Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (2024)

Euro indicators 7 August 2024 Next release: 6 September 2024

May 2024 compared with April 2024

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Up by 2.5% in the euro area and by 2.6% in the EU compared with May 2023

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.

Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (1)

Monthly comparison by service industry and by Member State

In the euro area in May 2024, compared with April 2024, services production

  • decreased for transportation and storage by 1.2%,

  • increased for accommodation and food services by 2.0%,

  • increased for information and communication by 0.6%,

  • decreased for real estate activities by 0.2%,

  • decreased for professional, scientific, and technical activities by 0.1%,

  • decreased for administrative and support services by 0.2%.

In the EU, services production

  • decreased for transportation and storage by 0.7%,

  • increased for accommodation and food services by 1.9%,

  • increased for information and communication by 0.4%,

  • decreased for real estate activities by 0.2%,

  • remained stable for professional, scientific, and technical activities,

  • 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

  • increased for transportation and storage by 0.2%,

  • decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.5%,

  • increased for information and communication by 7.8%,

  • increased for real estate activities by 1.1%,

  • increased for professional, scientific, and technical activities by 2.9%,

  • increased for administrative and support services by 1.5%.

In the EU, services production

  • increased for transportation and storage by 0.1%,

  • decreased for accommodation and food services by 1.1%,

  • increased for information and communication by 7.7%,

  • increased for real estate activities by 1.7%,

  • increased for professional, scientific, and technical activities by 2.7%,

  • 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

Services production

% change compared with previous month*

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Euro area

Total services

0.5

0.2

1.1

-0.4

1.0

-0.1

Transportation and storage

1.4

-1.0

1.3

-0.4

1.2

-1.2

Accommodation and food services

0.8

-0.1

1.1

-1.5

-1.4

2.0

Information and communication

1.6

0.2

1.4

0.0

1.5

0.6

Real estate activities

-2.1

2.5

0.4

-0.5

0.4

-0.2

Professional, scientific and technical activities

-0.6

1.0

0.6

-1.3

2.3

-0.1

Administrative and support services

1.0

-0.3

0.5

0.9

1.2

-0.2

EU

Total services

0.6

-0.3

1.3

-0.7

1.0

0.1

Transportation and storage

1.2

-2.6

1.2

-0.4

1.1

-0.7

Accommodation and food services

1.0

-0.2

1.2

-1.5

-1.4

1.9

Information and communication

1.6

0.2

1.5

-0.3

1.7

0.4

Real estate activities

-1.3

1.9

0.0

-0.5

1.0

-0.2

Professional, scientific and technical activities

-0.5

0.8

1.1

-1.8

2.3

0.0

Administrative and support services

0.9

-0.3

0.6

0.6

1.1

-0.1

* Calendar and seasonally adjusted

Source dataset: sts_sepr_m

Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (2)

Services production

% change compared with previous month*

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Euro area

0.5

0.2

1.1

-0.4

1.0

-0.1

EU

0.6

-0.3

1.3

-0.7

1.0

0.1

Belgium

-0.1

-1.1

2.7

-0.6

0.2

0.4

Bulgaria

0.5

1.1

-0.1

0.3

1.5

-0.4

Czechia

0.6

0.7

-0.5

0.9

1.0

-0.4

Denmark

0.8

-12.1

0.0

-2.8

2.7

-1.8

Germany**

-1.0

1.0

2.3

0.0

:

:

Estonia

1.2

-1.2

1.5

-1.3

1.7

-1.4

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece

-2.9

0.5

2.6

-2.7

5.7

-1.0

Spain

0.3

0.4

1.8

-2.0

2.2

-0.7

France

3.1

-0.6

-0.5

-1.1

3.4

-0.8

Croatia

2.7

0.1

0.8

0.8

2.5

1.1

Italy

-1.1

2.0

0.3

-1.4

1.9

-0.2

Cyprus

2.4

-2.4

6.4

0.7

c

c

Latvia

2.2

-3.8

0.1

-0.8

2.5

-0.1

Lithuania

0.5

4.9

-1.1

1.2

-0.3

-0.4

Luxembourg

4.3

-5.7

-0.9

1.6

0.9

3.6

Hungary

0.6

0.3

15.6

-14.5

1.4

0.5

Malta

1.2

0.5

3.6

0.4

0.6

2.5

Netherlands

c

c

c

c

c

c

Austria

0.1

-0.3

0.2

-2.0

0.4

0.0

Poland

-0.8

0.4

1.4

-1.4

2.7

-1.5

Portugal

:

