In December, services sector rises 1.3%, accrues drop of 2.8% in 2017
February 16, 2018 09h00 AM | Last Updated: February 19, 2018 12h07 PM
In the seasonally-adjusted series, the services sector grew 1.3% in December 2017 in relation to November, after rising 1.0% in November and declining 0.5% in October. In the seasonally-unadjusted series, volume of services increased 0.5% over December 2016, interrupting a series of 32 negative results in this comparison. The cumulative rate in the year and in 12 months stood at -2.8%.
In the seasonally-adjusted series, the segments of Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing (2.3%); Professional, administrative and complementary services (0.6%) and Other services (0.7%) rose, the first two of them for the second consecutive month, having changed 0.9% and 0.8% in November, respectively.
The segments of Services rendered to families (-0.9%) and Information and communication services (-0.3%) retreated against November, after advancing 0.9% (both segments) between October and November. The special aggregate of Tourism activities grew 2.8%, after rising 1.2% in November.
Nominal revenue changed 0.9% over November in the seasonally-adjusted series and increased 5.0% in relation to December 2016 in the seasonally-unadjusted series. Revenue grew 2.5% in the cumulative rate in the year and in 12 months. The complete publication, time series, revisions and presentation are on the right of this page.
| Period | Volume | Nominal Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| December 2017 / November 2017 | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| December 2017 / December 2016 | 0.5% | 5.0% |
| Cumulative in the year and in 12 months | -2.8% | 2.5% |
Considering the positive contributions of Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing (4.8% and contribution of 1.4 p.p.), followed by Information and communication services (2.3% and 0.7 p.p.), the services sector grew 0.5% in relation to December 2016. The negative influences came from Professional, administrative and complementary services
(-3.9%); Other services (-5.6%) and Services rendered to families (-3.7%), with -0.9 p.p., -0.4 p.p. and -0.3 p.p, respectively.
| INDICATORS OF VOLUME OF SERVICES, ACCORDING TO GROUPS OF ACTIVITY - BRAZIL - DECEMBER 2017 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVITIES | VOLUME CHANGE RATE (%) | |||||||
| MONTH/PREVIOUS MONTH SEASONALLY ADJUSTED |
MONTH/SAME MONTH PREVIOUS YEAR | CUMULATIVE | ||||||
| OCT | NOV | DEC | OCT | NOV | DEC | IN THE YEAR | 12 MONTHS | |
| BRAZIL | - 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | - 0.4 | - 0.7 | 0.5 | - 2.8 | - 2.8 |
| 1 - Services rendered to families | - 2.5 | 0.9 | - 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | - 3.7 | - 1.1 | - 1.1 |
| 1.1 - Lodging and food services | - 3.1 | 1.3 | - 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | - 2.6 | - 0.3 | - 0.3 |
| 1.2 - Other services rendered to families | - 0.5 | - 1.2 | - 3.8 | 0.7 | - 1.4 | - 9.4 | - 5.5 | - 5.5 |
| 2 - Information and communication services | 1.6 | 0.9 | - 0.3 | - 2.3 | - 0.8 | 2.3 | - 2.0 | - 2.0 |
| 2.1 - ICT services | 1.4 | 0.5 | - 0.5 | - 1.8 | - 0.7 | 2.6 | - 0.8 | - 0.8 |
| 2.11 - Telecommunications | - 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | - 5.8 | - 2.9 | 0.5 | - 2.8 | - 2.8 |
| 2.12 - Information technology services | 1.9 | 0.1 | - 2.9 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services | - 1.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | - 3.7 | - 0.6 | 1.8 | - 7.5 | - 7.5 |
| 3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services | - 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | - 6.4 | - 5.9 | - 3.9 | - 7.3 | - 7.3 |
| 3.1 - Technical-professional services | - 2.2 | - 0.3 | 3.4 | - 4.3 | - 9.2 | - 6.4 | - 12.4 | - 12.4 |
| 3.2 - Administrative and complementary services | - 1.3 | 1.9 | - 0.8 | - 5.7 | - 3.8 | - 2.7 | - 4.5 | - 4.5 |
| 4 - Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing | - 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 4.1 - Land transportation | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 4.2 - Water transportation | 0.8 | - 2.7 | - 3.0 | 36.3 | 28.5 | 22.6 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| 4.3 - Air transportation | 2.4 | 3.0 | 8.0 | - 25.7 | - 24.3 | - 17.5 | - 19.4 | - 19.4 |
| 4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities | - 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 5 - Other services | 0.0 | - 1.0 | 0.7 | - 5.0 | - 10.0 | - 5.6 | - 8.9 | - 8.9 |
| Tourism activities | - 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.8 | - 7.4 | - 6.3 | - 6.3 | - 6.5 | - 6.5 |
| Source: IBGE. Diretoria de Pesquisas. Coordenação de Serviços e Comércio | ||||||||
In the seasonally-unadjusted series, the services sector changed -0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2017, i.e., it remained virtually stable in relation to the fourth quarter of 2016. This level improved in relation to the same indicators of previous quarters: third quarter (-3.0%), second quarter (-3.5%) and first quarter (-4.7%).
