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Informations rapidesIn September 2025, services output increased slightly (+0.2%) Index of services production - September 2025

In September 2025, services output rose slightly (+0.2%), after +0.1% in August.

Informations rapides
No 295
Paru le :Paru le27/11/2025
Prochaine parution le : 30/01/2026 at 08:45 - November 2025

In September 2025, services output rose slightly (+0.2%) after +0.1% in August.

Over a month, output was notably driven up by transportation and storage and information-communication

In September 2025*, output accelerated in transportation and storage (+1.3% after +0.3%) and bounced back in information and communication (+0.9% after -0.4%) as well as in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.5% after -1.3%). It grew again in administrative and support service activities but more moderately than in August (+0.3% after +1.1%).

Conversely, output fell back in real estate activities (-1.7% after a strong rise in August: +4.2%) and in arts, entertainment and recreation (-1.5% after +1.0%). Finally, it fell again in accommodation and food service activities (-0.4% after -0.9%).

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)
2025-09 119.6 123.53 117.91 157.39 125.14
2025-08 119.09 123.24 116.43 158.07 123.97
2025-07 119.56 123.13 116.07 159.53 124.53
2025-06 118.72 122.99 117.94 158.32 123.32
2025-05 117.84 122.62 116.51 160.39 124.43
2025-04 116.89 121.91 116.87 160.67 121.91
2025-03 117.68 122.34 116.59 157.49 124.17
2025-02 118.13 122.17 116.48 157.86 122.04
2025-01 118.41 122.05 114.36 159.45 123.52
2024-12 117.04 121.96 119.77 159.18 121.63
2024-11 117.57 121.58 115.29 158.65 122.76
2024-10 116.93 120.74 113.36 156.83 121.28
2024-09 116.49 120.35 113.29 156.63 121.78
2024-08 117.92 121.71 114.98 156.11 123.82
2024-07 115.02 118.85 113.09 154.27 119.6
2024-06 115.46 118.12 108.78 152.55 118.98
2024-05 115.87 120.14 111.68 153.96 122.38
2024-04 118.55 122.34 117.02 153.92 124.89
2024-03 111.73 116.4 107.29 157.46 119.5
2024-02 114.17 118.46 109.25 158.09 120.25
2024-01 114.68 119.19 112.95 154.86 120.28
2023-12 114.09 118.85 114.87 155.68 120.08
2023-11 111.65 115.7 108.46 152.65 115.87
2023-10 112.51 116.44 108.3 153.99 119.18
2023-09 111.97 116.39 107.9 154.46 118.5
2023-08 112.85 117.06 108.65 150.81 118.82
2023-07 112.52 117.27 108.72 148.57 122.35
2023-06 112.91 117.1 108.9 151.39 118.36
2023-05 113.42 116.59 110.53 147.74 116.56
2023-04 110.75 115.14 107.2 150.27 114.94
2023-03 112.26 116.15 110.53 150.87 115.58
2023-02 110.41 114.96 109.06 153.31 114.77
2023-01 109.98 114.83 112.05 153.6 112.86
2022-12 110.35 114.65 108.87 150.46 114.2
2022-11 109.53 114.52 112.97 150.39 112.08
2022-10 109.88 115.06 113.2 149.24 113.37
2022-09 112.14 115.61 114.86 149.92 111.16
2022-08 110.43 115.23 111.63 147.13 114.82
2022-07 108.17 112.96 110.73 141.48 110.62
2022-06 109.55 113.4 112.05 141.75 107.9
2022-05 106.85 110.5 109.61 143.78 104.2
2022-04 108.5 111.21 108.03 144.66 107.07
2022-03 106.56 109.94 108.2 139.85 106.69
2022-02 107.69 109.42 108.5 135.59 105.11
2022-01 103.1 105.61 105.0 122.62 104.11
2021-12 104.77 107.62 105.49 131.38 105.06
2021-11 104.54 107.97 108.09 135.3 104.03
2021-10 103.87 105.88 102.98 133.96 100.74
2021-09 101.73 105.04 100.01 130.07 102.62
2021-08 99.32 102.95 100.72 128.91 101.29
2021-07 101.94 103.34 99.85 125.26 100.43
2021-06 99.09 100.07 100.42 108.14 99.49
2021-05 96.92 93.78 94.98 73.24 97.14
2021-04 98.34 93.61 98.15 54.12 99.71
2021-03 98.87 94.8 97.93 59.28 97.95
2021-02 95.29 92.61 96.93 61.03 95.41
2021-01 95.31 92.34 94.44 59.31 96.13

