Services - 2nd quarter of 2017

Growth of sales in services continued

08.08.2017
Code: 180030-17
 

In the Q2 2017, seasonally adjusted sales in services increased at constant prices by 0.8%, quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q). Sales adjusted for calendar effects increased at constant prices by 5.4%, year‑on-year (y-o-y); non-adjusted sales increased by 3.3%, y‑o‑y.

In the Q2 2017, seasonally adjusted sales in services1) increased at constant prices by 0.8%, quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q). The highest q-o-q growth was recorded by the section of accommodation and food service activities (+2.9%). 

Year-on-year, sales adjusted for calendar effects increased by 5.4%. There were 4 working days less in the Q2 2017 than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Growth was reported by all industries of services.

Non-adjusted sales increased by 3.3%, year-on-year. Development in individual industries of services (CZ-NACE sections) was as follows:

-          sales in transportation and storage increased by 0.7%. Air transport recorded a double-digit growth, namely by 17.5%. Sales in water transport increased, too (+2.8%) as well as in postal and courier activities (+1.8%). Warehousing and support activities for transportation stagnated. A decrease in sales was reported only by land transport and transport via pipelines (-0.5%), which is, however, the most important as for the volume of sales;

-          sales in accommodation and food service activities increased by 12.4%. The sales increased in the accommodation by 14.6% and in the food and beverage service activities by 11.3%;

-          sales in information and communication increased by 3.8%. Sales in information service activities, which include, for example, data processing, web portals, and hosting continued to grow (this time by 8.9%); the growth started already in the Q1 2014. A sales increase was recorded also by computer programming, consultancy and related activities (+4.9%), which include, for example, computer programming activities, computer consultancy activities, and computer facilities management activities. Sales increased also in telecommunications (+3.9%), programming and broadcasting activities (+3.5%), publishing activities (+2.3%). On the contrary, a decrease of sales was reported by the so-called music and motion picture activities (-14.0%);

-          sales in real estate activities increased by 1.9%. Higher sales were reported by real estate activities on a fee or contract basis (+3.1%) as well as by (the more important as for their volume) buying and selling of own real estate and renting and operating of own or leased real estate (+1.6%);

-          sales in professional, scientific and technical activities2) increased by 1.5%. In this section, most of economic activities (industries) were growing; however, the highest growth was in other professional, scientific and technical activities (+3.3%). Higher sales were recorded also by legal and accounting activities (+2.9%), which have been growing already since the beginning of 2015. A y-o-y growth was reported also by the following two most important groups of activities as for their volume: architectural and engineering activities (+2.4%) and advertising and market research (+0.6%). A decrease of sales was recorded in this quarter by activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (-2.8%);

-          sales in administrative and support service activities3) increased by 6.9%. The development of this section was influenced the most by steadily growing (since the Q2 2010) division of employment activities, which grew this time by 12.7%. Already for the fourth successive quarter, sales increased in travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities (this time +12.8%). Higher sales were recorded also by office administrative, office support and other business support activities (+6.2%), rental and leasing activities (+5.0%), security and investigation activities (+0.6%). The only decreasing economic activity (industry) in this section were services to buildings and landscape activities, in which sales decreased by 1.3%, year-on-year.     

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1) For the purpose of the News Release, 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 the News Release, 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 the News Release, section N – Administrative and support service activities does not include CZ-NACE 81.3 – Landscape service activities.

Notes:
All data in the text of the News Release are at constant prices.
Data for the Q2 2017 are preliminary; final data for individual quarters of 2017 will be available in June 2018.

Responsible head at the CZSO: Marie Boušková, phone number: (+420) 274052935, e-mail: marie.bouskova@czso.cz
Contact person: Marie Boušková, phone number: (+420) 274052935, e-mail: marie.bouskova@czso.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (SP 1-12)
End of data collection: 27 July 2017
End of data processing: 1 August 2017
Related outputs: Base 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: 8 November 2017

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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)
  • Table 3 Sales in services (year-on-year indices, adjusted for calendar effects)
  • Chart 1 Sales in services – base indices, constant prices
  • Chart 2 Sales in services – international comparison, seasonally adjusted, current prices
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Published: 08.08.2017
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