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Informations rapidesOutput in services up 0.4% in July 2021  Index of services production - July 2021

In July 2021, output in services continued to recover (+0.4%), after the very strong increase recorded in June (+7.8%). Ouput  was thus almost back to its February 2020 level (last month before the start of the first lockdown), at −0.3% of it.

Informations rapides
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Paru le :Paru le30/09/2021
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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 July 2021, output in services continued to recover (+0.4%), after the very strong increase recorded in June (+7.8%). Ouput  was thus almost back to its February 2020 level (last month before the start of the first lockdown), at −0.3% of it.

In July 2021, contrasted evolutions depending on the sectors

In July 2021, output increased sharply again in accommodation and food service activities (+8.1% after +50.2%). This increase could be explained at least partially by the total lifting of the last curfew measures (June 20) which was effective for the first full month. Likewise, output continued to increase in the arts, entertainment and recreation (+8.0% after +48.5%). It recovered in administrative and support services activities (+2.0% after –0.2%) and increased in transportation and storage (+0.5% after +6.9%). On the other hand, it fell in professional, scientific and technical activities (−2.6% after +4.5%), in information-communication (−1.1% after +5.5%) and more moderately in real estate activities (–0.5% after +3.5%).

Output in services was close to its February 2020 level (−0.3%). The information-communication sectors (+10.1%) and professional, scientific and technical activities (+2.1%) were above their level of February 2020. Output remained sharply down compared to February 2020 in arts, entertainment and recreation (–23.9%), and in a more moderate decline in administrative and support services activities (–3.9%), and accommodation and food service activities (−4.5%). In the latter sector, the decline remained significant in accommodation (−18.7%) deprived of part of its business and international customers, while output was close to its pre-crisis level in food and beverage service activities (−0.5%). Output was also moderately down in transportation and storage (−1.3% but −36.1% in air transport), and real estate activities (−1.3%).

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)
2016-01 101.82 100.28 100.8 102.77 101.19
2016-02 102.72 104.33 102.49 104.95 103.36
2016-03 99.8 101.89 102.31 103.85 100.98
2016-04 100.6 100.79 102.05 101.29 100.74
2016-05 102.29 101.38 102.84 103.09 102.18
2016-06 102.71 99.68 102.89 103.96 102.17
2016-07 100.33 100.98 102.8 104.48 101.57
2016-08 104.76 102.67 103.26 105.28 103.99
2016-09 102.61 98.69 103.95 105.27 102.51
2016-10 102.85 101.92 103.2 103.48 102.1
2016-11 104.36 102.27 103.69 105.54 104.2
2016-12 103.32 102.68 104.98 105.25 104.17
2017-01 105.88 103.37 104.93 104.35 104.64
2017-02 105.28 102.53 106.21 107.96 105.3
2017-03 107.16 104.21 107.28 110.66 106.66
2017-04 103.34 102.71 107.06 106.74 104.1
2017-05 109.06 107.02 106.67 110.33 107.46
2017-06 107.87 104.92 106.45 108.97 106.6
2017-07 108.04 106.74 108.48 113.25 108.45
2017-08 107.65 104.29 109.15 110.77 107.17
2017-09 107.67 103.64 108.48 111.64 107.02
2017-10 108.91 105.35 109.91 110.19 108.15
2017-11 108.52 104.02 112.36 111.64 108.54
2017-12 112.29 106.4 109.81 112.96 109.85
2018-01 111.56 108.66 112.28 113.33 111.26
2018-02 110.14 105.88 109.67 114.42 109.47
2018-03 109.87 106.41 110.8 114.14 109.03
2018-04 114.63 107.08 111.84 117.27 112.22
2018-05 112.08 103.77 113.45 116.02 110.97
2018-06 113.89 107.5 111.87 117.09 111.56
2018-07 112.36 106.51 111.25 118.8 111.1
2018-08 115.1 108.02 112.49 116.65 113.29
2018-09 115.62 106.82 114.57 116.77 112.89
2018-10 115.64 108.36 114.98 122.54 114.23
2018-11 115.9 108.04 114.33 118.9 113.54
2018-12 117.58 108.62 115.34 116.96 114.14
2019-01 113.78 107.32 115.35 119.56 112.89
2019-02 117.47 110.27 117.5 119.51 115.57
2019-03 118.18 108.98 116.95 122.14 115.78
2019-04 118.02 110.0 117.49 122.41 115.78
2019-05 118.59 109.16 116.23 123.53 116.4
2019-06 116.8 109.71 119.37 122.36 115.65
2019-07 116.98 108.72 116.21 123.73 115.78
2019-08 119.16 111.6 118.94 126.53 117.39
2019-09 119.45 111.78 119.38 125.75 117.59
2019-10 118.92 111.06 119.76 125.18 116.88
2019-11 119.27 108.78 120.26 124.9 116.71
2019-12 117.81 107.76 120.11 125.5 116.37
2020-01 120.02 106.15 121.23 125.33 116.97
2020-02 118.73 105.0 115.68 123.11 115.35
2020-03 107.45 96.09 58.85 125.49 100.42
2020-04 101.86 79.68 20.88 118.23 87.15
2020-05 100.36 74.6 32.03 114.85 89.03
2020-06 103.91 85.18 76.44 125.78 99.29
2020-07 104.36 96.3 94.93 123.92 102.97
2020-08 106.81 95.21 105.31 125.84 106.66
2020-09 112.6 96.79 99.86 126.05 109.93
2020-10 115.87 97.91 87.84 127.46 108.78
2020-11 115.64 97.86 47.38 127.96 103.1
2020-12 120.6 95.54 55.57 133.62 108.78
2021-01 113.15 96.32 49.82 131.25 103.86
2021-02 115.71 99.84 50.95 129.69 105.23
2021-03 119.96 100.63 51.52 135.82 108.26
2021-04 119.18 98.13 46.03 136.87 106.04
2021-05 116.23 96.55 68.07 129.93 106.19
2021-06 119.24 103.17 102.21 137.05 114.52
2021-07 118.26 103.65 110.47 135.57 114.96

