Services - 3. quarter of 2016

Slight growth of sales in services

09.11.2016
Code: 180030-16
 

In the Q3 2016, seasonally adjusted sales in services increased at constant prices by 1.2%, quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q). Working days adjusted sales increased by 1.2%, year-on-year (y-o-y), while non-adjusted sales increased by 0.6%. The most significant sales growth was reported by accommodation and food service activities section.    

In the Q3 2016, seasonally adjusted sales in services1) increased at constant prices by 1.2%, quarter-on-quarter. Year-on-year, working days adjusted sales increased by 1.2%, while non-adjusted sales increased by 0.6% (in the Q3 2016 there was 1 working day less than in the Q3 2015). The highest y-o-y growth of sales was in accommodation and food service activities.   

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

-          sales in transportation and storage decreased by 0.9%. The drop of sales was contributed to by land transport and transport via pipelines, which is the most important as for the volume (-1.1%) and warehousing and support activities for transportation (-1.4%). Also postal and courier activities recorded a decrease, when their sales dropped already for the seventh successive quarter (this time by 5.5%). On the contrary, higher sales compared to the previous year were reported by air transport (+5.6%) and water transport (+10.8%);

-          sales in accommodation and food service activities increased by 6.3%. They increased both in accommodation (+6.1%) and food and beverage service activities (+6.4%);

-          sales in information and communication increased by 1.4%. The highest y-o-y growth was achieved by motion picture and music activities (+16.8%). Already for the eleventh successive quarter, an increase was recorded by information service activities (this time by 8.0%), which include, for example, data processing, web portals, and hosting. Sales increased also in programming and broadcasting activities (+2.5%), telecommunications (+0.6%), and publishing activities (+0.5%). Stagnation of sales was recorded in the most important division as for the volume – computer programming, consultancy and related activities, which include, for example, computer programming activities, computer consultancy activities, and computer facilities management activities;

-          sales in real estate activities increased by 0.4% due to the growth of sales in buying and selling of own real estate and renting and operating of own or leased real estate (+1.0%). Sales in real estate activities on a fee or contract basis, on the other hand, decreased by 1.4%;

-          sales in professional, scientific and technical activities2) decreased by 0.7%, mainly due to architectural and engineering activities, which are the most important as for the volume (drop by 1.3%) and activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (drop by 4.2%). Lower sales were also in advertising and market research (-0.6%). On the other hand, what was successful were legal and accounting activities, the sales of which increased by 2.3%.  A y-o-y sales growth was recorded also by other professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.5%);  

-          sales in administrative and support service activities3) increased by 1.7%. The most marked sales increase was recorded in employment activities (+7.9%). Growth was reported also by rental and leasing activities (+4.2%), services to buildings and landscape activities (+2.3%), security and investigation activities (+1.8%), and office administrative, office support and other business support activities (+0.7%). The only division in this section, which reported a sales decrease, were travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities, the sales of which were by 3.5% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year.    

 

Notes:
Data for the Q3 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: Jana Gotvaldová, phone number: (+420) 274052691, e-mail: jana.gotvaldova@czso.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (SP 1-12)
End of data collection: 27 October 2016
End of data processing: 2 November 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: 8 February 2017


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: 09.11.2016
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