:

:

:

:

:

Romania

3.0

-5.5

-1.6

0.2

-1.0

17.7

Slovenia

2.7

0.1

-2.4

1.0

-0.4

-1.6

Slovakia

0.1

1.7

0.5

-0.8

0.8

-1.9

Finland

0.4

0.2

0.6

0.1

-0.7

0.7

Sweden

c

c

c

c

c

c

* Calendar and seasonally adjusted

** The publication of German data is delayed due to the changeover to new data requirements.

: Data not available

c Confidential

Source dataset: sts_sepr_m

Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (3)

Services production

% change compared with same month of the previous year*

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Euro area

Total services

1.9

3.2

4.3

1.9

4.5

2.5

Transportation and storage

-0.4

-0.2

2.3

-0.2

3.4

0.2

Accommodation and food services

1.4

1.4

4.3

1.6

-3.1

-1.5

Information and communication

5.7

6.3

7.6

5.9

8.9

7.8

Real estate activities

-3.2

1.8

2.4

0.1

-0.2

1.1

Professional, scientific and technical activities

1.9

2.9

4.8

0.6

5.2

2.9

Administrative and support services

1.6

3.3

3.0

1.8

4.3

1.5

EU

Total services

2.0

2.9

4.2

1.7

4.0

2.6

Transportation and storage

1.0

-0.5

2.2

-0.5

1.9

0.1

Accommodation and food services

1.5

1.3

4.3

1.7

-2.8

-1.1

Information and communication

5.0

5.8

7.6

5.5

7.9

7.7

Real estate activities

-1.7

2.2

2.2

-0.2

0.7

1.7

Professional, scientific and technical activities

1.6

2.5

5.1

0.4

4.8

2.7

Administrative and support services

1.5

3.0

3.0

1.7

3.7

1.3

* Calendar adjusted

Source dataset: sts_sepr_m

Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (4)

Services production

% change compared with same month of the previous year*

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Euro area

1.9

3.2

4.3

1.9

4.5

2.5

EU

2.0

2.9

4.2

1.7

4.0

2.6

Belgium

1.0

-0.2

3.0

1.7

3.3

3.6

Bulgaria

0.7

4.2

3.6

3.1

6.1

3.4

Czechia

-1.7

-0.7

-1.4

1.7

3.5

2.4

Denmark

9.3

-0.8

7.4

-6.1

-4.9

-3.2

Germany**

0.5

1.9

3.9

2.9

:

:

Estonia

1.1

-3.7

3.0

-1.8

5.5

-0.7

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece

0.7

2.1

8.9

-0.5

5.2

-6.2

Spain

1.6

5.4

6.3

1.4

4.8

4.0

France

3.5

3.4

2.6

0.4

5.9

2.4

Croatia

3.6

3.1

3.3

2.7

6.9

6.6

Italy

-2.3

4.1

5.8

-1.9

4.4

2.4

Cyprus

4.2

-1.8

14.3

11.0

5.9

3.6

Latvia

1.6

-2.8

-3.6

-5.4

-2.1

-1.4

Lithuania

3.1

14.3

11.2

6.3

7.6

7.1

Luxembourg

14.2

11.0

10.6

11.4

13.4

16.6

Hungary

-4.9

-3.4

10.3

-7.1

-1.7

1.4

Malta

5.3

4.7

20.4

14.0

10.2

16.5

Netherlands

c

c

c

c

c

c

Austria

-3.7

-3.4

-2.7

-4.8

-2.4

-3.0

Poland

1.9

4.9

7.3

2.8

6.2

3.5

Portugal

:

:

:

:

:

:

Romania

9.9

1.7

-2.4

-1.3

-5.1

14.0

Slovenia

6.5

5.1

0.7

0.3

3.1

0.4

Slovakia

-9.9

-5.0

-4.1

0.9

4.0

0.4

Finland

-2.5

-2.7

-0.8

-0.5

-2.0

-0.7

Sweden

c

c

c

c

c

c

* Calendar adjusted

** The publication of German data is delayed due to the changeover to new data requirements.

: Data not available

c Confidential

Source dataset: sts_sepr_m

Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (5)

Services production, calendar and seasonally adjusted indices

(base year 2021)

