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Informations Rapides · 31 March 2026 · n° 82
Informations rapidesIn January 2026, services output fell back (‑0.6%)  Index of services production - January 2026

In January 2026, services output fell back (‑0.6%), after a sharp increase in December 2025 (+1.9%).

Informations rapides
No 82
Paru le :Paru le31/03/2026
Prochaine parution le : 22/04/2026 at 08:45 - February 2026
Note

Starting next month, the « Informations Rapides » issues relating to the index of services output will be published around 50 days after the end of the month under review, instead of 60 days.

In January 2026, services output fell back (‑0.6%), after a sharp increase in December 2025 (+1.9%).

Over a month, output declined in most major sectors

In January 2026*, the decline in output was mainly driven by the marked downturn in transportation and storage (‑4.1% after +5.0%), and, to a lesser extent, in administrative and support service activities (‑1.3% after +0.5%), in professional, scientific and technical activities (‑0.4% after +2.1%), in arts, entertainment and recreation (‑1.3% after +4.9%), and in accommodation and food service activities (‑0.6% after +0.7%).

Conversely, output increased again in information and communication (+1.9% after +1.5%) and bounced back in real estate activities (+1.5% 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)
2026-01 118.43 122.88 115.19 161.16 125.89
2025-12 119.34 123.65 120.11 162.17 123.55
2025-11 117.61 121.35 114.44 161.0 121.77
2025-10 119.55 123.23 117.05 159.73 124.05
2025-09 119.32 123.34 117.85 158.22 124.22
2025-08 118.97 123.03 116.32 158.83 123.43
2025-07 119.43 123.24 116.62 159.99 124.36
2025-06 117.93 122.71 117.93 158.57 123.54
2025-05 117.33 122.45 116.34 160.46 124.71
2025-04 116.74 121.74 116.76 161.1 122.23
2025-03 116.75 122.05 116.41 157.65 123.76
2025-02 117.84 122.22 116.72 158.5 122.09
2025-01 118.69 122.21 114.9 159.71 122.86
2024-12 116.9 121.56 117.24 159.84 122.09
2024-11 118.34 122.4 116.56 157.95 123.9
2024-10 116.64 120.61 113.66 157.09 120.75
2024-09 116.6 120.24 112.93 156.44 121.46
2024-08 118.26 121.67 114.94 156.55 123.17
2024-07 114.93 118.89 113.28 154.38 119.69
2024-06 115.09 117.96 108.84 152.63 118.94
2024-05 116.08 120.3 112.17 154.16 122.15
2024-04 118.81 122.48 116.68 153.9 125.42
2024-03 111.71 116.52 107.48 157.46 119.47
2024-02 114.49 118.7 109.91 158.57 120.44
2024-01 115.01 119.36 113.29 154.9 119.82
2023-12 113.9 118.42 112.01 156.18 120.53
2023-11 112.65 116.61 109.45 152.48 117.02
2023-10 112.46 116.52 108.55 153.92 118.9
2023-09 111.86 116.26 107.78 154.2 118.16
2023-08 112.59 116.84 108.93 151.06 118.39
2023-07 112.28 117.18 108.99 148.55 122.2
2023-06 112.7 117.0 109.06 151.5 118.23
2023-05 113.48 116.63 110.74 147.96 116.41
2023-04 111.02 115.28 107.27 150.12 115.1
2023-03 112.11 116.16 110.88 150.9 115.6
2023-02 110.58 115.08 109.45 153.6 114.76
2023-01 110.03 114.86 112.21 153.49 112.68
2022-12 110.14 114.33 106.81 150.7 114.32
2022-11 109.99 114.95 113.48 150.28 112.59
2022-10 109.92 115.14 113.48 148.96 113.16
2022-09 112.11 115.59 114.85 149.65 111.05
2022-08 110.29 115.1 111.78 147.33 114.51
2022-07 108.01 112.95 111.26 141.56 110.52
2022-06 109.45 113.39 112.25 141.95 107.96
2022-05 106.86 110.49 109.69 143.95 104.06
2022-04 108.7 111.32 108.16 144.54 107.12
2022-03 106.47 109.94 108.38 139.91 106.69
2022-02 107.79 109.5 108.77 135.65 105.08
2022-01 103.19 105.64 105.16 122.52 104.05
2021-12 104.71 107.43 103.98 131.44 105.12
2021-11 104.7 108.12 108.19 135.31 104.23
2021-10 103.87 105.9 103.18 133.67 100.63
2021-09 101.72 105.01 99.96 129.69 102.58
2021-08 99.27 102.97 100.96 129.11 101.09
2021-07 101.71 103.31 100.33 125.41 100.41
2021-06 99.04 100.11 100.48 108.27 99.65
2021-05 97.02 93.85 95.23 73.37 97.17
2021-04 98.45 93.67 98.32 54.1 99.78
2021-03 98.82 94.74 97.89 59.3 97.89
2021-02 95.33 92.58 96.95 61.02 95.38
2021-01 95.37 92.3 94.52 59.29 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) Jan. 2026 Change in %
Dec. 2025/Nov. 2025 Jan. 2026/Dec. 2025 Q/Q-1 (2) Q/Q-4 (3)
