Services sector shrinks (-4.5%) in April
June 15, 2016 10h29 AM | Last Updated: January 17, 2018 02h14 PM
Period | Volume | Nominal Revenue |
---|---|---|
April 2016 / April 2015
|
-4.5%
|
0.4%
|
Cumulative in 2016
|
-4.9%
|
0.5%
|
Cumulative in 12 months
|
-4.6%
|
0.6%
|
The volume of the services sector declined (-4.5%) in April in relation to April 2015. March (-5.9%) and February (-3.9%) also registered drops in this comparison. All the segments of this sector recorded negative changes: Services rendered to families (-3.0%); Information and communication services (-3.0%); Professional, administrative and complementary services (-5.4%); Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing (-6.5%) and Other services (-3.3%). The cumulative rate in the year stood at -4.9% and, in 12 months, at -4.6%. The special aggregate of Tourism activities retreated (-3.6%), after also declining in March (-2.3%) and rising in February (1.3%). Click here to see the complete publication.
Table 1
Volume of Services Indicators, According to Groups of Activities
Brazil - April 2016
Activities | Month/Same month in the previous year | Cumulative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change Rate (%) | Change Rate (%) | ||||
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
In the year
|
12 Months
|
|
Brazil |
- 3.9
|
- 5.9
|
- 4.5
|
- 4.9
|
- 4.6
|
1 - Services rendered to families |
- 1.4
|
- 3.8
|
- 3.0
|
- 3.1
|
- 5.0
|
1.1 - Housing and food services |
- 2.7
|
- 4.6
|
- 3.1
|
- 3.3
|
- 5.1
|
1.2 - Other services rendered to families |
6.4
|
0.9
|
- 2.5
|
- 1.9
|
- 4.7
|
2 - Information and communication services |
- 5.1
|
- 5.9
|
- 3.0
|
- 4.0
|
- 2.1
|
2.1 - ICT services |
- 4.6
|
- 5.3
|
- 2.4
|
- 3.7
|
- 1.7
|
2.11 - Telecommunications |
- 3.8
|
- 5.2
|
- 3.5
|
- 3.9
|
- 2.4
|
2.12 - Information technology services |
- 7.5
|
- 5.7
|
1.6
|
- 3.2
|
0.9
|
2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services |
- 8.9
|
- 9.5
|
- 6.8
|
- 6.1
|
- 4.6
|
3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services |
- 4.3
|
- 6.8
|
- 5.4
|
- 6.4
|
- 5.8
|
3.1 - Technical-professional services |
0.5
|
- 8.7
|
- 6.3
|
- 7.4
|
- 8.8
|
3.2 - Administrative and complementary services |
- 5.7
|
- 6.2
|
- 5.1
|
- 6.1
|
- 4.8
|
4 -Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing |
- 2.1
|
- 7.2
|
- 6.5
|
- 5.5
|
- 6.1
|
4.1 - Land transportation |
- 6.8
|
- 10.0
|
- 8.8
|
- 9.5
|
- 10.9
|
4.2 - Water transportation |
11.7
|
- 2.4
|
- 2.9
|
2.7
|
13.2
|
4.3 - Air transportation |
14.2
|
1.4
|
- 0.1
|
9.0
|
7.9
|
4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
- 0.1
|
- 5.2
|
- 4.7
|
- 3.5
|
- 3.7
|
5 - Other services |
- 6.1
|
2.5
|
- 3.3
|
- 3.6
|
- 7.9
|
Tourism activities |
1.3
|
- 2.3
|
- 3.6
|
- 1.0
|
- 1.6
|
In this same comparison, nominal revenue rose 0.4% in April in relation to April 2015, after retreating (-0.4%) in March and increasing 2.0% in February. The cumulative rate of nominal revenue in the year reached 0.5% and, in 12 months, 0.6% (Tables 1A).
Table 1A
Nominal Revenue Indicators of the Services Sector, According to Groups of Activities
Brazil - April 2016
Activities | Month/Same month in the previous year | Cumulative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change Rate (%) | Change Rate (%) | ||||
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
In the year
|
12 Months
|
|
Brazil |
2.0
|
- 0.4
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
1 - Senvices rendered to families |
5.0
|
2.5
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
1.1
|
1.1 - Housing and food services |
3.1
|
1.2
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
0.5
|
1.2 - Other services rendered to families |
16.7
|
10.2
|
6.2
|
7.4
|
4.4
|
2 - Information and communication services |
- 1.7
|
- 2.9
|
0.0
|
- 1.0
|
- 0.5
|
2.1 - ICT services |
- 1.3
|
- 2.5
|
0.5
|
- 0.8
|
- 0.1
|
2.11 - Telecommunications |
- 0.3
|
- 2.3
|
- 0.7
|
- 0.9
|
- 0.7
|
2.12 - Information technology services |
- 4.6
|
- 3.3
|
5.1
|
- 0.5
|
1.7
|
2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services |
- 4.9
|
- 5.9
|
- 3.4
|
- 2.4
|
- 2.8
|
3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services |
3.0
|
- 0.2
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
1.3
|
3.1 - Technical-professional services |
8.4
|
- 1.8
|
0.5
|
- 0.3
|
- 1.5
|
3.2 - Administrative and complementary services |
1.3
|
0.3
|
1.3
|
0.6
|
2.3
|
4 - Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing |
4.9
|
- 0.6
|
- 0.9
|
0.8
|
1.3
|
4.1 - Land transportation |
3.8
|
- 0.6
|
1.1
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
4.2 - Water transportation |
11.6
|
- 2.5
|
- 2.9
|
2.7
|
13.2
|
4.3 - Air transportation |
3.4
|
- 2.3
|
- 11.7
|
- 1.6
|
- 0.5
|
4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
6.0
|
0.2
|
- 0.4
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
5 - Other services |
1.4
|
10.3
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
- 0.3
|
Tourism activities |
3.6
|
1.2
|
- 2.6
|
0.9
|
0.4
|
The contributions to the overall rate of volume were: Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing (-2.0 p.p.), Information and communication services (-1.1 p.p.), Professional, administrative and complementary services (-1.0 p.p.), Services rendered to families and Other services (-0.2 p.p. both) (Table 2).
