Volume of services changed by 0.1% in August
October 14, 2025 09h00 AM | Last Updated: October 15, 2025 02h52 AM
In August 2025, volume of services changed by 0.1% from the previous month (seasonally adjusted series). That is the seventh positive result in a row, with a cumulative increase of 2.6%. The sector is 18.7% above the pre-pandemic level (February 2020) and renewed, this month, the peak in its time series.
| Period | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Volume | Nominal Revenue | |
| August 25 / July 25* | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| August 25 / August 24 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| Cumulative in January- August | 2.6 | 7.6 |
| Cumulative in 12 Months | 3,1 | 7.6 |
| *seasonally-adjusted series | ||
In the unadjusted series, from August 2024, volume of services increased by 2.5%, the 17th positive rate in a row. The cumulative index in the year was 2.6%. In 12 months, there was an increase of 3.1%, whch means a slight change in the pace of increase against the cumulative index up to July (3.0%).
The change of 0.1% in volume of services, from July to August 2025 (seasonally adjusted), was observed in four of the five activities, where professional, administrative and complementary services (0.4%) stand out, recording the fourth positive result in a row, with a cumulative increase of 2.0%. The other advances came from transportation (0.2%); services rendered to households (1.0%); andother services (0.6%).
Information and communication (-0.5%) accounted for the only drop, and a eliminated the gain of July (0.5%).
| Monthly Survey of Services Indicators of Volume of Services, by dissemination activities August 2025 - Change (%) |
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| Dissemination Activities | Month/Previous month (1) | Monthly (2) | Cumulative in the year (3) | Last 12 months (4) | ||||||||
| JUN | JUL | AUG | JUN | JUL | AUG | JAN-JUN | JAN-JUL | JAN-AUG | Up to JUN | Up to JUL | Up to AUG | |
| Volume of Services - Brazil | 0,5 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 3,0 | 2,9 | 2,5 | 2,6 | 2,7 | 2,6 | 3,1 | 3,0 | 3,1 |
| 1. Services rendered to households | -1,2 | 0,3 | 1,0 | -0,9 | -1,7 | 1,2 | 1,9 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 3,1 | 2,8 | 2,3 |
| 1.1 Lodging and feeding services | -1,2 | 0,0 | 1,7 | -1,0 | -1,9 | 2,4 | 2,5 | 1,8 | 1,9 | 3,5 | 3,2 | 2,8 |
| 1.1.1 Lodging | - | - | - | 3,1 | 1,5 | 5,1 | 3,7 | 3,3 | 3,5 | 2,1 | 2,5 | 2,7 |
| 1.1.2 Feeding | - | - | - | -1,9 | -2,8 | 1,8 | 2,1 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 4,0 | 3,4 | 2,9 |
| 1.2 Other services rendered to households | -1,3 | 0,8 | -3,1 | -0,8 | -0,7 | -6,2 | -1,7 | -1,6 | -2,1 | 0,5 | 0,1 | -0,8 |
| 2. Information and communication services | -0,1 | 0,5 | -0,5 | 5,8 | 3,9 | 3,4 | 6,2 | 5,9 | 5,5 | 6,7 | 6,3 | 5,9 |
| 2.1 Information and communication technology services (ICT) | -0,1 | 0,9 | 0,0 | 6,2 | 5,5 | 4,9 | 6,7 | 6,5 | 6,3 | 7,0 | 6,8 | 6,5 |
| 2.1.1 Telecommunications | -0,1 | 0,0 | -0,6 | 0,2 | -0,6 | -1,0 | 1,1 | 0,9 | 0,6 | 2,9 | 2,4 | 1,8 |
