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Informations Rapides · 29 February 2024 · n° 52
Informations rapidesOutput in services bounced back in December 2023 (+1.2%) Index of services production - December 2023

In December 2023, output in services rebounded over one month (+1.2%), after a drop in November (‑0.6%) and October (‑0.7%).

Informations rapides
No 52
Paru le :Paru le29/02/2024
Prochaine parution le : 27/06/2025 at 08:45 - April 2025
Warning

In accordance with the European Business Statistics Regulation, the index of services production and the associated turnover indices will be disseminated with reference and base year 2021 from 29 March 2024, the date of publication of the January 2024 results. The indices will then average 100 over the year 2021.

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

In December 2023, output in services rebounded over one month (+1.2%), after a drop in November (‑0.6%) and October (‑0.7%).

Over a month, output bounced back in most service sectors

In December 2023, output rebounded significantly in administrative and support service activities (+3.4% after ‑1.8%), and more moderately in information-communication (+2.1% after ‑1.5%), transportation and storage (+1.8% after ‑0.7%), real estate activities (+1.8% after ‑2.5%), and accommodation and food service activities (+1.3% after ‑1.3%). Conversely, it fell back in professional, scientific and technical activities (‑0.5% after +0.5%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (‑1.4% after +4.9%).

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)
2023-12 135.6 133.21 114.14 134.1 163.48
2023-11 134.19 131.57 112.16 132.38 160.13
2023-10 134.75 132.37 113.0 134.14 162.59
2023-09 135.41 133.25 111.18 135.1 164.46
2023-08 135.46 133.26 112.58 135.39 162.65
2023-07 133.87 132.62 113.51 135.39 165.2
2023-06 135.74 133.65 111.59 139.15 163.2
2023-05 136.08 134.01 114.37 139.97 162.18
2023-04 133.45 130.87 111.61 130.14 157.84
2023-03 134.68 131.93 112.91 130.0 159.79
2023-02 133.96 131.56 112.47 133.81 158.06
2023-01 133.68 131.53 115.71 131.1 156.52
2022-12 132.93 130.08 111.01 131.52 156.99
2022-11 132.78 130.56 116.97 132.35 154.2
2022-10 132.66 130.56 115.32 130.64 155.39
2022-09 136.37 131.94 116.25 131.26 153.47
2022-08 132.74 131.04 115.54 133.65 156.61
2022-07 128.88 127.48 111.55 130.2 151.07
2022-06 131.68 129.22 115.13 132.68 147.49
2022-05 128.67 126.59 111.99 137.29 143.77
2022-04 131.64 126.5 110.49 124.8 146.84
2022-03 128.59 125.47 113.57 121.08 146.73
2022-02 130.03 124.59 111.02 117.33 145.19
2022-01 124.77 120.2 108.55 104.24 143.54
2021-12 126.36 122.52 110.48 114.56 144.04
2021-11 126.59 122.84 111.97 117.99 141.76
2021-10 125.38 119.89 103.57 117.02 137.59
2021-09 122.96 119.85 103.53 115.3 140.24
2021-08 119.47 117.56 106.13 117.29 137.6
2021-07 121.85 117.62 103.31 115.87 137.02
2021-06 118.92 114.22 103.22 103.31 135.03
2021-05 116.19 106.52 96.59 68.64 132.57
2021-04 119.73 106.4 99.31 46.21 135.93
2021-03 119.33 107.72 100.73 51.13 133.69
2021-02 115.49 105.29 99.28 51.63 131.03
2021-01 114.42 104.32 96.12 49.98 131.67
2020-12 118.31 107.68 94.57 55.26 133.37
2020-11 115.46 102.96 96.56 46.98 129.07
2020-10 115.88 109.28 97.88 87.47 129.34
2020-09 113.24 109.78 97.44 99.7 125.42
2020-08 106.41 106.15 94.92 105.25 125.1
2020-07 105.39 103.94 96.48 98.1 123.65
2020-06 103.24 98.79 84.78 76.8 124.69
2020-05 101.27 89.63 74.35 31.99 117.4
2020-04 101.84 87.14 79.91 20.89 117.8
2020-03 106.84 100.04 95.91 58.34 125.02
2020-02 118.28 115.22 104.3 116.05 124.72
2020-01 120.75 117.08 106.13 120.89 125.02
2019-12 117.26 115.93 107.16 119.41 125.68
2019-11 119.1 116.46 107.81 119.43 125.65
2019-10 119.06 117.11 111.22 119.26 125.65
2019-09 119.67 117.53 112.61 119.26 125.06
2019-08 119.08 117.32 111.93 119.0 126.58
2019-07 117.63 116.6 109.2 118.64 122.99
2019-06 116.58 115.58 109.87 120.32 122.03
2019-05 119.05 116.61 109.13 116.11 124.6
2019-04 117.83 115.76 110.39 117.05 122.13
2019-03 118.18 115.72 108.79 116.3 122.02
2019-02 117.89 115.72 109.57 118.08 120.34
2019-01 114.22 112.84 107.16 114.92 119.39
2018-12 117.15 113.72 108.23 115.02 116.69
2018-11 115.46 113.45 107.57 113.93 119.65
2018-10 115.75 114.3 108.65 114.75 122.34
2018-09 116.03 113.11 107.29 114.42 117.02
2018-08 114.77 113.09 108.3 112.61 116.42
2018-07 112.34 111.35 106.52 112.94 118.26
2018-06 113.67 111.55 107.89 112.49 116.82
2018-05 112.41 111.07 103.42 113.45 116.35
2018-04 114.47 112.25 107.32 111.68 117.36
2018-03 110.05 109.06 106.37 110.26 113.92
2018-02 110.53 109.61 105.51 109.96 114.88
2018-01 111.74 111.18 108.45 111.97 113.53
2017-12 111.92 109.65 105.82 109.76 113.59
2017-11 108.02 108.29 103.68 111.98 111.74
2017-10 108.86 108.16 105.54 109.8 110.22
2017-09 107.91 107.29 103.92 108.57 112.06
2017-08 107.46 107.01 104.55 109.3 110.43
2017-07 108.52 108.77 106.94 109.3 112.75
2017-06 107.5 106.51 104.91 106.81 109.14
2017-05 109.2 107.55 106.7 106.65 110.65
2017-04 103.49 104.3 102.73 106.94 107.6
2017-03 107.09 106.57 104.1 107.05 110.29
2017-02 105.42 105.32 102.28 106.3 108.14
2017-01 106.04 104.6 103.35 104.66 104.2
2016-12 103.2 104.05 102.63 104.85 105.2
2016-11 104.22 104.11 102.25 103.49 105.61
2016-10 102.96 102.17 102.16 103.14 103.57
2016-09 102.58 102.59 98.71 104.16 105.28
2016-08 104.72 103.99 102.79 103.5 105.36
2016-07 100.57 101.9 100.99 103.44 104.84
2016-06 102.53 102.08 99.81 103.06 103.64
2016-05 102.27 102.19 101.32 102.73 103.06
2016-04 100.75 100.95 100.98 102.09 101.86
2016-03 99.76 100.91 101.65 101.95 104.01
2016-02 103.29 103.48 103.68 102.23 104.76
2016-01 102.06 101.28 100.21 100.61 102.94