Table 2
Composition of the Monthly Services Rate,
According to Groups of Activities, Brazil - April 2016
Activities | Rate | Absolute contribution (p.p.) |
---|---|---|
Brasil |
- 4.5
|
-4.5
|
1 - Senvices rendered to families |
- 3.0
|
-0.2
|
1.1 - Housing and food services |
- 3.1
|
-0.2
|
1.2 - Other services rendered to families |
- 2.5
|
0.0
|
2 - Information and communication services |
- 3.0
|
-1.1
|
2.1 - ICT services |
- 2.4
|
-0.8
|
2.11 - Telecommunications |
- 3.5
|
-0.9
|
2.12 - Information technology services |
1.6
|
0.1
|
2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services |
- 6.8
|
-0.3
|
3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services |
- 5.4
|
-1.0
|
3.1 - Technical-professional services |
- 6.3
|
-0.3
|
3.2 - Administrative and complementary services |
- 5.1
|
-0.7
|
4 - Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing |
- 6.5
|
-2.0
|
4.1 - Land transportation |
- 8.8
|
-1.5
|
4.2 - Water transportation |
- 2.9
|
0.0
|
4.3 - Air transportation |
- 0.1
|
0.0
|
4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
- 4.7
|
-0.5
|
5 - Other services |
- 3.3
|
-0.2
|
(1) Base 2011=100
RESULTS BY SECTOR
Services rendered to families dropped (-3.0%) in terms of volume of services in April over the same month in the previous year, against -3.8% in March and -1.4% in February, maintaining the constant series of negative volume changes since May 2014. The cumulative change in the year stood at -3.1% and, in 12 months, at -5.0%. Housing and food services fell 3.1% and Other services rendered to families, 2.5%.
Information and communication services dropped (-3.0%) in terms of volume of services in April over the same month in 2015, having negatively changed also in March (-5.9%) and February (-5.1%). The cumulative rate in the year stood at -4.0% and, in 12 months, at -2.1%. The volume of Information and communication technology services – ICT declined (-2.4%), highlighted by Telecommunications (-3.5%). Information technology services increased (1.6%) and Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services retreated (-6.8%).
Professional, administrative and complementary services dropped (-5.4%) in April in relation to the same month a year ago, having also decreased in March (-6.8%) and February (-4.3%). The cumulative volume change in the year stood at -6.4% and, in 12 months, at -5.8%. The volume of Technical-professional services, which encompass knowledge-intensive services, declined (-6.3%), as well as Administrative and complementary services (-5.1%), which encompass labor-intensive services.
Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing dropped (-6.5%) in April over the same month last year. This segment also retreated in March (-7.2%) and February (-2.1%). The cumulative volume change in the year stood at -5.5% and, in 12 months, at -6.1%. As to the mode, the results were: Land transportation (-8.8%), Water transportation (-2.9%), Air transportation (-0.1%) and Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities (-4.7%).
Other services dropped (-3.3%) in terms of volume, after increasing 2.5% in March and falling (-6.1%) in February. The cumulative rate in the year stood at -3.6% and, in 12 months, at -7.9%.
Tourism activities dropped (-3.6%) in April when compared with April 2015, having retreated (-2.3%) in March and increased (1.3%) in February. The cumulative change in the year stood at -1.0% and, in 12 months, at -1.6%.
RESULTS BY REGION
The biggest changes in April compared with the same month in the previous year were: Rondônia (7.2%), Tocantins and Roraima, both with 6.5%. The most negative volume changes were: Amazonas (-15.3%), Amapá (-12.3%) and Paraíba (-11.2%).
Tourism activities
The analysis of the Tourism activities according to the selected Federation Units showed that the biggest volume changes were in Pernambuco (4.5%) and Rio de Janeiro (0.5%).
The smallest volume changes were in Santa Catarina (-12.8%), Paraná (-12.6%), Bahia (-11.0%), Rio Grande do Sul (-9.7%), Goiás (-5.8%), Espírito Santo (-5.6%), Ceará (-4.8%), Minas Gerais (-3.9%), São Paulo (-2.2%) and the Federal District (-1.6%).