Services - 3rd quarter of 2012

Sales for services stagnated

07.11.2012
Code: r-9001-12
 




In Q3 2012, seasonally adjusted sales in services increased by 0.1%, quarter-on-quarter, at constant prices. After the working day adjustment sales grew by 0.6%, without the adjustment they rose by 0.2%, both year-on-year. The only year-on-year growth was recorded in administrative and support service activities and in transportation and storage.

In Q3 2012, seasonally adjusted sales in services 1 ) increased by 0.1%, quarter-on-quarter, at constant prices. After the working day adjustment they grew by 0.6%, year-on-year (Q3 2012 was by one working day longer than that of the previous year). Sales without the adjustment increased by 0.2%. A growth was recorded only in administrative and support service activities and in transportation and storage.

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

- sales in transportation and storage increased by 2.6% due to a growth in sales in warehousing and support activities for transportation (+11.1%). The following divisions of transportation recorded a decline in sales for the second quarter in a row: land transport and transport via pipelines (this time -0.9%), air transport (-8.2%), and postal and courier activities (-4.7%);

- sales in accommodation and food service activities decreased by 3.0%. A decline in sales in food and beverage service activities (-7.5%) was also affected by a ban on sales and serving of strong alcoholic beverages in September. Conversely, accommodation showed a growth (+4.2%);

- in information and communication the decrease of sales, which started in the Q2 2011, continued. The decrease in sales (-0.3%) was mostly caused by a two-digit drop in sales in music and motion picture activities. Sales also fell in telecommunications (-0.8%), in publishing activities (-2.8%), and in information service activities (-3.1%). On the contrary, a growth was recorded in sales in computer programming, consultancy and related activities (+2.8%), which include, for example, computer programming activities, computer facilities management activities, and computer consultancy activities, and in programming and broadcasting activities (+9.2%);

- sales in real estate activities dropped by 4.4%. The results was cause by a decline both in real estate activities on a fee or contract basis (-6.6%) and buying and selling of own real estate and renting and operating of own or leased real estate (-3.4%);

- sales in professional, scientific and technical activities 2 ) decreased by 2.2%. The deepest drop in sales was recorded in other professional, scientific and technical activities
(-11.0%), then in legal and accounting activities (-5.1%), activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (-3.0%), and advertising and market research activities (-2.8%). Sales increased for the solely, due to volume important, architectural and engineering activities (+2.3%), in other groups a decrease was noticed;

- sales in administrative and support service activities 3 ) increased by 2.2%. Growing sales were measured for employment activities (+10.3%), office administrative, office support and other business support activities (+.6.0%), travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities (+1.6%), and for services to buildings and landscape activities (+0.7%). A decline in sales was recorded merely for security and investigation activities (-3.4%) and rental and leasing activities (-2.1%).
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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 Q3 2012 are preliminary; final data for respective quarters of 2012 shall be available in June 2013 at the latest.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Marie Boušková, phone (+420) 274052935, e- mail: 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 October 2012
End of data processing: 31 October 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 2006, respectively).
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Next News Release will be published on: 7 February 2013



  • aslu110712.doc

  • 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 (CZ-NACE sections H+I+J+M+N) – international comparison
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Published: 07.11.2012
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