In February, services sector changes by 0.7% over January's figure
April 13, 2017 09h54 AM | Last Updated: January 16, 2018 06h57 PM
| Period | Volume | Nominal revenue |
|---|---|---|
|
February 2017 / January 2016
|
0.7%
|
0.2%
|
|
February 2017 / February 2016
|
-5,1%
|
0.5%
|
|
Cumulative in 2017
|
-4.3%
|
1.3%
|
|
Cumulative in 12 months
|
-5.0%
|
0.0%
|
In February, the services sector recorded increase of 0.7% in the volume of services rendered, in comparison with the result of January (seasonally adjusted series), after increase of 0.2% in the same montg (revised) and of 0.6% in December. In the seasonally-adjusted series, versus February 2016, the sector recorded a decrease of 5.1%, after declines of 3.5% (revised) in January and 5.7% in December. With these results, the cumulative rate in the year was -4.3% and, in 12 months, -5.0%.
By activity, in comparison with January 2017 (seasonally-adjusted series), there were increases in the segments of Services rendered to families (0.6%); Transportation, support activities to transportation and mailing (0.5%) and Professional, administrative and complementary services (0.2%). The segments of Information and communication services (-1.5%) and Other services (-0.5%) recorded decreases. The special aggregate of Tourism activities increased by 0.2% in comparison with the previous year.
Nominal revenue changed by 0.2% from January to February (seaonally adjusted series) and, in comparison with the same month in the prevous year, stayed at 0.5%. The cumulative rate in the year was 1.3% and, in 12 months, 0.0%.
The complete publication of the Monthly Survey of Services can be accessed here.
Indicators of Volume of Services, by Groups of Activities
Brazil - February 2016
| Activities | Volume change rate (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month/Previous Month with Seasonal Adjustment | Month/Same month a year ago | Cumulative | ||||||
|
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Dec
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
In the year
|
12 Months
|
|
| Brazil |
0.6
|
0.2
|
0.7
|
-5.7
|
-3.5
|
-5.1
|
-4.3
|
-5.0
|
| 1 - Services rendered to families |
2.1
|
-0.1
|
0.6
|
-1.5
|
-4.0
|
-6.0
|
-4.9
|
-4.7
|
| 1.1 - Lodging and food services |
2.3
|
-0.8
|
0.2
|
-2.0
|
-5.1
|
-4.6
|
-4.9
|
-5.0
|
| 1.2 - Other services rendered to families |
1.8
|
2.3
|
-1.5
|
1.3
|
4.2
|
-13.7
|
-5.2
|
-3.2
|
| 2 - Information and communication services |
-3.7
|
6.9
|
-1.5
|
-6.5
|
-0.2
|
0.0
|
-0.1
|
-2.6
|
| 2.1 - Information and communication technology services |
-4.0
|
7.7
|
-1.7
|
-6.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
-1.9
|
| 2.11 - Telecommunications |
-0.7
|
5.7
|
-1.8
|
-5.6
|
0.2
|
-1.0
|
-0.4
|
-2.9
|
| 2.12 - Information technology services |
-5.5
|
5.2
|
0.8
|
-7.6
|
3.3
|
7.9
|
5.5
|
1.6
|
| 2.2- Audiovisual, publishing and news agency services |
0.2
|
3.8
|
-3.6
|
-9.2
|
-6.3
|
-3.6
|
-5.0
|
-7.3
|
| 3 - Professional, administrative and complementary services |
-1.3
|
-5.8
|
0.2
|
-4.9
|
-6.8
|
-10.2
|
-8.5
|
-5.7
|
| 3.1 - Technical-professional services |
3.7
|
-5.3
|
-1.6
|
-9.2
|
-10.7
|
-21.5
|
-16.4
|
-12.7
|
| 3.2 - Administrative and complementary services |
-2.9
|
-1.3
|
-0.3
|
-3.3
|
-4.1
|
-5.1
|
-4.6
|
-3.2
|
| 4 - Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing |
1.2
|
-0.5
|
0.5
|
-7.2
|
-2.9
|
-4.7
|
-3.8
|
-7.6
|
| 4.1 - Land transportation |
2.5
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
-8.9
|
-3.7
|
-5.1
|
-4.4
|
-9.7
|
| 4.2 - Water transportation |
-0.3
|
15.7
|
-6.7
|
-21.5
|
-3.1
|
-11.8
|
-7.6
|
-11.8
|
| 4.3 - Air transportation |
5.7
|
-19.2
|
3.7
|
7.0
|
-19.8
|
-14.6
|
-17.3
|
-3.9
|
| 4.4 - Storage services, support activities for transportation and mailing activities |
0.7
|
5.0
|
0.4
|
-5.4
|
3.4
|
-0.4
|
1.5
|
-4.4
|
| 5 - Other services |
-2.3
|
-3.1
|
-0.5
|
0.6
|
-5.7
|
-7.2
|
-6.5
|
-2.6
|
| Tourism activities |
3.0
|
-6.5
|
0.2
|
0.7
|
-8.0
|
-8.8
|
-8.3
|
-4.1
|
In terms of composition of the overall volume rate, in comparison with February 2016, the contributions of these segments were: Professional, administrative and complementary services , with -2.4 percentage points (pp);Transportation, support activities for transportation and mailing , with -1.5 pp; Services rendered to families, with -0.6 pp; Other services, with -0.5 pp and Information and communication services , with -0.1 pp.
Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Acre recorded the biggest increases between January and February
Considering the regional results for the services sector in February versus January (seasonally-adjusted), the biggest increases in terms of volume were those of Rondônia (9.1%), Mato Grosso (8.5%) and Acre (2.5%). The biggest decreases came from Ceará (-9.8%), Espírito Santo (-5.3%) and Pernambuco (-5.2%).
In comparison with February 2016 (series without adjustment), the main increases were those of Piauí (10.0%), Mato Grosso (3.0%) and Acre (0.5%). The main decreases were those of from Tocantins (-25.2%), Amapá (-18.9%) and Rondônia (-18.0%).
Tourism activities: Federal District increases 24.0% between January and February
In terms of the index of tourim activities, among the selected Federation Units, the positive changes versus the results of January were: Federal District (24.0%), São Paulo (5.6%) and Goiás (2.7%). The negative changes were recorded in Pernambuco (-14.7%), Espírito Santo (-6.5%), Bahia (-5.1%), Rio de Janeiro (-3.3%), Ceará (-2.4%), Santa Catarina (-2.3%), Paraná (-2.0%), Rio Grande do Sul (-1.4%) and Minas Gerais (-0.9%).
In comparison with February 2016, the positive changes were: Goiás (16.6%), Santa Catarina (8.0%) and Minas Gerais (3.1%). Negative changes came from Rio de Janeiro (-18.8%), Espírito Santo and Federal District (both with -17.1%), São Paulo (-11.2%), Rio Grande do Sul (-8.1%), Paraná (-5.0%), Pernambuco (-3.1%), Ceará (-2.3%) and Bahia (-1.8%).
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