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Informations Rapides · 29 April 2025 · n° 104
Informations rapidesIn February 2025, output in services was virtually stable (‑0.1%)  Index of services production - February 2025

In February 2025, output in services was virtually stable (-0.1%), after a slight increase in January (+0.3%).

Informations rapides
No 104
Paru le :Paru le29/04/2025
Prochaine parution le : 27/06/2025 at 08:45 - April 2025

In February 2025, output in services was virtually stable (-0.1%), after a slight increase in January (+0.3%).

Over a month, output decreased in many sectors

In February 2025*, output fell back first in information and communication (-1.1% after +1.9%), in particular due to publishing activities (-5.4% after +3.5%) and information services (-4.8% after +4.0%). It also fell back in administrative and support service activities (-0.8% after +1.2%), professional, scientific and technical activities (-0.5% after +1.3%) and in accommodation and food service activities (-1.1% after +0.3%). On the contrary, it recovered in transportation and storage (+1.2% after -4.1%), driven in particular by air transport, and in real estate activities (+1.6% after -0.8%). Finally, output sped up in arts, entertainment and recreation (+2.3% after +0.2%).

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)
2025-02 117.61 121.79 116.53 156.48 122.32
2025-01 118.31 121.95 115.1 158.25 123.71
2024-12 116.83 121.58 119.97 157.78 121.39
2024-11 117.91 121.65 115.19 157.96 122.85
2024-10 116.99 120.72 113.68 156.49 121.02
2024-09 116.8 120.6 113.34 155.38 122.1
2024-08 118.31 121.78 115.27 155.31 122.93
2024-07 114.45 118.45 112.89 154.55 119.81
2024-06 114.97 117.93 108.93 152.07 118.78
2024-05 115.92 120.5 111.72 154.71 122.59
2024-04 117.16 121.34 117.01 155.98 122.42
2024-03 111.73 116.6 107.89 156.13 119.72
2024-02 114.46 118.62 108.99 157.3 120.99
2024-01 114.92 119.15 112.71 154.37 120.09
2023-12 114.16 119.04 115.12 155.76 120.56
2023-11 111.85 115.71 108.38 152.34 115.95
2023-10 112.73 116.57 108.6 153.75 119.17
2023-09 112.17 116.43 107.79 153.9 118.37
2023-08 112.74 116.91 108.71 150.42 118.13
2023-07 112.45 117.1 108.28 148.54 122.44
2023-06 112.56 116.91 109.09 151.46 118.48
2023-05 113.48 116.72 110.29 148.5 116.49
2023-04 109.27 114.26 106.98 151.84 113.67
2023-03 112.54 116.46 111.07 149.98 115.77
2023-02 110.69 115.13 108.68 152.9 115.45
2023-01 110.21 114.92 112.05 153.23 113.0
2022-12 110.6 114.84 109.0 150.54 114.53
2022-11 109.63 114.54 113.01 150.18 112.19
2022-10 110.01 115.17 113.47 149.17 113.43
2022-09 112.21 115.61 114.74 149.71 111.01
2022-08 110.31 115.13 111.71 147.07 114.31
2022-07 108.18 112.92 110.36 141.61 110.86
2022-06 109.27 113.28 112.17 141.8 108.1
2022-05 106.94 110.61 109.55 144.25 104.24
2022-04 107.42 110.6 107.78 145.42 106.35
2022-03 106.87 110.16 108.62 139.4 106.68
2022-02 107.84 109.49 108.14 135.36 105.46
2022-01 103.32 105.71 105.08 122.42 104.2
2021-12 104.82 107.7 105.54 131.52 105.26
2021-11 104.71 108.04 108.14 135.16 104.09
2021-10 103.98 105.95 103.03 133.99 100.77
2021-09 101.63 104.97 99.96 130.01 102.54
2021-08 99.28 102.92 100.9 128.89 101.02
2021-07 101.85 103.25 99.66 125.08 100.44
2021-06 98.97 100.04 100.44 108.29 99.74
2021-05 97.16 93.91 95.02 73.37 97.17
2021-04 98.05 93.39 98.0 54.15 99.33
2021-03 98.67 94.76 98.15 59.35 97.95
2021-02 95.36 92.63 96.67 60.98 95.55
2021-01 95.51 92.43 94.49 59.21 96.14

Index of services production

  • Source: DGFiP, INSEE.