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) Dec. 2023 Change in %
Dec. 2023/Nov. 2023 Nov. 2023/Oct. 2023 Q/Q-1(2) Q/ Q-4(3)
Index of services production 10,000 133.2 1.2 -0.6 -0.5 1.5
H Transportation and storage 1,504 114.1 1.8 -0.7 0.6 -1.2
49 Land transport… 715 121.0 0.7 -0.4 0.0 -2.7
50 Water transport 36 248.2 29.3 4.2 11.2 5.4
51 Air transport 115 104.2 -2.3 0.1 3.9 12.8
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 504 109.1 0.9 -2.2 -0.3 -0.1
53 Postal and courier activities 135 69.5 2.1 0.9 -0.5 -12.8
I Accommodation and food service activities 870 134.1 1.3 -1.3 -1.3 1.5
55 Accommodation 205 125.5 2.1 0.1 2.9 4.4
56 Food and beverage service activities 664 136.8 1.1 -1.7 -2.4 0.8
J Information-communication 1,635 163.5 2.1 -1.5 -1.2 4.2
58 Publishing activities 208 123.5 0.5 3.1 -3.6 2.2
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 119 130.0 7.4 -1.4 -5.0 1.0
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 71 97.8 -10.8 1.0 -4.3 6.6
61 Telecommunications 415 154.9 3.6 -1.0 -0.3 8.0
62 Computer programming... 720 184.4 1.4 -3.1 -0.8 3.5
63 Information services 102 216.5 4.9 0.7 0.1 1.7
L Real estate activities 964 96.8 1.8 -2.5 -2.1 -2.8
M+N Business support 4,289 135.6 1.1 -0.4 -0.1 1.5
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,540 137.3 -0.5 0.5 0.6 1.9
69 Legal and accounting activities 502 134.9 1.8 0.4 2.7 5.5
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 739 151.8 -0.1 0.5 3.3 5.8
71 Architecture and engineering activities 491 133.2 0.5 0.4 -0.8 0.6
72 Scientific research and development 559 125.1 -0.8 0.4 -3.7 -5.7
73 Advertising and market research 146 99.7 -3.1 0.9 0.7 1.7
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 79 199.4 -11.6 0.8 -1.7 3.9
75 Veterinary activities 26 132.4 1.9 -0.9 0.3 -0.2
N Administrative and support service activities 1,748 133.2 3.4 -1.8 -1.0 1.0
77 Rental and leasing activities 526 134.0 -2.2 0.7 0.8 4.6
78 Employment activities 502 134.3 7.6 -3.1 -2.9 -3.7
79 Travel agency, tour operator 35 100.1 -0.3 7.5 -5.1 1.3
80 Security and investigation 104 135.4 1.7 -1.2 -0.5 3.7
81 Services to building and landscape activities 245 137.8 1.8 -0.3 0.9 3.4
82 Other administrative and business support activities 336 129.6 9.3 -6.0 -2.2 -0.3
R+S Household services 738 137.7 -1.2 3.7 -0.5 3.3
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 460 150.9 -1.4 4.9 -1.1 4.2
S Other personal services 278 115.7 -0.8 1.1 0.8 1.4
  • (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 1.5%

Output in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 1.5% higher than that of the same quarter of 2022. It increased sharply in information-communication (+4.2%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (+4.2%), and more moderately in professional, scientific and technical activities (+1.9%), administrative and support service activities (+1.0%), and accommodation and food service activities (+1.5%). Conversely, it declined in real estate activities (‑2.8%) and transportation and storage (‑1.2%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index in November 2023 is left unchanged (after rounding) compared to the previous publication, at ‑0.6%.

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Nov. 2023/Oct. 2023 Oct. 2023/Sept. 2023 Sept. 2023/Aug. 2023 Q3 2023/Q2 2023 2022/2021
Services production -0.05 -0.22 0.01 0.05 -0.01
Raw series -0.05 -0.16 -0.02 0.06 -0.02
SA-WDA parameters 0.00 -0.06 0.03 -0.01 0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between October and November 2023 is revised by -0.05 points: -0.05 points due to the revisions of raw data and 0.00 point due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources : DGFiP, INSEE

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