| 2.1.2 Information technology services | -0,4 | 1,0 | 1,5 | 12,5 | 11,9 | 11,1 | 12,8 | 12,7 | 12,5 | 11,4 | 11,5 | 11,5 |
| 2.2 Audiovisual services | -0,4 | -2,6 | -5,5 | 2,2 | -7,5 | -8,2 | 2,0 | 0,5 | -0,6 | 4,4 | 2,2 | 1,4 |
| 3. Professional, administrative and complementary services | 0,2 | 0,6 | 0,4 | 2,7 | 3,0 | 2,9 | 2,3 | 2,4 | 2,5 | 3,7 | 3,2 | 3,3 |
| 3.1 Technical professional services | 1,0 | 1,3 | 0,3 | 6,1 | 6,6 | 5,9 | 2,1 | 2,8 | 3,2 | 6,2 | 5,1 | 5,3 |
| 3.2 Administrative and complementary services | -0,5 | -0,4 | 0,7 | 0,1 | 0,4 | 0,6 | 2,5 | 2,2 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 1,8 |
| 3.2.1 No real estate rents | -1,0 | -0,1 | 1,5 | -1,3 | -2,8 | -2,0 | 1,3 | 0,7 | 0,3 | 1,3 | 0,8 | 0,3 |
| 3.2.2 Support services to business activities | 0,7 | -0,8 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 1,5 | 1,4 | 3,0 | 2,7 | 2,6 | 2,0 | 2,1 | 2,3 |
| 4. Transportation, suppor services to transportation | 1,5 | -0,5 | 0,2 | 3,5 | 4,3 | 3,3 | 1,9 | 2,3 | 2,4 | 1,5 | 2,0 | 2,5 |
| 4.1 Road transportation | 1,0 | 0,6 | 1,0 | 1,7 | 3,6 | 2,6 | -1,5 | -0,7 | -0,3 | -1,8 | -1,2 | -0,5 |
| 4.1.1 Cargo transportation | - | - | - | 1,2 | 5,1 | 1,6 | -1,8 | -0,7 | -0,4 | -4,1 | -2,9 | -2,0 |
| 4.1.2 Road transportation of passengers | - | - | - | 2,1 | 0,9 | 3,0 | -2,4 | -2,0 | -1,3 | 1,5 | 1,0 | 1,1 |
| 4.1.3 Other segments of road transportation | - | - | - | 3,2 | 1,4 | 6,0 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1,9 | 2,8 | 2,8 | 3,3 |
| 4.2 Waterway transportation | 0,0 | -0,8 | 0,2 | 0,3 | -1,0 | 0,9 | 3,6 | 2,9 | 2,6 | 4,5 | 3,9 | 3,5 |
| 4.3 Airway transportation | 2,4 | -4,0 | -3,1 | 21,7 | 18,2 | 14,0 | 21,2 | 20,7 | 19,8 | 18,2 | 20,0 | 22,0 |
| 4.4 Storage, support services to transportation and mailing | 0,5 | 1,4 | -0,7 | 1,6 | 2,2 | 1,5 | 2,9 | 2,8 | 2,6 | 3,1 | 3,1 | 3,0 |
| 5. Other services | -1,5 | 0,0 | 0,6 | -1,5 | -1,6 | -2,7 | -2,2 | -2,1 | -2,2 | -1,5 | -1,8 | -2,1 |
| 5.1 Sewage, management of residue, recovery of material and decontamination | - | - | - | -2,8 | -3,9 | -5,8 | 1,7 | 0,9 | 0,0 | 4,2 | 2,8 | 1,4 |
| 5.2 Support activities to financial services | - | - | - | -0,9 | -1,2 | -2,8 | -3,1 | -2,9 | -2,9 | -3,0 | -3,1 | -3,3 |
| 5.3 Real estate activities | - | - | - | -3,8 | -2,0 | -3,2 | 0,3 | 0,0 | -0,4 | 1,6 | 1,2 | 0,8 |
| 5.4 Other services not previously specified | - | - | - | -1,1 | -0,1 | 5,9 | -5,0 | -4,3 | -3,1 | -2,5 | -2,8 | -2,0 |
| Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Estatísticas Conjunturais em Empresas (1) Base: month - immediately previous month - seasonally adjusted (2) Base: same month a year ago (3) Base: same period a year ago (4) Base: 12 previous months |
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The quarterly moving average was 0.3% in the quarter ended August 2025, in the seasonally adjusted series. Among the sectors, the positive performance was observed in only two of the five activities: professional, administrative, and complementary services (0.4%) and transportation (0.4%). Conversely, other services (-0.3%) was the only activity to record a decrease, while information and communication (0.0%) and services rendered to households (0.0%) remained stable.