Variation in the services production

2021 based, SA-WDA
Variation in the services production (2021 based, SA-WDA)
Nace classification Weight (1) Feb. 2024 Change in %
Jan. 2025/Dec. 2024 Feb. 2025/Jan. 2025 Q/Q-1 (2) Q/Q-4 (3)
Index of services production 10,000 121.8 0.3 -0.1 0.6 2.4
H Transportation and storage 1,506 116.5 -4.1 1.2 2.7 4.4
49 Land transport… 596 110.6 0.6 0.0 -1.0 0.1
50 Water transport 215 s s s s s
51 Air transport 39 185.0 -10.6 16.7 5.0 15.6
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 544 113.3 -1.1 1.3 0.8 3.4
53 Postal and courier activities 113 s s s s s
I Accommodation and food service activities 609 156.5 0.3 -1.1 0.6 1.1
55 Accommodation 129 171.6 1.3 -1.3 0.1 -0.9
56 Food and beverage service activities 481 152.4 0.0 -1.1 0.7 1.7
J Information-communication 1,804 122.3 1.9 -1.1 0.4 1.6
58 Publishing activities 244 106.0 3.5 -5.4 0.5 -1.0
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 104 116.5 -2.5 0.1 -3.0 -7.8
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 65 78.7 -2.4 -4.6 -7.3 -21.5
61 Telecommunications 376 121.5 2.4 -1.7 -0.4 3.0
62 Computer programming... 877 130.4 1.7 0.8 1.4 3.8
63 Information services 137 127.4 4.0 -4.8 0.8 4.1
L Real estate activities 915 101.7 -0.8 1.6 -0.4 1.6
M+N Business support 4,500 117.6 1.3 -0.6 0.3 2.7
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,677 119.6 1.3 -0.5 0.4 3.8
69 Legal and accounting activities 549 109.5 -1.8 0.1 0.9 2.7
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 801 131.4 2.5 -3.3 0.6 3.0
71 Architecture and engineering activities 530 115.1 -4.3 1.2 1.3 5.5
72 Scientific research and development 559 118.1 8.9 2.6 -0.5 7.0
73 Advertising and market research 129 100.5 0.7 -2.5 -2.2 -4.1
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 80 147.0 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 1.7
75 Veterinary activities 27 102.7 0.3 -0.1 0.8 6.2
N Administrative and support service activities 1,823 114.7 1.2 -0.8 0.2 1.0
77 Rental and leasing activities 589 117.5 2.5 -1.5 0.7 4.1
78 Employment activities 543 103.5 0.4 -1.0 -1.1 -5.6
79 Travel agency, tour operator 13 221.6 9.1 -2.2 3.1 -6.3
80 Security and investigation 103 120.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 2.0
81 Services to building and landscape activities 262 112.2 -0.3 0.0 0.9 0.8
82 Other administrative and business support activities 313 124.8 1.1 -0.1 0.9 6.6
R+S Household services 667 156.3 0.6 1.5 0.5 1.2
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 439 177.8 0.2 2.3 0.8 1.4
S Other service activities 228 115.0 1.8 -0.8 -0.4 0.4
  • (1) Weight (10 000 = H…S excepting K, O, P, Q).
  • (2) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months.
  • (3) Year-on-year: last three months / same three months of previous year.
  • s: confidential.
  • Source : DGFiP, Insee.

From December 2024 to February 2025, output in services was up by 2.4% compared to the same period a year earlier

Cumulative output from December 2024 to February 2025 was 2.4% higher than that of the same period a year earlier. This increase was primarily driven by professional, scientific and technical activities (+3.8%) and transportation and storage (+4.4%). Output also increased year on year in information and communication (+1.6%), administrative and support service activities (+1.0%, despite a marked downward contribution in the employment activities sector), real estate activities (+1.6%), accommodation and food service activities (+1.1%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (+1.4%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index in January 2025 has been left unchanged compared to the previous release, remaining at +0.3% (after rounding).

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Nov. 2024/Oct. 2024 Dec. 2024/Nov. 2024 Jan. 2025/Dec. 2024 Q4 2024/Q3 2024 2024/2023
Services production 0.06 -0.01 0.01 0.05 0.06
Raw series 0.09 -0.01 -0.04 0.23 0.07
SA-WDA parameters -0.03 0.00 0.05 -0.18 -0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between December 2024 and January 2025 is revised by +0.01 points : -0.04 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0.05 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
  • Source : DGFiP, INSEE.

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