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) Sept. 2025 Change in %
Aug. 2025/July 2025 Sept. 2025/Aug. 2025 Q/Q-1 (2) Q/Q-4 (3)
Index of services production 10,000 123.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 2.5
H Transportation and storage 1,506 117.9 0.3 1.3 -0.3 2.6
49 Land transport… 596 114.0 1.5 1.1 0.9 2.1
50 Water transport 215 s s s s s
51 Air transport 39 181.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 8.9
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 544 112.4 0.9 -1.3 -0.2 1.9
53 Postal and courier activities 113 s s s s s
I Accommodation and food service activities 609 157.4 -0.9 -0.4 -0.9 1.7
55 Accommodation 129 173.8 -0.3 0.1 -1.4 0.3
56 Food and beverage service activities 481 153.0 -1.1 -0.6 -0.8 2.2
J Information-communication 1,804 125.1 -0.4 0.9 1.1 2.3
58 Publishing activities 244 114.4 -0.0 2.2 2.8 3.6
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 104 120.5 3.9 0.1 0.5 -2.6
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 65 79.9 -2.4 2.6 -0.9 -10.7
61 Telecommunications 376 119.7 -1.1 0.2 -3.2 -0.7
62 Computer programming... 877 133.1 -1.0 1.0 2.4 4.2
63 Information services 137 133.3 2.0 0.9 2.5 3.8
L Real estate activities 915 103.3 4.2 -1.7 1.6 3.1
M+N Business support 4,500 119.6 -0.4 0.4 1.4 2.5
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,677 120.6 -1.3 0.5 1.6 3.0
69 Legal and accounting activities 549 110.3 1.1 -2.6 1.2 2.3
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 801 134.0 -2.4 1.0 -0.0 2.5
71 Architecture and engineering activities 530 116.0 1.4 -0.6 1.3 3.5
72 Scientific research and development 559 115.9 -5.9 5.1 4.7 4.1
73 Advertising and market research 129 101.0 2.8 -5.7 0.0 0.3
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 80 156.0 3.0 0.6 5.5 5.5
75 Veterinary activities 27 103.7 -4.8 0.8 0.6 2.0
N Administrative and support service activities 1,823 118.2 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.9
77 Rental and leasing activities 589 120.8 2.5 -0.9 0.2 3.0
78 Employment activities 543 104.9 -0.0 0.4 2.3 -1.8
79 Travel agency, tour operator 13 229.0 1.3 4.9 2.7 5.2
80 Security and investigation 103 120.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 -2.3
81 Services to building and landscape activities 262 115.8 -0.2 0.8 1.2 2.5
82 Other administrative and business support activities 313 133.1 1.1 1.5 0.8 5.9
R+S Household services 667 155.2 0.7 -1.6 -1.7 2.6
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 439 175.7 1.0 -1.5 -2.6 2.8
S Other service activities 228 115.8 -0.3 -1.7 1.0 1.9
  • (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.
  • s: confidential.
  • Source : DGFIP, INSEE.

In the third quarter of 2025, services output was up by 2.5% compared to the same period a year earlier

Output in the third quarter of 2025 was 2.5% higher than in the third quarter of 2024. It increased across all major sectors, particularly in professional, scientific and technical activities (+3.0%), information-communication (+2.3%), transportation and storage (+2.6%), and administrative and support service activities (+1.9%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index for August 2025 has been revised downward by 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous release, and now stands at +0.1% (after rounding).

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
June 2025/May 2025 July 2025/June 2025 Aug. 2025/July 2025 Q2 2025/Q1 2025 2024/2023
Services production 0.15 -0.24 -0.07 0.03 -0.02
Raw series -0.16 0.03 -0.10 -0.02 -0.01
SA-WDA parameters 0.31 -0.27 0.03 0.05 -0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between July and August 2025 is revised by -0.07 points : -0.10 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0.03 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
  • Source: DGFiP, INSEE.

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