From August 2024, the volume of services grew 2.5%, marking the 17th consecutive positive result. The increase was followed by four of the five activities and saw growth in less than half (45.8%) of the 166 types of services. Among the sectors, transportation, support services to transportation and mailing (3.3%) had the main positive impact, driven mainly by increased revenue in airway transportation of passengers; cargo transportation logistics; road transportation of cargo; highway concessionaires; railway transportation of cargo; and pipeline transport.
The remaining increases came from information and communication (3.4%); professional, administrative, and complementary services (2.9%); and services rendered to households (1.2%), mainly due to increased revenue from portals, content providers, and other internet information services; software development and licensing; information technology consulting; custom software development; data processing, application service providers, and internet hosting services; and technical support, maintenance, and other information technology services, in the first sector; advertising spaces provision; cleaning activities; legal activities; general business intermediation through applications or e-commerce platforms; and loyalty programs and discount cards, in the second; and catering services, hotels, and restaurants, in the last.
Other services (-2.7%) accounted for the only negative influence during the month, mainly due to the lower revenue from support services to business activities: securities brokerages; stock exchange administration and organized over-the-counter markets; and motor vehicle maintenance and repair.
From January to August 2025, the services sector increased 2.6%, with four of the five activities recording positive increase rates and growth in more than half (51.2%) of the 166 types of services. Among the sectors, the most significant positive contribution came from information and communication (5.5%), driven mainly by increased revenue from companies operating in the segments of portals, content providers, and other Internet information services; software development and licensing; information technology consulting; data processing, application service providers, and Internet hosting services; technical support, maintenance, and other information technology services; and custom software development.
The remaining increases came from transportation, support services to transportation and mailing (2.4%); professional, administrative, and complementary services (2.5%); and services rendered to households (1.3%), mainly explained by the increase in revenue of companies operating in airway transportation of passengers; cargo logistics; inland cargo navigation; airport operations; and pipeline transportation, in the first sector; advertising spaces provision; general business intermediation through applications or e-commerce platforms; business management consulting; general cleaning; management of non-financial intangible assets; and reservation services related to accommodation, in the second; and hotels; catering services; and restaurants, in the last.
Conversely, other services (-2.2%) accounted for the only negative influence, largely driven by lower revenue from support services to financial activities: credit card administration; securities brokerage; motor vehicle maintenance and repair; and computer and peripheral equipment maintenance and repair.
Services grow in 17 of the 27 Federation Units
Most (17) of the 27 Federation Units saw service volume growth in August 2025 against July (seasonally adjusted). The most significant positive impact came from Rio de Janeiro (1.3%), followed by Santa Catarina (1.4%), Rio Grande do Sul (1.2%), Ceará (2.0%), and Minas Gerais (0.4%). Conversely, São Paulo (-1.0%) accounted for the main negative influence in the month, followed by Bahia (-2.5%) and Paraná (-0.8%).
From August 2024, service volume increase was seen in 19 of the 27 Federation Units. The most significant positive contribution came from São Paulo (4.0%), followed by the Federal District (7.3%), Paraná (2.9%), and Mato Grosso do Sul (14.3%). Conversely, Bahia (-6.8%) and Minas Gerais (-1.8%) led the declines, followed by Espírito Santo (-1.6%), Rio de Janeiro (-0.2%), and Amazonas (-1.9%).
