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Informations rapidesServices output increased slightly in September 2023 (+0.2%) Index of services production - September 2023

In September 2023, output in services increased slightly again over a month (+0.2%, as in August).

Informations rapides
No 306
Paru le :Paru le30/11/2023
Prochaine parution le : 28/05/2025 at 08:45 - March 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 seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA).

In September 2023, output in services increased slightly again over a month (+0.2%, as in August).

Over a month, output went up particularly in information-communication and real estate activities

In September 2023, output rebounded in information-communication (+1.5% after ‑2.0%), increased again in real estate activities (+1.6% after +1.7%), and slowed down in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.5% after +1.1%) and accommodation and food service activities (+0.4% after +0.7%). Conversely, it declined in administrative and support service activities (‑0.5% after +0.4%), arts, entertainment and recreation (‑2.4% after +2.4%) and declined again in transportation and storage (‑0.9%, as in August).

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)
2023-09 135.77 133.63 111.67 135.96 164.94
2023-08 135.6 133.33 112.73 135.45 162.47
2023-07 134.51 133.1 113.79 134.5 165.87
2023-06 135.68 133.48 111.85 137.7 163.22
2023-05 136.21 133.73 114.86 134.61 162.61
2023-04 133.45 131.2 112.1 131.23 158.19
2023-03 134.53 131.9 113.06 130.89 158.81
2023-02 134.02 131.44 112.28 133.41 157.8
2023-01 133.6 131.62 115.63 132.53 156.76
2022-12 132.99 130.2 112.4 132.3 155.91
2022-11 132.11 129.8 115.48 131.98 154.25
2022-10 131.57 129.93 115.74 130.99 155.19
2022-09 136.53 132.16 116.32 131.91 153.85
2022-08 132.88 131.22 115.56 133.81 157.07
2022-07 129.37 127.89 111.89 129.64 152.14
2022-06 131.73 129.16 115.3 131.5 147.63
2022-05 128.64 126.27 112.17 133.31 143.92
2022-04 131.75 126.67 110.58 125.7 146.93
2022-03 128.54 125.58 113.44 121.97 146.6
2022-02 129.94 124.41 110.74 117.03 145.04
2022-01 124.76 120.3 108.35 105.24 143.77
2021-12 126.29 122.35 110.88 115.57 142.41
2021-11 126.15 122.3 111.12 117.99 141.85
2021-10 124.72 119.51 103.82 117.18 137.36
2021-09 123.09 120.0 103.54 115.63 140.55
2021-08 119.53 117.63 106.12 117.36 137.8
2021-07 122.11 117.85 103.52 115.43 137.37
2021-06 119.01 114.2 103.36 102.58 135.19
2021-05 116.1 106.36 96.74 67.12 132.55
2021-04 119.76 106.51 99.33 46.42 135.91
2021-03 119.4 107.78 100.65 51.42 133.54
2021-02 115.52 105.21 99.13 51.54 130.97
2021-01 114.48 104.39 96.07 50.31 131.81
2020-12 118.37 107.7 94.67 55.58 132.9
2020-11 115.24 102.77 96.14 47.08 129.06
2020-10 115.51 109.09 97.98 87.56 129.25
2020-09 113.31 109.84 97.46 99.79 125.58
2020-08 106.44 106.18 94.92 105.25 125.17
2020-07 105.58 104.11 96.58 97.85 123.85
2020-06 103.25 98.76 84.86 76.34 124.73
2020-05 101.28 89.6 74.43 31.6 117.43
2020-04 101.91 87.22 79.89 20.94 117.83
2020-03 106.83 100.03 95.87 58.57 124.84
2020-02 118.35 115.19 104.26 115.68 124.74
2020-01 120.72 117.13 106.02 121.4 125.07
2019-12 117.26 115.93 107.3 119.76 125.41
2019-11 119.09 116.42 107.72 119.64 125.65
2019-10 118.87 117.03 111.26 119.29 125.63
2019-09 119.61 117.5 112.6 119.35 125.05
2019-08 119.16 117.36 111.93 119.0 126.64
2019-07 117.85 116.74 109.18 118.6 123.13
2019-06 116.66 115.57 109.97 119.84 122.04
2019-05 118.9 116.44 109.15 115.14 124.55
2019-04 117.89 115.83 110.37 117.37 122.13
2019-03 118.22 115.76 108.82 116.66 121.92
2019-02 117.87 115.67 109.61 117.74 120.33
2019-01 114.27 112.93 107.08 115.34 119.46
2018-12 117.2 113.78 108.31 115.34 116.61
2018-11 115.43 113.43 107.48 114.08 119.66
2018-10 115.64 114.27 108.65 114.8 122.44
2018-09 116.02 113.11 107.34 114.47 116.97
2018-08 114.75 113.08 108.26 112.52 116.42
2018-07 112.42 111.38 106.53 112.89 118.26
2018-06 113.72 111.57 107.91 112.29 116.9
2018-05 112.33 111.0 103.43 113.02 116.38
2018-04 114.5 112.28 107.32 111.79 117.31
2018-03 110.04 109.07 106.35 110.43 113.87
2018-02 110.51 109.57 105.57 109.71 114.87
2018-01 111.86 111.27 108.4 112.26 113.58
2017-12 112.02 109.69 105.89 109.79 113.5
2017-11 107.89 108.24 103.61 112.02 111.68
2017-10 108.77 108.1 105.55 109.75 110.19
2017-09 107.91 107.29 103.95 108.58 112.04
2017-08 107.46 107.02 104.51 109.23 110.49
2017-07 108.66 108.84 106.96 109.47 112.81
2017-06 107.46 106.47 104.91 106.56 109.11
2017-05 109.19 107.52 106.71 106.51 110.73
2017-04 103.57 104.34 102.77 106.93 107.54
2017-03 107.06 106.57 104.06 107.09 110.29
2017-02 105.42 105.3 102.32 106.19 108.14
2017-01 106.08 104.63 103.31 104.85 104.19
2016-12 103.23 104.08 102.6 104.9 105.17
2016-11 104.23 104.13 102.2 103.56 105.64
2016-10 102.96 102.17 102.15 103.17 103.56
2016-09 102.52 102.55 98.71 104.08 105.23
2016-08 104.74 104.0 102.78 103.38 105.43
2016-07 100.68 101.96 101.07 103.47 104.93
2016-06 102.52 102.08 99.79 103.0 103.7
2016-05 102.22 102.16 101.32 102.85 103.09
2016-04 100.82 100.99 100.95 102.1 101.87
2016-03 99.75 100.89 101.63 101.86 103.96
2016-02 103.3 103.46 103.68 102.13 104.78
2016-01 102.13 101.33 100.24 100.73 102.9

