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Informations Rapides · 27 February 2026 · n° 54
Informations rapidesIn December 2025, services output bounced back (+1.9%)  Index of services production - December 2025

In December 2025, output in services rebounded sharply (+1.9%) after having fallen markedly in November (‑1.4%).

Informations rapides
No 54
Paru le :Paru le27/02/2026
Prochaine parution le : 31/03/2026 at 08:45 - January 2026

In December 2025, output in services rebounded sharply (+1.9%) after having fallen markedly in November (‑1.4%).

Over a month, services output increased in almost all sectors

In December 2025*, output growth was mainly driven by a rebound in transportation and storage (+5.1% after ‑2.2%), professional, scientific and technical activities (+2.0% after ‑2.2%), information and communication (+1.4% after ‑1.9%), and arts, entertainment and recreation (+4.2% after ‑3.2%). Output rebounded more moderately in administrative and support service activities (+0.6% after ‑0.4%) and slowed down in accommodation and food service activities (+0.4% after +0.8%).

Conversely, output declined slightly again in real estate activities (‑0.3% 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)
2025-12 119.45 123.65 120.44 161.44 123.21
2025-11 117.75 121.38 114.63 160.83 121.55
2025-10 119.53 123.16 117.19 159.5 123.89
2025-09 119.3 123.29 118.0 158.12 124.11
2025-08 118.95 123.0 116.39 158.67 123.51
2025-07 119.3 123.07 116.5 159.81 124.28
2025-06 117.92 122.69 117.95 158.47 123.51
2025-05 117.65 122.54 116.28 160.43 124.75
2025-04 116.89 121.71 116.63 160.84 122.07
2025-03 116.71 121.98 116.23 157.59 124.03
2025-02 117.84 122.22 116.49 158.5 122.09
2025-01 118.41 122.16 114.68 159.91 123.5
2024-12 117.02 121.61 117.89 159.51 121.9
2024-11 118.48 122.46 116.67 157.92 123.7
2024-10 116.61 120.6 113.72 157.01 120.72
2024-09 116.57 120.21 113.05 156.42 121.27
2024-08 118.19 121.64 114.93 156.5 123.16
2024-07 114.86 118.8 113.21 154.2 119.67
2024-06 115.08 117.95 108.79 152.55 119.03
2024-05 115.96 120.16 112.07 154.11 122.13
2024-04 118.89 122.46 116.57 153.82 125.38
2024-03 111.59 116.4 107.35 157.42 119.54
2024-02 114.48 118.63 109.7 158.56 120.44
2024-01 114.79 119.24 113.11 155.01 120.16
2023-12 114.13 118.53 112.68 155.98 120.46
2023-11 112.63 116.58 109.49 152.47 116.85
2023-10 112.39 116.48 108.58 154.06 118.85
2023-09 111.8 116.23 107.79 154.31 118.19
2023-08 112.68 116.89 108.95 150.92 118.37
2023-07 112.35 117.18 108.93 148.46 122.25
2023-06 112.64 116.97 109.01 151.37 118.22
2023-05 113.37 116.53 110.67 147.8 116.37
2023-04 110.99 115.21 107.13 150.17 115.09
2023-03 112.09 116.14 110.81 150.86 115.66
2023-02 110.43 114.99 109.27 153.67 114.8
2023-01 110.08 114.87 112.07 153.63 112.9
2022-12 110.3 114.43 107.42 150.62 114.31
2022-11 109.97 114.91 113.49 150.28 112.5
2022-10 109.86 115.11 113.42 149.23 113.16
2022-09 112.05 115.56 114.86 149.87 111.06
2022-08 110.33 115.12 111.79 147.12 114.51
2022-07 108.11 112.96 111.16 141.42 110.56
2022-06 109.41 113.36 112.24 141.77 107.95
2022-05 106.8 110.43 109.61 143.75 104.02
2022-04 108.66 111.25 107.99 144.63 107.13
2022-03 106.43 109.91 108.3 139.89 106.73
2022-02 107.67 109.44 108.68 135.79 105.1
2022-01 103.19 105.66 105.14 122.61 104.15
2021-12 104.79 107.53 104.61 131.41 105.09
2021-11 104.69 108.09 108.16 135.26 104.19
2021-10 103.84 105.89 103.11 133.98 100.64
2021-09 101.67 105.0 99.97 130.0 102.6
2021-08 99.28 102.9 100.84 128.88 101.1
2021-07 101.88 103.33 100.11 125.29 100.44
2021-06 99.0 100.04 100.43 108.13 99.6
2021-05 96.99 93.83 95.18 73.24 97.11
2021-04 98.43 93.67 98.21 54.12 99.78
2021-03 98.79 94.76 97.91 59.3 97.93
2021-02 95.28 92.6 96.98 61.08 95.38
2021-01 95.36 92.35 94.48 59.32 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) Dec. 2025 Change in %
