -0.33 | 0.04 | -0.03 | -0.14 | 0.06 |
| Raw series | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| SA-WDA parameters | -0.35 | 0.03 | -0.07 | -0.17 | 0.01 |
- How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between November 2020 and December 2020 is revised by -0.33 points: +0.02 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.35 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters
- Sources : DGFiP, Insee
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