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) Sept. 2023 Change in %
Sept. 2023/Aug. 2023 Aug. 2023/July 2023 Q/Q-1(2) Q/ Q-4(3)
Index of services production 10,000 133.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.2
H Transportation and storage 1,504 111.7 -0.9 -0.9 -0.2 -1.6
49 Land transport… 715 120.8 0.0 -1.9 -0.1 -1.5
50 Water transport 36 187.3 -5.1 12.5 2.6 -10.8
51 Air transport 115 95.9 -2.8 -5.4 6.5 9.3
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 504 107.8 -2.2 -0.4 -1.0 0.1
53 Postal and courier activities 135 71.0 3.9 1.8 -5.0 -15.5
I Accommodation and food service activities 870 136.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 2.7
55 Accommodation 205 122.1 2.2 1.9 0.1 3.9
56 Food and beverage service activities 664 140.2 -0.1 0.4 0.7 2.3
J Information-communication 1,635 164.9 1.5 -2.0 1.9 6.5
58 Publishing activities 208 129.5 2.9 0.0 4.3 1.7
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 119 132.5 -0.9 5.3 1.9 7.6
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 71 116.9 7.3 8.3 1.7 -1.4
61 Telecommunications 415 151.9 2.4 -3.2 1.5 9.3
62 Computer programming... 720 186.5 0.9 -3.2 1.8 7.2
63 Information services 102 209.3 1.1 -2.7 0.9 3.2
L Real estate activities 964 100.1 1.6 1.7 -1.4 -2.8
M+N Business support 4,289 135.7 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.7
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,540 138.3 0.5 1.1 -0.1 0.9
69 Legal and accounting activities 502 130.9 0.2 3.4 -0.5 0.4
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 739 147.6 -1.1 3.2 -0.2 5.3
71 Architecture and engineering activities 491 131.9 -2.3 1.1 0.7 2.2
72 Scientific research and development 559 136.2 5.9 -4.7 -0.8 -5.6
73 Advertising and market research 146 106.8 4.4 5.9 -1.0 -0.5
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 79 213.9 -2.4 1.0 2.5 2.7
75 Veterinary activities 26 129.5 0.1 0.6 0.3 -4.0
N Administrative and support service activities 1,748 132.0 -0.5 0.4 0.5 3.1
77 Rental and leasing activities 526 133.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 3.4
78 Employment activities 502 131.5 -2.0 0.7 -0.9 0.2
79 Travel agency, tour operator 35 103.6 -3.1 2.7 2.8 12.3
80 Security and investigation 104 135.3 -0.5 0.0 0.5 6.0
81 Services to building and landscape activities 245 134.5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.3 3.8
82 Other administrative and business support activities 336 130.2 1.4 1.1 3.4 5.3
R+S Household services 738 137.7 -2.0 2.4 0.6 5.3
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 460 151.4 -2.4 2.4 1.0 6.5
S Other personal services 278 114.9 -1.3 2.3 -0.2 2.9
  • (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 in services was up by 2.2%

Output for the third quarter (July to September 2023) was 2.2% higher than that of the same quarter a year earlier. It increased markedly in information-communication (+6.5%), and in arts, entertainment and recreation (+6.5%), mainly due to sports-related activities. It grew sharply in administrative and support service activities (+3.1%) and accommodation and food service activities (+2.7%), and more slightly in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.9%). On the contrary, it went down in real estate activities (‑2.8%) and in transportation and storage (‑1.6%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index in services in August 2023 has been revised downwards by 0.1 point (after rounding), to +0.2%.

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Aug. 2023/July 2023 July 2023/June 2023 June 2023/May 2023 Q2 2023/Q1 2023 2022/2021
Services production -0.10 0.04 0.04 -0.06 0.00
Raw series -0.18 0.20 0.09 0.06 -0.01
SA-WDA parameters 0.08 -0.16 -0.05 -0.12 0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between July and August 2023 is revised by -0.10 points: -0.18 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0.08 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources : DGFiP, INSEE

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