| VOLUME OF SERVICES, ACCORDING TO GROUPS OF ACTIVITY QUARTERLY INDICATOR - 2017 (base: same quarter in the previous year) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVITIES | 2017 | |||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
| BRAZIL | - 4.7 | -3.5 | -3.0 | -0.2 |
| 1 - Services rendered to families | - 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 1.1 - Lodging and food services | - 4.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| 1.2 - Other services rendered to families | - 7.0 | -4.4 | -6.7 | -3.7 |
| 2 - Information and communication services | - 0.6 | -2.7 | -4.4 | -0.2 |
| 2.1 - ICT services | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.9 | 0.1 |
| 2.11 - Telecommunications | - 0.6 | -2.6 | -5.1 | -2.8 |
| 2.12 - Information technology services | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services | - 4.7 | -12.8 | -11.9 | -0.8 |
| 3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services | - 9.4 | -7.8 | -6.9 | -5.3 |
| 3.1 - Technical-professional services | - 16.9 | -15.2 | -11.4 | -6.6 |
| 3.2 - Administrative and complementary services | - 5.7 | -4.1 | -4.1 | -4.0 |
| 4 - Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing | - 3.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 6.7 |
| 4.1 - Land transportation | - 4.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 6.7 |
| 4.2 - Water transportation | - 4.5 | 19.3 | 27.8 | 29.0 |
| 4.3 - Air transportation | - 14.5 | -21.1 | -19.1 | -22.7 |
| 4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities | 2.7 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| 5 - Other services | - 9.5 | -10.7 | -8.6 | -6.9 |
| Tourism activities | - 7.3 | -5.4 | -6.6 | -6.6 |
| Source: IBGE. Diretoria de Pesquisas. Coordenação de Serviços e Comércio | ||||
Roraima, Maranhão and Espírito Santo lead volume rise
The highest rises in the seasonally-adjusted regional figures over November took place in Roraima (15.1%), Maranhão (5.4%) and Espírito Santo (4.6%). The most intense drops were in Tocantins (-12.7%), Ceará (-3.4%) and Mato Grosso (-2.6%).
In the seasonally-unadjusted comparison with December 2016, Mato Grosso (48.8%), Roraima (10.1%) and Amazonas (8.0%) registered the highest rises, while the most intense drops were reported in Tocantins (-18.4%), Ceará (-16.6%) and Amapá (-11.0%).
Federal District and São Paulo fall in tourism
In the seasonally-adjusted regional series, volume of sales in Tourism activities increased in Santa Catarina (10.2%), Rio Grande do Sul (6.2%), Bahia (5.8%), Minas Gerais (5.7%), Espírito Santo (5.4%), Pernambuco (3.0%), Goiás (1.6%), and Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and Ceará (all with 1.4%). The Federal District (-1.0%) and São Paulo (-3.8%) dropped.
In the seasonally-unadjusted series, Santa Catarina (19.0%), Pernambuco (16.5%), Ceará (12.0%), Espírito Santo (11.2%), Goiás (10.6%), Minas Gerais (10.2%), Bahia (7.4%) and Paraná (6.8%) rose over December 2016, whereas Rio Grande do Sul (-2.9%), São Paulo (-15.4%), Rio de Janeiro (-15.5%) and the Federal District (16.2%) retreated.
