Overview
In May 2024, compared with April 2024, seasonally adjusted services production decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and increased by 0.1% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2024, services production grew by 1.0% in both the euro area and the EU.
In May 2024, compared with May 2023, services production increased by 2.5% in the euro area and by 2.6% in the EU.
Monthly comparison by service industry and by Member State
In the euro area in May 2024, compared with April 2024, services production
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decreased for transportation and storage by 1.2%,
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increased for accommodation and food services by 2.0%,
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increased for information and communication by 0.6%,
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decreased for real estate activities by 0.2%,
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decreased for professional, scientific, and technical activities by 0.1%,
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decreased for administrative and support services by 0.2%.
In the EU, services production
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decreased for transportation and storage by 0.7%,
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increased for accommodation and food services by 1.9%,
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increased for information and communication by 0.4%,
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decreased for real estate activities by 0.2%,
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remained stable for professional, scientific, and technical activities,
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decreased for administrative and support services by 0.1%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases were recorded in Romania (+17.7%), Luxembourg (+3.6%) and Malta (+2.5%). The largest decreases were observed in Slovakia (-1.9%), Denmark (-1.8%) and Slovenia (-1.6%).
Annual comparison by service industry and by Member State
In the euro area in May 2024, compared with May 2023, services production
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increased for transportation and storage by 0.2%,
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decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.5%,
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increased for information and communication by 7.8%,
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increased for real estate activities by 1.1%,
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increased for professional, scientific, and technical activities by 2.9%,
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increased for administrative and support services by 1.5%.
In the EU, services production
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increased for transportation and storage by 0.1%,
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decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.1%,
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increased for information and communication by 7.7%,
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increased for real estate activities by 1.7%,
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increased for professional, scientific, and technical activities by 2.7%,
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increased for administrative and support services by 1.3%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases were recorded in Luxembourg (+16.6%), Malta (+16.5%) and Romania (+14.0%). The largest decreases were observed in Greece (-6.2%), Denmark (-3.2%) and Austria (-3.0%).
Tables
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Services production % change compared with previous month* |
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Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
Apr-24 |
May-24 |
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|
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0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
-0.4 |
1.0 |
-0.1 |
|
|
1.4 |
-1.0 |
1.3 |
-0.4 |
1.2 |
-1.2 |
|
|
0.8 |
-0.1 |
1.1 |
-1.5 |
-1.4 |
2.0 |
|
|
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
|
|
-2.1 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
-0.5 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
|
|
-0.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
-1.3 |
2.3 |
-0.1 |
|
|
1.0 |
-0.3 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
-0.2 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.6 |
-0.3 |
1.3 |
-0.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
|
|
1.2 |
-2.6 |
1.2 |
-0.4 |
1.1 |
-0.7 |
|
|
1.0 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
-1.5 |
-1.4 |
1.9 |
|
|
1.6 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
-0.3 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
|
|
-1.3 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
1.0 |
-0.2 |
|
|
-0.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
-1.8 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
|
|
0.9 |
-0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
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Services production % change compared with previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
Apr-24 |
May-24 |
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0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
-0.4 |
1.0 |
-0.1 |
|
|
0.6 |
-0.3 |
1.3 |
-0.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
|
|
-0.1 |
-1.1 |
2.7 |
-0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
|
0.5 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
