Market services in 2017: production accelerating, boosted by steady demand

In 2017, the added value of non-financial market services increased by 3.7% in volume terms, versus +2.4% in 2016. This increase is the highest since 2006. Business and government demand, both current purchases and investments, grew very vigorously (+4.3% after +2.6% in 2016). Household consumption of services gained pace (+2.0% versus +1.7%), in contrast to that of goods. The production of specialised scientific and technical services, computer services and data processing is particularly dynamic. Accommodation/restaurants and real estate activities are also becoming more buoyant. In this favourable context, employment in services picked up (+3.1% versus +2.2%), driven by temporary employment.