Volume of services drops 6.3% in November
January 14, 2016 09h52 AM | Last Updated: February 01, 2018 05h34 PM
Period |
Volume |
Nominal Revenue |
---|---|---|
November 2015 / November 2014 |
-6.3% |
-0.8% |
Cumulative in 2015 |
-3.4% |
1.4% |
Cumulative in 12 months |
-3.1% |
1.6% |
The volume of services rendered in Brazil dropped 6.3% in November 2015 compared with the same month last year. It registered the highest drop in the time series started in 2012, against -5.8% in October and -4.8% in September. Except for March (2.3%), it maintained the sequence of negative figures recorded in 2015. Concerning the results per activity, all the segments recorded negative changes: services rendered to families (-6.6%); information and communication services (-4.4%); professional, administrative and complementary services (-6.6%), transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing (-8.2%) and other services (-7.4%). The cumulative rate in the year stood at -3.4% and, in 12 months, at -3.1%. The special aggregate of tourism activities declined 1.9%. In this same comparison, nominal revenue posted a negative change of -0.8% in November over November 2014, against -0.4% in October and 0.0% in September. The cumulative rate in the year stood at 1.4% and, in 12 months, at 1.6%. Click here to see the complete publication.
Table 1
INDICATORS OF VOLUME OF SERVICES, ACCORDING TO GROUPS OF ACTIVITIES
BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 2015
Activities | Month/Same Month of the previous Year | Cumulative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change Rate (%) | Change Rate (%) | ||||
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
In the Year |
12 Months |
|
Brazil |
- 4.8 |
- 5.8 |
- 6.3 |
- 3.4 |
- 3.1 |
1 - Services rendered to families |
- 6.7 |
- 4.8 |
- 6.6 |
- 5.1 |
- 4.8 |
1.1 - Lodging and food services |
- 6.1 |
- 5.1 |
- 7.2 |
- 5.5 |
- 5.3 |
1.2 - Other services rendered to families |
- 9.8 |
- 2.7 |
- 2.5 |
- 2.8 |
- 1.8 |
2 - Information and communication services |
- 0.6 |
- 3.2 |
- 4.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
2.1 - ICT services |
- 0.9 |
- 3.5 |
- 4.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.11 - Telecommunications |
- 2.4 |
- 4.0 |
- 4.7 |
- 0.2 |
0.0 |
2.12 - Information technology services |
4.7 |
- 1.7 |
- 2.9 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services |
0.8 |
- 1.5 |
- 4.6 |
- 4.1 |
- 4.0 |
3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services |
- 8.1 |
- 7.3 |
- 6.6 |
- 3.8 |
- 3.2 |
3.1 - Technical-professional services |
- 15.8 |
- 9.3 |
- 7.1 |
- 9.3 |
- 8.5 |
3.2 - Administrative and complementary services |
- 5.4 |
- 6.6 |
- 6.4 |
- 1.9 |
- 1.3 |
4 - Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
- 6.4 |
- 6.7 |
- 8.2 |
- 6.0 |
- 5.5 |
4.1 - Land transportation |
- 11.5 |
- 12.5 |
- 13.8 |
- 10.2 |
- 9.2 |
4.2 - Water transportation |
25.4 |
17.3 |
15.6 |
18.9 |
19.5 |
4.3 - Air transportation |
4.5 |
14.1 |
11.3 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
- 3.8 |
- 3.7 |
- 6.2 |
- 3.9 |
- 3.9 |
5 - Other services |
- 9.9 |
- 13.8 |
- 7.4 |
- 8.9 |
- 8.5 |
Tourism activities |
- 3.4 |
0.2 |
- 1.9 |
- 2.2 |
- 2.2 |
Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Serviços e Comércio.
In terms of the volume rate, the segment of transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing contributed the most (-2.6 p.p.), followed by information and communication services (-1.6 p.p.) and professional, administrative and complementary services (-1.3 p.p.). Services rendered to families and other services accounted for -0.4 p.p.