Index of services production 10,000 122.9 1.9 -0.6 -0.5 0.5
H Transportation and storage 1,506 115.2 5.0 -4.1 -0.4 0.3
49 Land transport… 596 111.8 3.0 -1.3 -1.2 0.1
50 Water transport 215 s s s s s
51 Air transport 39 179.3 4.8 0.6 -1.2 5.3
52 Warehousing and support for transportation 544 112.1 0.6 1.2 -1.0 -1.1
53 Postal and courier activities 113 s s s s s
I Accommodation and food service activities 609 161.2 0.7 -0.6 1.6 1.4
55 Accommodation 129 181.1 3.2 -2.2 3.5 4.9
56 Food and beverage service activities 481 155.8 0.0 -0.1 1.0 0.4
J Information-communication 1,804 125.9 1.5 1.9 -0.1 0.6
58 Publishing activities 244 109.3 3.4 -0.9 -1.3 -1.6
59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing 104 118.9 3.9 0.4 0.6 -1.0
60 Programming and broadcasting activities 65 77.7 -1.5 3.4 -2.3 -10.2
61 Telecommunications 376 116.5 1.1 -2.6 -0.9 -2.8
62 Computer programming... 877 135.6 1.1 3.7 -0.4 2.5
63 Information services 137 147.3 0.8 6.4 5.2 5.7
L Real estate activities 915 102.5 -0.9 1.5 -1.5 0.9
M+N Business support 4,500 118.4 1.5 -0.8 -0.7 0.4
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2,677 121.0 2.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.9
69 Legal and accounting activities 549 116.3 1.8 0.4 1.9 5.3
70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy 801 134.1 2.1 -1.4 -0.3 -0.2
71 Architecture and engineering activities 530 115.9 2.7 -4.6 0.3 3.2
72 Scientific research and development 559 112.7 2.8 4.9 -3.0 -3.4
73 Advertising and market research 129 102.2 0.5 0.9 -2.1 -2.3
74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 80 150.2 -0.9 -0.6 -3.3 3.4
75 Veterinary activities 27 104.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.9
N Administrative and support service activities 1,823 114.6 0.5 -1.3 -1.1 -0.4
77 Rental and leasing activities 589 116.8 1.3 -3.4 -0.7 0.2
78 Employment activities 543 100.6 -0.5 -1.4 -2.3 -3.5
79 Travel agency, tour operator 13 251.3 -4.7 4.3 5.6 14.1
80 Security and investigation 103 121.4 2.3 1.7 0.1 -1.2
81 Services to building and landscape activities 262 114.6 3.1 -2.1 0.1 2.2
82 Other administrative and business support activities 313 127.0 -1.4 1.9 -1.8 0.6
R+S Household services 667 155.2 3.6 -1.1 -1.1 -0.7
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 439 175.7 4.9 -1.3 -1.5 -1.0
S Other service activities 228 115.8 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.3
  • (1) Poids : 10 000 = H…S hors K, O, P, Q.
  • (2) Trois derniers mois rapportés aux trois mois précédents.
  • (3) Trois derniers mois rapportés à la même période de l’année précédente.
  • s : secret statistique.
  • Source : DGFiP, Insee.

From November 2025 to January 2026, services output rose by 0.5% compared to the same period a year earlier

The cumulative output from November 2025 to January 2026 was 0.5% higher than in the same period a year earlier. It increased in most sectors, in particular in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.9%), information and communication (+0.6%), accommodation and food service activities (+1.4%) and in real estate activities (+0.9%).

Conversely, output decreased year on year in administrative and support service activities (‑0.4%) and in arts, entertainment and recreation (‑1.0%).

Revisions

The monthly change in the services production index for December 2025 has been left unchanged compared to the previous release, remaining at +1.9% (after rounding).

Revision of variations

in percentage points
Revision of variations (in percentage points)
Oct. 2025/Sept. 2025 Nov. 2025/Oct. 2025 Dec. 2025/Nov. 2025 Q4 2025/Q3 2025 2025/2024
Services production 0.01 -0.08 0.03 -0.06 -0.01
Raw series -0.10 -0.05 0.21 -0.09 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.11 -0.03 -0.18 0.03 -0.01
  • How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA percentage change in output between November and December 2025 is revised by +0.03 points : +0.21 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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*All data are seasonally and working-day adjusted (SA-WDA)

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