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Informations rapidesIn April 2025, services output fell back (‑0.5%) Index of services production - April 2025

In April 2025, output in services fell back (‑0.5%), following a slight increase in March (+0.2%).

Informations rapides
No 165
Paru le :Paru le27/06/2025
Prochaine parution le : 30/07/2025 at 08:45 - May 2025

In April 2025, output in services fell back (‑0.5%), following a slight increase in March (+0.2%).

Over a month, output fell back in most sectors

In April 2025*, output fell back, first in information and communication (‑2.1% after +1.6%), with a decrease across all sub-sectors. Output also fell back in administrative and support service activities (‑1.3% after +1.2%) and in real estate activities (‑1.9% after +0.8%). Output decreased more slightly in transportation and storage (‑0.3% after +0.4%). It continued to fall in professional, scientific and technical activities (‑0.2% after ‑0.8%).

Conversely, output rebounded sharply in arts, entertainment and recreation (+3.2% after ‑3.4%) and in accommodation and food service activities (+2.3% after ‑0.3%).

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)
2025-04 117.01 121.6 116.04 161.41 121.64
2025-03 117.78 122.17 116.36 157.72 124.29
2025-02 117.83 121.99 115.88 158.2 122.36
2025-01 118.09 121.92 114.72 159.52 123.52
2024-12 116.9 121.78 119.85 158.82 121.51
2024-11 117.57 121.54 115.07 158.55 122.87
2024-10 116.91 120.74 113.58 156.72 121.22
2024-09 116.81 120.63 113.32 155.49 122.13
2024-08 118.24 121.79 115.24 155.35 123.13
2024-07 114.86 118.57 112.35 154.31 119.83
2024-06 114.75 117.82 108.77 151.75 118.63
2024-05 115.71 120.27 111.64 154.05 122.45
2024-04 118.48 122.38 117.7 154.51 124.5
2024-03 111.85 116.6 107.58 158.0 119.58
2024-02 114.13 118.53 109.17 158.26 120.74
2024-01 114.73 119.18 112.8 155.07 120.18
2023-12 113.8 118.79 114.99 156.0 120.27
2023-11 111.7 115.68 108.28 152.64 115.96
2023-10 112.45 116.44 108.57 153.81 119.13
2023-09 112.11 116.4 107.8 153.76 118.38
2023-08 112.87 116.97 108.76 150.38 118.12
2023-07 112.37 117.02 108.13 148.44 122.23
2023-06 112.53 116.9 109.01 151.2 118.48
2023-05 113.31 116.63 110.31 148.16 116.59
2023-04 110.81 115.24 107.6 150.83 114.76
2023-03 112.28 116.26 110.71 151.26 115.67
2023-02 110.41 115.03 108.82 153.54 115.2
2023-01 110.01 114.83 111.99 153.65 112.79
2022-12 110.36 114.66 108.84 150.66 114.31
2022-11 109.55 114.51 112.89 150.4 112.13
2022-10 109.75 115.01 113.37 149.08 113.31
2022-09 112.29 115.63 114.74 149.43 111.03
2022-08 110.45 115.2 111.78 147.09 114.34
2022-07 108.15 112.9 110.37 141.44 110.83
2022-06 109.39 113.35 112.12 141.8 108.16
2022-05 106.64 110.45 109.54 144.06 104.18
2022-04 108.59 111.3 108.27 145.01 106.96
2022-03 106.55 109.98 108.34 140.0 106.69
2022-02 107.68 109.43 108.26 135.65 105.3
2022-01 103.16 105.64 105.03 122.67 104.06
2021-12 104.87 107.7 105.53 131.61 105.21
2021-11 104.6 107.98 108.06 135.34 104.08
2021-10 103.79 105.84 102.99 133.83 100.71
2021-09 101.78 105.02 99.95 129.69 102.55
2021-08 99.34 102.94 100.88 128.98 100.99
2021-07 101.85 103.24 99.6 124.93 100.41
2021-06 99.02 100.08 100.44 108.31 99.79
2021-05 96.84 93.77 95.05 73.43 97.14
2021-04 98.44 93.66 98.23 54.17 99.64
2021-03 98.81 94.82 98.07 59.38 97.97
2021-02 95.29 92.6 96.73 61.02 95.46
2021-01 95.36 92.36 94.47 59.3 96.07