-0.4 |
|
|
0.6 |
0.7 |
-0.5 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
-0.4 |
|
|
0.8 |
-12.1 |
0.0 |
-2.8 |
2.7 |
-1.8 |
|
|
-1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
: |
: |
|
|
1.2 |
-1.2 |
1.5 |
-1.3 |
1.7 |
-1.4 |
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c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
-2.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
-2.7 |
5.7 |
-1.0 |
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|
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
-2.0 |
2.2 |
-0.7 |
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|
3.1 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
-1.1 |
3.4 |
-0.8 |
|
|
2.7 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
|
|
-1.1 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
-1.4 |
1.9 |
-0.2 |
|
|
2.4 |
-2.4 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
c |
c |
|
|
2.2 |
-3.8 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
2.5 |
-0.1 |
|
|
0.5 |
4.9 |
-1.1 |
1.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
|
|
4.3 |
-5.7 |
-0.9 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
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|
0.6 |
0.3 |
15.6 |
-14.5 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
|
|
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
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|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
0.1 |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
-2.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
|
|
-0.8 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
-1.4 |
2.7 |
-1.5 |
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: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
|
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3.0 |
-5.5 |
-1.6 |
0.2 |
-1.0 |
17.7 |
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|
2.7 |
0.1 |
-2.4 |
1.0 |
-0.4 |
-1.6 |
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|
0.1 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
-0.8 |
0.8 |
-1.9 |
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|
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
-0.7 |
0.7 |
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c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
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Services production % change compared with same month of the previous year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
Apr-24 |
May-24 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.9 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
|
|
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
2.3 |
-0.2 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
|
|
1.4 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
-3.1 |
-1.5 |
|
|
5.7 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
5.9 |
8.9 |
7.8 |
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|
-3.2 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
1.1 |
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|
1.9 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
2.9 |
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|
1.6 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
1.5 |
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|
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|
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|
|
2.0 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
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|
1.0 |
-0.5 |
2.2 |
-0.5 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
|
|
1.5 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
-2.8 |
-1.1 |
|
|
5.0 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
5.5 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
|
|
-1.7 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
|
|
1.6 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
4.8 |
2.7 |
|
|
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
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|
Services production % change compared with same month of the previous year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
Apr-24 |
May-24 |
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1.9 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
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|
2.0 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
|
|
1.0 |
-0.2 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
|
|
0.7 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
3.4 |
|
|
-1.7 |
-0.7 |
-1.4 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
|
|
9.3 |
-0.8 |
7.4 |
-6.1 |
-4.9 |
-3.2 |
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|
0.5 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
: |
: |
|
|
1.1 |
-3.7 |
3.0 |
-1.8 |
5.5 |
-0.7 |
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c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
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|
0.7 |
2.1 |
8.9 |
-0.5 |
5.2 |
-6.2 |
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|
1.6 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
|
|
3.5 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
2.4 |
|
|
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
|
|
-2.3 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
-1.9 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
|
|
4.2 |
-1.8 |
14.3 |
11.0 |
5.9 |
3.6 |
|
|
1.6 |
-2.8 |
-3.6 |
-5.4 |
-2.1 |
-1.4 |
|
|
3.1 |
14.3 |
11.2 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
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|
14.2 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
13.4 |
16.6 |
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-4.9 |
-3.4 |
10.3 |
