29 June 2018
2018- n° 176In April 2018, services output increased sharply (+2.7%) Index of services production - April 2018
In April 2018, output increased sharply in services (+2.7%) after a near-stability in March.
- Services output rose over the last three months
- Output grew sharply over a year
- Strong rebound in business support
- Marked acceleration in information and communication
- Large increase in transportation and storage
- Slight rise in household services
- Virtual stability in accomodation and food service activities
- Revisions
The commentary shows variations of subsections by decreasing contribution to the overall variation. The contribution of a subsection depends on the extent of the change and on its weight.
In April 2018, output increased sharply in services (+2.7%) after a near-stability in March.
Services output rose over the last three months
Over the last three months (February to April), services production increased by 0.5% compared to the previous three months.
It grew by 1.0% in business support activities, be it in specialised, scientific and technical activities (+1.1%) or in administrative and business service activities (+0.8%). It rose sharply in information and communication (+1.6%) and more slightly in accommodation and food services activities (+0.3%) and transportation and storage (+0.2%). However, it decreased in household services (−2.7%) and in real estate activities (−0.2%).
Output grew sharply over a year
In services, output of the last three months rose sharply over a year (+4.8%), with an increase in all sectors.
It went up strongly in business support (+6.4%), be it in administrative and business service activities (+7.5%) or in specialised, scientific and technical activities (+5.7%). It also grew sharply in information and communication (+6.1%), transportation and storage (+3.3%), accommodation and food service activities (+3.7%) and household services (+1.7%). It increased more moderately in real estate activities (+0.7%).
graphiqueGraph1 – Index of services production
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
tableauTable1 – Variation in the services production
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nace classification | Weight (1) | Apr./ Mar. | Mar./ Feb. | q-o-q (2) | y-o-y (3) |
| Index of services production | 10000 | 2.7 | –0.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| H Transportation and storage | 1504 | 2.5 | –0.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities | 870 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| J Information and communication | 1635 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| L Real estate activities | 964 | 1.8 | –1.8 | –0.2 | 0.7 |
| M+N Business support | 4289 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| M Specialised, scientific and technical activities | 2540 | 3.4 | –0.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| N Administrative and business service activities | 1748 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| R+S Household services | 738 | 0.2 | 0.4 | –2.7 | 1.7 |
- (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
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
Strong rebound in business support
In April 2018, output in business support activities grew strongly (+3.8%) after a virtual stability in March (−0.1%).
It went up sharply in specialised, scientific and technical activities (+3.4% after −0.6% in March), particularly in activities of head offices and management consultancy (+4.2% after −1.4%), scientific research and development (+3.0 after +1.0%), architecture and engineering activities (+3.2% after −0.8%) and advertising and market research (+8.1% after −1.3%).
Output also expanded strongly in administrative and business support activities (+4.4% after +1.0%), notably in other administrative and business support activities (+7.5%), employment activities (+4.1%) and services to building and landscape activities (+5.3%).
Marked acceleration in information and communication
Output in information and communication accelerated markedly in April (+2.8% after +0.2%), due to computer programming (+3.6%) and edition (+6.7%).
Large increase in transportation and storage
After a virtual stability In March, output in transportation and storage increased considerably in April (+2.5%), notably in warehousing and support for transportation (+4.4%) and land transport (+2.1%). By contrast, it declined in air transport (−5.3%).
Slight rise in household services
Output in household services rose again slightly in April (+0.2% after +0.4% in March). It still grew in other personal services (+0.7% after +1.1%) but went down in arts, entertainment and recreation (−0.2% after a virtual stability in March).
Virtual stability in accomodation and food service activities
As in March, output in accommodation and food services was virtually stable in April (+0.1% after 0.0%). It increased again in food and beverage service activities (+0.4% after +0.4%) but it also decreased again in accommodation (−1.0% after −1.2%).
Revisions
The month-on-month variation rate of the index of services production in March 2018 has been revised upwards by 0.1 points, mainly due to raw series updating. Initially published at −0.2%, it has been stated at −0.1%.
tableauTable2 – Variation in the services production
| Change in % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (1) | Apr. 18 | Apr./ Mar. | Mar./ Feb. | q-o-q (2) | |
| Index of services production | 10000 | 112.5 | 2.7 | –0.1 | 0.5 |
| H transportation and storage | 1504 | 108.4 | 2.5 | –0.1 | 0.2 |
| 49 Land transport… | 715 | 110.7 | 2.1 | –0.4 | –0.2 |
| 50 Water transport | 36 | 126.7 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 51 Air transport | 115 | 96.2 | –5.3 | 2.1 | –1.8 |
| 52 Warehousing and support for transportation | 504 | 110.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 53 Postal and courier activities | 135 | 93.9 | 2.3 | –1.8 | 0.3 |
| I Accomodation and food service activities | 870 | 111.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 55 Accommodation | 205 | 105.6 | –1.0 | –1.2 | 0.8 |
| 56 Food and beverage service activities | 664 | 113.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| J Information-communication | 1635 | 117.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| 58 Publishing activities | 208 | 109.1 | 6.7 | –3.8 | –2.1 |
| 59 Motion picture, sound recording, music publishing | 119 | 110.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | –0.3 |
| 60 Programming and broadcasting activities | 71 | 109.9 | 6.1 | –8.7 | –0.3 |
| 61 Telecommunications | 415 | 100.0 | –1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 62 Computer programming... | 720 | 129.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| 63 Information services | 102 | 130.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| L Real estate activities | 964 | 102.0 | 1.8 | –1.8 | –0.2 |
| M Specialised, scientific and technical activities | 2540 | 111.6 | 3.4 | –0.6 | 1.1 |
| 69 Legal and accounting activities | 502 | 114.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy | 739 | 112.7 | 4.2 | –1.4 | 0.1 |
| 71 Architecture and engineering activities | 491 | 109.6 | 3.2 | –0.8 | 1.7 |
| 72 Scientific research and development | 559 | 106.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 73 Advertising and market research | 146 | 109.9 | 8.1 | –1.3 | 0.9 |
| 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities | 79 | 132.1 | 3.7 | –5.0 | 6.6 |
| 75 Veterinary activities | 26 | 111.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| N Administrative and business service activities | 1748 | 119.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 77 Rental and leasing activities | 526 | 114.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| 78 Employment activities | 502 | 133.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 79 Travel agency, tour operator | 35 | 101.6 | 2.0 | –5.1 | –0.9 |
| 80 Security and investigation | 104 | 116.9 | 6.9 | 1.3 | –0.4 |
| 81 Services to building and landscape activities | 245 | 114.5 | 5.3 | –1.7 | 0.2 |
| 82 Other administrative and business support activities | 336 | 112.8 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation | 460 | 114.6 | –0.2 | 0.1 | –4.1 |
| S Other personal services | 278 | 105.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | –0.3 |
- (1) Weight (10 000 = H…S excepting K, O, P, Q)
- (2) Quarter-on-quarter: last three months / previous three months
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
tableauTable3 – Revision of variations
| Mar./ Feb. | Feb./ Jan. | Jan./ Dec. | Q1 2018/ Q4 2017 | 2017/ 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services production | 0.13 | –0.05 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.02 |
| Raw series | 0.04 | 0.04 | –0.06 | –0.06 | 0.02 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.09 | –0.09 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.00 |
- How to read: in the services industries, the SA-WDA variation in output between February 2018 and March 2018 is revised by +0.13 points: +0.04 points due to the revisions of raw data and +0,09 points due to the update of SA-WDA parameters
- Sources: DGFiP, INSEE
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