Services - 2. quarter of 2016

Higher number of working days had an influence on the amount of sales

09.08.2016
Code: 180030-16
 

In the Q2 2016, seasonally adjusted sales in services decreased at constant prices by 1.1%, quarter-on-quarter. Working days adjusted sales decreased by 1.1%, year-on-year, while non-adjusted sales increased by 0.7%. All economic activities of services reported growth except for professional, scientific and technical activities.  

In the Q2 2016, seasonally adjusted sales in services1) decreased at constant prices by 1.1%, quarter-on-quarter. Year-on-year, working days adjusted sales decreased by 1.1%, while non-adjusted sales increased by 0.7% (in the Q2 2016 there was 3 working days more than in the Q2 2015). All economic activities of services recorded growth except for professional, scientific and technical activities.  

Year-on-year development of seasonally non-adjusted sales in services broken down by CZ-NACE division:

-          sales in transportation and storage increased by 2.5%. The growth of sales was the most contributed to by warehousing and support activities for transportation, in which sales increased (+8.9%). Also water transport recorded growth of sales (+4.8%). Land transport and transport via pipelines (the most important as for the volume) was stagnating in the Q2 2016, y-o-y. On the contrary, lower sales compared to the previous year were in air transport (-7.9%) and postal and courier activities (-2.5%).

-          sales in accommodation and food service activities increased by 1.8%. After 23 quarters of continual growth, sales in accommodation decreased for the first time (-1.4%), while in food and beverage service activities they increased (+3.3%);

-          sales in information and communication increased by 2.8%. The highest y-o-y growth was achieved by motion picture and music activities (+16.8%). Already for the tenth successive quarter, an increase was recorded by information service activities (this time by 8.7%), which include, for example, data processing, web portals, and hosting. Sales increased also in computer programming, consultancy and related activities (+2.5%), which include, for example, computer programming activities, computer consultancy activities, and computer facilities management activities. Sales increased also in publishing activities (+2.2%), telecommunications (+1.2%), and programming and broadcasting activities (+1.0%);

-          sales in real estate activities increased by 1.3%. The growth of sales was caused mainly by an increase in buying and selling of own real estate and renting and operating of own or leased real estate (+1.4%). Sales in real estate activities on a fee or contract basis increased by 0.8%;

-          sales in professional, scientific and technical activities2) decreased by 6.0%. The biggest influence on the overall y-o-y drop of sales belonged to the development in architectural and engineering activities (drop by 11.6%). A y-o-y sales drop was recorded also by other professional, scientific and technical activities (-5.5%), activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (-5.1%), as well as by advertising and market research (-3.8%). The only economic activity, which reported growth were legal and accounting activities (+2.0%);  

-          sales in administrative and support service activities3) increased by 3.1%. Except for travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities (which reported a decrease by 11.1%) all divisions were growing. The most marked sales increase was recorded in office administrative, office support and other business support activities (+9.4%), which have been increasing since the beginning of the previous year. Sales were increasing in employment activities (+6.8%) and also in services to buildings and landscape activities (+5.1%), rental and leasing activities (+3.7%), as well as in security and investigation activities (+1.8%).   

 

Notes:
Data for the Q2 2016 are preliminary; final data for individual quarters of 2016 will be available in June 2017 at the latest.

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: 28 July 2016
End of data processing: 2 August 2016
Related outputs: 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: 9 November 2016


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.

 

 

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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 (CZ-NACE sections H+I+J+M+N) – international comparison
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Published: 09.08.2016
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