-7.1 |
-1.7 |
1.4 |
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|
5.3 |
4.7 |
20.4 |
14.0 |
10.2 |
16.5 |
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c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
-3.7 |
-3.4 |
-2.7 |
-4.8 |
-2.4 |
-3.0 |
|
|
1.9 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
3.5 |
|
|
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
|
|
9.9 |
1.7 |
-2.4 |
-1.3 |
-5.1 |
14.0 |
|
|
6.5 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
|
|
-9.9 |
-5.0 |
-4.1 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
|
|
-2.5 |
-2.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.5 |
-2.0 |
-0.7 |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
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Services production, calendar and seasonally adjusted indices (base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
Apr-24 |
May-24 |
|
|
114.2 |
114.4 |
115.7 |
115.2 |
116.4 |
116.3 |
|
|
114.6 |
114.3 |
115.8 |
115.0 |
116.2 |
116.3 |
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|
113.2 |
111.9 |
114.9 |
114.2 |
114.4 |
114.9 |
|
|
112.5 |
113.7 |
113.6 |
113.9 |
115.6 |
115.1 |
|
|
104.6 |
105.3 |
104.8 |
105.7 |
106.8 |
106.4 |
|
|
123.1 |
108.2 |
108.2 |
105.2 |
108.0 |
106.1 |
|
|
110.0 |
111.1 |
113.6 |
113.6 |
: |
: |
|
|
117.2 |
115.8 |
117.5 |
116.0 |
118.0 |
116.4 |
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|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
127.0 |
127.6 |
130.9 |
127.4 |
134.7 |
133.4 |
|
|
117.4 |
117.9 |
120.0 |
117.6 |
120.2 |
119.3 |
|
|
117.0 |
116.3 |
115.7 |
114.4 |
118.3 |
117.3 |
|
|
116.9 |
117.0 |
117.9 |
118.9 |
121.9 |
123.3 |
|
|
112.7 |
114.9 |
115.3 |
113.7 |
115.9 |
115.7 |
|
|
130.1 |
127.0 |
135.1 |
136.0 |
c |
c |
|
|
117.2 |
112.7 |
112.8 |
111.9 |
114.7 |
114.6 |
|
|
109.0 |
114.3 |
113.0 |
114.3 |
113.9 |
113.4 |
|
|
121.0 |
114.1 |
113.1 |
114.9 |
115.9 |
120.1 |
|
|
108.2 |
108.5 |
125.4 |
107.2 |
108.7 |
109.2 |
|
|
128.0 |
128.7 |
133.3 |
133.8 |
134.6 |
138.0 |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
107.9 |
107.6 |
107.8 |
105.6 |
106.0 |
106.0 |
|
|
118.9 |
119.4 |
121.1 |
119.4 |
122.6 |
120.7 |
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: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
|
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142.3 |
134.5 |
132.4 |
132.7 |
131.4 |
154.7 |
|
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119.0 |
119.1 |
116.3 |
117.5 |
117.0 |
115.1 |
|
|
95.8 |
97.4 |
97.9 |
97.1 |
97.9 |
96.0 |
|
|
106.7 |
106.9 |
107.5 |
107.6 |
106.8 |
107.5 |
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c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
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Services production, calendar adjusted indices |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec-23 |
Jan-24 |
Feb-24 |
Mar-24 |
Apr-24 |
May-24 |
|
|
133.3 |
107.6 |
102.9 |
115.2 |
113.8 |
113.5 |
|
|
133.5 |
107.2 |
103.1 |
115.2 |
113.7 |
113.4 |
|
|
135.1 |
104.5 |
103.0 |
119.2 |
112.3 |
110.5 |
|
|
128.6 |
100.1 |
104.4 |
114.9 |
111.5 |
111.0 |
|
|
121.3 |
96.7 |
93.2 |
110.8 |
103.8 |
103.4 |
|
|
140.1 |
108.6 |
96.2 |
103.2 |
110.8 |
99.8 |
|
|
133.0 |
99.0 |
100.3 |
114.8 |
: |
: |
|
|
140.9 |
101.1 |
105.7 |
118.3 |
117.1 |
120.7 |
|
|
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
147.8 |
87.9 |
96.4 |
105.9 |
108.4 |
129.2 |
|
|
124.8 |
107.0 |
106.4 |
114.6 |
116.8 |
117.7 |
|
|
142.0 |
118.0 |
103.7 |
114.6 |
117.6 |
109.2 |
|
|
124.6 |
88.5 |
89.6 |
98.4 |
113.9 |
125.5 |
|
|
123.9 |
113.8 |
100.1 |
110.7 |
115.8 |
117.4 |
|
|
135.1 |
103.5 |
120.0 |
132.2 |
123.5 |
145.2 |
|
|
134.4 |
101.9 |
102.9 |
110.7 |
110.9 |
111.5 |
|
|
113.4 |
104.2 |
103.9 |
114.3 |
111.6 |
115.3 |
|
|
145.7 |
111.1 |
100.0 |
115.6 |
112.5 |
119.7 |
|
|
143.0 |
92.7 |
96.1 |
100.9 |
104.3 |
105.4 |
|
|
121.9 |
118.9 |
126.7 |
137.2 |
130.4 |
145.0 |
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c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
|
|
127.1 |
109.3 |
106.1 |
109.2 |
101.0 |
97.9 |
|
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132.2 |
107.4 |
112.7 |
122.1 |
120.7 |
116.9 |
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: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
: |
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155.8 |
118.9 |
116.2 |
130.6 |
127.7 |
152.8 |
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132.2 |
107.2 |
103.3 |
120.1 |
114.1 |
116.0 |
|
|
108.9 |
88.5 |
87.3 |
99.3 |
95.7 |
95.0 |
|
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130.2 |
99.3 |
97.4 |
109.0 |
103.6 |
108.2 |
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c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
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Notes for users
Revisions and timetable
Compared with data issued in the News Release of 8 July 2024, the monthly percentage increase for April 2024 has been revised from +1.1% to +1.0% in both the euro area and in the EU. The annual percentage increase has been revised from +4.8% to +4.5% in the euro area and from +4.2% to +4.0% in the EU.
Methods and definitions
The index of services production is a business indicator that measures the monthly changes in the production volume of the services industries (excluding financial and public services).
Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data.
In this release, total services cover NACE Rev.2 sections H to N, excluding K. Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU aggregates.
Geographical information
The euro area (EA20) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The European Union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
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