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) July 2021 Change in %
July 2021/June 2021 June 2021/May 2021 July 2021/Feb 2020 Q/Q-1(2) Q/ Q-4(3)
Index of services production 10000 115.0 0.4 7.8 -0.3 5.0 15.2
H Transportation and storage 1504 103.7 0.5 6.9 -1.3 1.6 18.5
49 Land transport… 715 113.1 2.2 5.8 4.0 2.7 17.1
50 Water transport 36 140.5 -14.3 19.4 21.0 -1.6 26.1
51 Air transport 115 67.9 10.1 12.7 -36.1 22.9 59.4
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 504 100.0 -0.9 6.0 -2.6 -2.4 18.8
53 Postal and courier activities 135 87.7 -3.9 9.0 -1.8 3.1 6.6
I Accommodation and food service activities 870 110.5 8.1 50.2 -4.5 89.0 38.0
55 Accommodation 205 88.4 21.9 32.7 -18.7 76.5 56.4
56 Food and beverage service activities 664 117.3 5.3 54.2 -0.5 92.1 34.5
J Information-communication 1635 135.6 -1.1 5.5 10.1 0.0 10.4
58 Publishing activities 208 109.0 -4.9 2.5 1.4 -0.9 5.6
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 119 106.5 7.0 8.0 1.7 6.5 25.6
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 71 104.5 -3.8 0.1 2.1 -0.8 9.1
61 Telecommunications 415 130.5 3.7 3.5 20.2 -1.3 10.3
62 Computer programming... 720 149.2 -2.1 6.5 8.1 0.2 9.5
63 Information services 102 169.7 -7.7 9.6 17.7 0.6 14.9
L Real estate activities 964 99.4 -0.5 3.5 -1.3 3.4 7.0
M+N Business support 4289 118.3 -0.8 2.6 -0.4 -0.3 14.6
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2540 119.2 -2.6 4.5 2.1 -0.4 12.6
69 Legal and accounting activities 502 128.1 2.1 2.2 7.3 1.5 9.0
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 739 117.5 -0.9 0.0 4.6 1.0 14.1
71 Architecture and engineering activities 491 120.7 -0.9 3.3 2.9 -3.5 10.2
72 Scientific research and development 559 112.6 -11.1 14.8 -5.7 -1.0 16.7
73 Advertising and market research 146 91.5 -0.1 2.7 -10.3 -4.9 15.6
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 79 162.3 -1.8 3.4 10.8 2.6 11.3
75 Veterinary activities 26 139.8 -0.6 2.3 14.8 1.9 3.8
N Administrative and support service activities 1748 116.9 2.0 -0.2 -3.9 -0.2 17.8
77 Rental and leasing activities 526 122.8 0.1 0.8 -9.9 1.7 15.7
78 Employment activities 502 120.4 1.8 -0.8 -0.2 -0.8 39.5
79 Travel agency, tour operator 35 45.2 24.7 53.5 -45.6 94.6 53.2
80 Security and investigation 104 111.9 -0.4 0.9 2.8 -0.8 0.8
81 Services to building and landscape activities 245 121.4 -3.3 2.0 5.1 -3.8 13.6
82 Other administrative and business support activities 336 107.9 10.8 -4.6 -4.0 -0.8 2.1
R+S Household services 738 98.8 5.1 29.6 -16.5 21.3 18.8
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 460 95.3 8.0 48.5 -23.9 34.5 27.3
S Other personal services 278 104.5 0.9 9.9 -2.4 7.2 9.1
  • (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

Over a year, output was up (+15.2%)

Due to a base effect linked to the first lockdown in spring 2020, output for the last three months (May to July) was 15.2% higher than that of the same period in 2020.

Output was thus up sharply year-on-year in accommodation and food service activities (+38.0%), professional, scientific and technical activities (+12.6%), administrative and support services activities (+17,8%), transportation and storage (+18.5%), information-communication (+10.4%), arts, entertainment and recreation (+27.3%) and real estate activities (+7.0%).

Revisions

The month-on-month percentage change in the index of services output in June 2021 has been revised upwards. Initially published at +7.3%, it is now evaluated at +7.8% after accounting for rounding.

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
June/May May/Apr. Apr/Mar. Q2 2021/Q1 2021 2020/ 2019
Services production 0.57 -0.01 -0.08 0.06 0.01
Raw series 0.16 0.11 -0.08 0.01 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.41 -0.12 0.00 0.05 0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between May 2021 and June 2021 is revised by +0.57 points: +0.16 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0.41 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters
  • Sources : DGFiP, Insee

For Further informations

Next issue 29 October 2021 at 12.00

Documentation

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Turnover indices (pdf,28 Ko)

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