Nov. 2025/Oct. 2025 Dec. 2025/Nov. 2025 Q/Q-1 (2) Q/Q-4 (3)
Index of services production 10,000 123.7 -1.4 1.9 -0.3 1.0
H Transportation and storage 1,506 120.4 -2.2 5.1 0.4 1.1
49 Land transport… 596 113.0 -2.1 2.7 -1.0 0.4
50 Water transport 215 s s s s s
51 Air transport 39 177.3 -3.2 4.5 -1.1 3.1
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 544 110.6 -1.2 0.4 -1.5 -1.4
53 Postal and courier activities 113 s s s s s
I Accommodation and food service activities 609 161.4 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.5
55 Accommodation 129 184.5 1.5 2.9 3.0 4.4
56 Food and beverage service activities 481 155.3 0.6 -0.4 0.5 0.7
J Information-communication 1,804 123.2 -1.9 1.4 -0.9 0.6
58 Publishing activities 244 110.0 -2.6 2.9 -1.8 0.3
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 104 117.4 2.5 3.3 -3.0 -4.6
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 65 75.1 -2.9 -1.8 -3.1 -12.6
61 Telecommunications 376 120.0 -2.3 1.2 0.6 -0.7
62 Computer programming... 877 130.3 -2.6 1.1 -1.4 2.0
63 Information services 137 137.3 1.9 0.8 2.4 4.1
L Real estate activities 915 101.3 -0.2 -0.3 -1.4 0.5
M+N Business support 4,500 119.5 -1.5 1.4 -0.2 1.3
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,677 121.5 -2.2 2.0 0.0 1.5
69 Legal and accounting activities 549 114.4 0.1 1.0 1.1 3.4
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 801 135.9 -1.6 2.1 0.0 1.1
71 Architecture and engineering activities 530 124.1 -0.6 4.2 3.7 4.7
72 Scientific research and development 559 106.4 -7.2 1.8 -4.3 -2.4
73 Advertising and market research 129 101.2 -1.4 0.4 -2.1 -3.1
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 80 152.2 -3.4 -0.7 1.1 5.0
75 Veterinary activities 27 103.8 0.3 0.7 -1.5 0.6
N Administrative and support service activities 1,823 116.5 -0.4 0.6 -0.6 1.0
77 Rental and leasing activities 589 121.1 -0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0
78 Employment activities 543 102.9 -1.0 -0.1 -1.1 -1.9
79 Travel agency, tour operator 13 241.6 6.6 -3.6 6.7 16.2
80 Security and investigation 103 119.0 -0.6 2.0 -1.3 -3.2
81 Services to building and landscape activities 262 117.0 -1.2 3.1 0.1 2.9
82 Other administrative and business support activities 313 124.7 0.2 -0.9 -2.7 0.6
R+S Household services 667 156.7 -2.2 3.1 -1.0 -0.5
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 439 177.5 -3.2 4.2 -1.2 -0.8
S Other service activities 228 116.6 0.8 0.0 -0.5 0.5
  • (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 fourth quarter of 2025, services output was up by 1.0% compared to the same period a year earlier

In the fourth quarter of 2025, output in services was 1.0% higher than in the fourth quarter of 2024. It increased in almost all sectors, in particular in professional, scientific and technical activities (+1.5%), in transportation and storage (+1.1%), and in administrative and support service activities (+1.0%).

Conversely, output decreased year on year in arts, entertainment and recreation (‑0.8%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index for November 2025 is unchanged compared to the previous release, remaining at ‑1.4% (after rounding).

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Sept. 2025/Aug. 2025 Oct. 2025/Sept. 2025 Nov. 2025/Oct. 2025 Q3 2025/Q2 2025 2024/2023
Services production 0.00 -0.09 -0.03 0.14 0.01
Raw series 0.01 -0.15 0.15 0.16 0.00
SA-WDA parameters -0.01 0.06 -0.18 -0.02 0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between October and November 2025 is revised by -0.03 points : +0.15 points due to the revisions of raw data and -0.18 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters.
  • Source : DGFiP, INSEE.

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