Services - 1st quarter of 2012

Moderate recovery of sales in services

07.05.2012
Code: r-9001-12
 




In Q1 2012, seasonally adjusted sales in services increased, quarter-on-quarter, at constant prices by 1.4%. After working day adjustment they increased by 0.6%, year-on-year, without adjustment by 0.9%. The highest growth was recorded in administrative and support service activities (+4.2%).

In Q1 2012, seasonally adjusted sales in services 1 ) increased, quarter-on-quarter, at constant prices by 1.4%. After working day adjustment they increased by 0.6%, year-on-year (in Q1 2012 there was one working day more), without adjustment by 0.9%. The highest growth was recorded in administrative and support service activities (+4.2%).

Year-on-year development of not seasonally adjusted sales in services broken down by CZ-NACE division:

- sales in transportation and storage increased by 1.4%. Sales grew in all divisions except for water transport (-1.0%) and stagnating postal and courier activities. Sales increased in air transport (+2.6%), land transport and transport via pipelines (+1.3%), and in warehousing and support activities for transportation (+1.5%);

- sales in accommodation and food service activities slightly increased (+0.4%). The increase was influenced by development in accommodation (+ 10.0%); on the contrary, in food and beverage service activities sales decreased by 4.0%;

- in information and communication the decrease of sales, which started in the Q2 2011 continued, this time it dropped by 0.4%. The overall drop was influenced mainly by lower sales in telecommunications (-4.1%), publishing activities (-5.1%), and information service activities (-8.6%), which include, for example, news agency activities, activities related to web portals, data processing, and hosting. Drop of sales was recorded also in the so-called music and motion picture activities (-6.1%). Increase of sales was reported only by computer programming, consultancy and related activities (+6.2%) and programming and broadcasting activities (+20.0%);

- sales in real estate activities dropped by 1.8%. Buying and selling of own real estate and renting and operating of own or leased real estate recorded a decrease (-0.3%) as well as sales of real estate activities on a fee or contract basis (-3.9%);

- sales in professional, scientific and technical activities 2 ) increased by 0.8%. Architectural and engineering activities increased by 10.8%, sales for advertising and market research increased, too (+0.4%). Sales of other divisions dropped - activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (-1.6%), legal and accounting activities (-5.0%), and other professional, scientific and technical activities (-5.0%);

- sales in administrative and support service activities 3 ) increased by 4.2%. An increase was recorded by all divisions except for security and investigation activities (-5.3%). The biggest sales increase was in employment activities (+16.4%) and office administrative, office support and other business support activities (+7.4%). After a drop in the Q4 2011, sales increased again in services to buildings and landscape activities (+4.5%) and travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities (+1.2%). Rental and leasing activities were growing already for five successive quarters (this time +1.5%).
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1) For the purpose of News Releases, services include the following CZ-NACE sections: Transportation and Storage (H), Accommodation and food service activities (I), Information and communication (J), Real estate activities (L), Professional, scientific and technical activities – without Scientific research and development and Veterinary activities (M without 72 and 75), Administrative and support service activities without Landscape service activities (N without 81.3).
2) For the purpose of News Releases section M – Professional, scientific and technical activities does not include CZ-NACE 72 – Scientific research and development and CZ-NACE 75 – Veterinary activities.
3) For the purpose of News Releases section N – Administrative and support service activities does not include CZ-NACE 81.3 – Landscape service activities.


Notes:
Data for Q1 2012 are preliminary; final data for individual quarters of 2012 will be available in June 2013 at the latest.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Marie Boušková, phone (+420) 274052935, e-ma il: marie.bouskova@czso.cz
Contact person: Marie Boušková, phone (+420) 274052935, e-mail: marie.bouskova@czso.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (“SP 1-12”)
End of data collection: 26 April 2012
End of data processing: 2 May 2012
Related publications: Basic indices since 2000 and y-o-y indices since 2001 are available in time series (excluding section J, which is available since 2005 or rather 2006).
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Next News Release will be published on: 7 August 2012



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  • Annexes:
  • Table 1 Sales in services (year-on-year indices)
  • Table 2 Sales in services (year-on-year changes, decomposition of increase - year-on-year)
  • Graph 1 Sales in services (fixed base indices)
  • Graph 2 Other services turnover - international comparison
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Published: 07.05.2012
The data are valid as of the release date of the publication.


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