Table 2
COMPOSITION OF THE MONTHLY RATE OF VOLUME OF SERVICES,
ACCORDING TO GROUPS OF ACTIVITIES, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 2015
Activities | Rate | Absolute Contribution(p.p.) |
---|---|---|
Brazil |
-6.3 |
-6.3 |
1 - Services rendered to families |
-6.6 |
-0.4 |
1.1 - Lodging and food services |
-7.2 |
-0.4 |
1.2 - Other services rendered to families |
-2.5 |
0.0 |
2 - Information and communication services |
-4.4 |
-1.6 |
2.1 - ICT services |
-4.3 |
-1.4 |
2.11 - Telecommunications |
-4.7 |
-1.2 |
2.12 - Information technology services |
-2.9 |
-0.2 |
2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services |
-4.6 |
-0.2 |
3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services |
-6.6 |
-1.3 |
3.1 - Technical-professional services |
-7.1 |
-0.4 |
3.2 - Administrative and complementary services |
-6.4 |
-0.9 |
4 - Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
-8.2 |
-2.6 |
4.1 - Land transportation |
-13.8 |
-2.5 |
4.2 - Water transportation |
15.6 |
0.2 |
4.3 - Air transportation |
11.3 |
0.3 |
4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
-6.2 |
-0.6 |
5 - Other services |
-7.4 |
-0.4 |
Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Serviços e Comércio.
(1) Base 2011=100
Services rendered to families retracted 6.6% in terms of volume of services in November over the same month in the previous year, against -4.8% in October and -6.7% in September, maintaining the constant series of negative volume changes since May 2014. The cumulative rate in the year stood at -5.1% and, in 12 months, at -4.8%. Lodging and food services and other services rendered to families dropped 7.2% and 2.5%, respectively.
Compared with the same month last year, information and communication services dropped 4.4% in volume in November, against -3.2% in October and -0.6% in September. The cumulative changes in the year and in 12 months stayed at 0.1%.
Information and communication technology services (ICT) retracted 4.3% in terms of volume, highlighted by telecommunications (-4.7%) and information technology services (-2.9%). Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services changed -4.6% in volume of services, versus the same month a year ago.
The segment of professional, administrative and complementary services dropped 6.6% in terms of volume in November when compared with the same month a year ago, against drops of 7.3% in October and of 8.1% in September. The cumulative rate in the year stood at -3.8% and, in 12 months, at -3.2%. Technical-professional services, which correspond to knowledge-intensive services, declined 7.1% in terms of volume of services and administrative and complementary services, which encompass labor-intensive services, 6.4%.
The segment of transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing activities registered a negative change of volume of 8.2% in November over the same month last year. In October and September, this segment had negative changes of 6.7% and 6.4%, respectively. The cumulative rate in the year stood at -6.0% and, in 12 months, at -5.5%. Concerning modes, the results of volume were: road transportation (-13.8%), water transportation (15.6%) and air transportation (11.3%). The activity of storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities registered a decrease of 6.2%.
The segment of other services dropped 7.4% in November, against -13.8% in October and -9.9% in September. The cumulative rate in the year stood at -8.9% and, in 12 months, at -8.5%.
Tourism activities decreased 1.9% in November over November 2014, against an increase of 0.2% in October and a drop of 3.4% in September. The cumulative changes in the year and in 12 months stayed at -2.2%.
In November, five states drop in volume of services
Concerning the regional figures in November compared with the same month a year ago, five Federation Units changed their volume positively: Roraima (10.9%), Mato Grosso (5.9%), Rondônia (4.1%), Tocantins (2.4%) and Pará (0.5%). The biggest negative changes of volume were reported in Bahia (-17.9%), Amazonas (-15.0%) and Amapá (-14.7%).
According to the selected Federation Units, tourism activities registered positive changes of volume in the Federal District (5.0%), followed by Goiás (3.2%) and Pernambuco (2.8%). Minas Gerais did not show any change and the negative changes of volume were recorded in Espírito Santo (-10.0%), Santa Catarina (-8.1%), Paraná (-6.2%), Bahia (-5.7%), Rio Grande do Sul (-4.4%), Ceará (-3.6%), Rio de Janeiro (-2.5%) and São Paulo (-2.4%).