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) Apr. 2025 Change in %
Mar. 2025/Feb. 2025 Apr. 2025/Mar. 2025 Q/Q-1 (2) Q/Q-4 (3)
Index of services production 10,000 121.6 0.2 -0.5 0.1 2.3
H Transportation and storage 1,506 116.0 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 4.1
49 Land transport… 596 111.1 2.7 -2.1 0.6 1.6
50 Water transport 215 s s s s s
51 Air transport 39 163.2 -7.3 -2.3 1.9 9.3
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 544 111.5 -1.5 0.2 0.1 1.7
53 Postal and courier activities 113 s s s s s
I Accommodation and food service activities 609 161.4 -0.3 2.3 0.1 1.4
55 Accommodation 129 177.6 0.3 1.8 0.6 0.8
56 Food and beverage service activities 481 157.1 -0.5 2.5 -0.1 1.6
J Information-communication 1,804 121.6 1.6 -2.1 0.1 1.0
58 Publishing activities 244 109.0 4.2 -0.9 -0.8 -0.5
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 104 113.4 -0.9 -1.1 -2.1 -9.6
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 65 81.8 9.5 -6.5 -2.8 -13.9
61 Telecommunications 376 121.3 2.0 -1.9 0.4 0.2
62 Computer programming... 877 129.1 0.2 -1.4 1.1 3.4
63 Information services 137 122.8 5.2 -8.7 -3.2 3.4
L Real estate activities 915 101.1 0.8 -1.9 1.0 2.9
M+N Business support 4,500 117.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 2.4
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,677 118.4 -0.8 -0.2 -0.2 3.2
69 Legal and accounting activities 549 109.1 1.1 -1.2 -0.3 2.5
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 801 135.2 -1.2 3.1 -0.8 2.9
71 Architecture and engineering activities 530 114.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.7 3.9
72 Scientific research and development 559 107.3 -4.5 -4.5 1.5 5.3
73 Advertising and market research 129 104.7 5.5 -1.7 0.5 -1.0
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 80 146.9 0.7 1.1 -1.0 1.0
75 Veterinary activities 27 104.3 -0.1 1.6 1.0 4.2
N Administrative and support service activities 1,823 115.0 1.2 -1.3 0.3 1.1
77 Rental and leasing activities 589 119.3 -0.2 1.4 0.4 2.3
78 Employment activities 543 101.6 1.8 -4.2 -1.3 -4.3
79 Travel agency, tour operator 13 228.3 1.5 -0.7 5.5 3.3
80 Security and investigation 103 119.4 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 2.3
81 Services to building and landscape activities 262 112.6 3.0 -3.2 1.7 3.1
82 Other administrative and business support activities 313 125.8 1.7 -0.8 1.6 5.3
R+S Household services 667 156.8 -2.4 2.4 1.1 2.2
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 439 178.0 -3.4 3.2 1.4 2.8
S Other service activities 228 116.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6
  • (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 February to April 2025, services output was up by 2.3% compared to the same period a year earlier

Cumulative output from February to April 2025 was 2.3% higher than in the same period a year earlier. This increase was mainly driven by professional, scientific and technical activities (+3.2%) and transportation and storage (+4.1%). Output also increased year on year in real estate activities (+2.9%), arts, entertainment and recreation (+2.8%), and accommodation and food service activities (+1.4%). It was up, but more slightly, in administrative and support service activities (+1.1%, despite a sharp fall in employment activities) and in information and communication (+1.0%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index in March 2025 has been left unchanged compared to the previous release, remaining at +0.2% (after rounding).

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Jan. 2025/Dec. 2024 Feb. 2025/Jan. 2025 Mar. 2025/Feb. 2025 Q1 2025/Q4 2024 2024/2023
Services production -0.15 0.12 -0.09 -0.01 0.02
Raw series -0.15 0.07 -0.01 0.10 0.03
SA-WDA parameters 0.00 0.05 -0.08 -0.11 -0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between February and March 2025 is revised by -0.09 points: -0.01 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.08 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
  • Source : DGFiP, INSEE.

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

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