From January to August 2025, against the same period the previous year, service volume growth was widespread, with 18 of the 27 Federation Units recording increases. São Paulo (4.3%) accounted for the biggest positive impact, followed by the Federal District (6.4%), Santa Catarina (4.2%), Paraná (2.6%), and Rio de Janeiro (1.0%). Rio Grande do Sul (-5.8%) recorded the most intense negative influence.
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Atividades turísticas avançam 0,8%
O índice de atividades turísticas cresceu 0,8% em agosto, frente ao mês imediatamente anterior (com ajuste sazonal), após três resultados negativos seguidos, período em que acumulou perda de 2,1%. Com isso, o segmento de turismo está 11,5% acima do patamar de fevereiro de 2020 e 2,0% abaixo do ápice da série histórica (dezembro de 2024).
Regionalmente, 11 dos 17 locais acompanharam o crescimento da atividade turística nacional (0,8%). A contribuição positiva mais relevante ficou com Rio de Janeiro (2,5%), seguido por Amazonas (6,9%) e Bahia (1,7%). Em sentido oposto, São Paulo (-1,1%) liderou as perdas do turismo neste mês, seguido por Paraná (-1,5%) e Minas Gerais (-0,8%).
Na comparação com agosto de 2024, o índice de atividades turísticas nacional apresentou expansão de 4,6%, 15º resultado positivo seguido, sendo impulsionado, principalmente, pelo aumento na receita de empresas que atuam nos ramos de transporte aéreo de passageiros; serviços de bufê; e hotéis.
Em termos regionais, 13 das 17 unidades da federação mostraram avanço, com destaque para São Paulo (4,3%) e Rio de Janeiro (12,7%), seguidos por Rio Grande do Sul (14,7%). Já Minas Gerais (-7,1%) e Santa Catarina (-7,0%) exerceram os principais impactos negativos.
No acumulado de janeiro a agosto de 2025, o agregado especial de atividades turísticas cresceu 6,0% frente a igual período do ano passado, impulsionado, sobretudo, pelos aumentos de receita obtidos por empresas de transporte aéreo de passageiros; serviços de reservas relacionados a hospedagens; hotéis; serviços de bufê; e restaurantes.
Regionalmente, 14 dos 17 locais também registraram taxas positivas, com destaque para os ganhos vindos de São Paulo (5,9%) e do Rio de Janeiro (12,6%), seguidos por Bahia (7,9%), Rio Grande do Sul (11,7%), Paraná (5,8%) e Ceará (8,0%). Em sentido oposto, Minas Gerais (-3,3%), Mato Grosso (-3,4%) e Alagoas (-0,2%) assinalaram as únicas perdas do turismo.
Transporte de passageiros varia 0,3% e o de cargas cresce 0,6%
O volume de transporte de passageiros registrou variação positiva de 0,3% na passagem de julho para agosto (com ajuste sazonal), após recuar 2,2% em julho. Dessa forma, o segmento está 9,9% acima do nível de fevereiro de 2020 (pré-pandemia) e 15,6% abaixo de fevereiro de 2014 (ponto mais alto da série histórica).
Nessa mesma comparação, o volume do transporte de cargas avançou 0,6% em agosto de 2025, quarto resultado positivo seguido, período em que acumulou ganhos de 2,4%. Dessa forma, o segmento está 4,0% abaixo do ponto mais alto de sua série (julho de 2023). Com relação ao nível pré-pandemia, o transporte de cargas está 38,7% acima de fevereiro 2020.
Frente a agosto de 2024, o transporte de passageiros teve alta de 8,0%, 12º resultado positivo seguido. O transporte de cargas avançou 2,1%, no mesmo tipo de comparação, registrando, o quarto avanço consecutivo.
No acumulado de janeiro a agosto de 2025, o transporte de passageiros mostrou expansão de 7,1% frente a igual período de 2024, enquanto o de cargas avançou 0,2% no mesmo período.