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Euro area

114.2

114.4

115.7

115.2

116.4

116.3

EU

114.6

114.3

115.8

115.0

116.2

116.3

Belgium

113.2

111.9

114.9

114.2

114.4

114.9

Bulgaria

112.5

113.7

113.6

113.9

115.6

115.1

Czechia

104.6

105.3

104.8

105.7

106.8

106.4

Denmark

123.1

108.2

108.2

105.2

108.0

106.1

Germany*

110.0

111.1

113.6

113.6

:

:

Estonia

117.2

115.8

117.5

116.0

118.0

116.4

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece

127.0

127.6

130.9

127.4

134.7

133.4

Spain

117.4

117.9

120.0

117.6

120.2

119.3

France

117.0

116.3

115.7

114.4

118.3

117.3

Croatia

116.9

117.0

117.9

118.9

121.9

123.3

Italy

112.7

114.9

115.3

113.7

115.9

115.7

Cyprus

130.1

127.0

135.1

136.0

c

c

Latvia

117.2

112.7

112.8

111.9

114.7

114.6

Lithuania

109.0

114.3

113.0

114.3

113.9

113.4

Luxembourg

121.0

114.1

113.1

114.9

115.9

120.1

Hungary

108.2

108.5

125.4

107.2

108.7

109.2

Malta

128.0

128.7

133.3

133.8

134.6

138.0

Netherlands

c

c

c

c

c

c

Austria

107.9

107.6

107.8

105.6

106.0

106.0

Poland

118.9

119.4

121.1

119.4

122.6

120.7

Portugal

:

:

:

:

:

:

Romania

142.3

134.5

132.4

132.7

131.4

154.7

Slovenia

119.0

119.1

116.3

117.5

117.0

115.1

Slovakia

95.8

97.4

97.9

97.1

97.9

96.0

Finland

106.7

106.9

107.5

107.6

106.8

107.5

Sweden

c

c

c

c

c

c

* The publication of German data is delayed due to the changeover to new data requirements.

: Data not available

c Confidential

Source dataset: sts_sepr_m

Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (6)

Services production, calendar adjusted indices
(base year 2021)

Dec-23

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Euro area

133.3

107.6

102.9

115.2

113.8

113.5

EU

133.5

107.2

103.1

115.2

113.7

113.4

Belgium

135.1

104.5

103.0

119.2

112.3

110.5

Bulgaria

128.6

100.1

104.4

114.9

111.5

111.0

Czechia

121.3

96.7

93.2

110.8

103.8

103.4

Denmark

140.1

108.6

96.2

103.2

110.8

99.8

Germany*

133.0

99.0

100.3

114.8

:

:

Estonia

140.9

101.1

105.7

118.3

117.1

120.7

Ireland

c

c

c

c

c

c

Greece

147.8

87.9

96.4

105.9

108.4

129.2

Spain

124.8

107.0

106.4

114.6

116.8

117.7

France

142.0

118.0

103.7

114.6

117.6

109.2

Croatia

124.6

88.5

89.6

98.4

113.9

125.5

Italy

123.9

113.8

100.1

110.7

115.8

117.4

Cyprus

135.1

103.5

120.0

132.2

123.5

145.2

Latvia

134.4

101.9

102.9

110.7

110.9

111.5

Lithuania

113.4

104.2

103.9

114.3

111.6

115.3

Luxembourg

145.7

111.1

100.0

115.6

112.5

119.7

Hungary

143.0

92.7

96.1

100.9

104.3

105.4

Malta

121.9

118.9

126.7

137.2

130.4

145.0

Netherlands

c

c

c

c

c

c

Austria

127.1

109.3

106.1

109.2

101.0

97.9

Poland

132.2

107.4

112.7

122.1

120.7

116.9

Portugal

:

:

:

:

:

:

Romania

155.8

118.9

116.2

130.6

127.7

152.8

Slovenia

132.2

107.2

103.3

120.1

114.1

116.0

Slovakia

108.9

88.5

87.3

99.3

95.7

95.0

Finland

130.2

99.3

97.4

109.0

103.6

108.2

Sweden

c

c

c

c

c

c

* The publication of German data is delayed due to the changeover to new data requirements.

: Data not available

c Confidential

Source dataset: sts_sepr_m

Services production down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU (7)

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.

For more information

  • Database section on short-term business statistics

  • Statistics Explained article on the service production index

  • The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
    (see file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases)

  • Euro indicators dashboard

  • Release calendar for Euro indicators

  • Statistics Code of Practice

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'; /** Return the formatted tooltip content */ return tooltipContent; }}/* * This content is licensed according to the W3C Software License at * https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document * * File: sortable-table.js * * Desc: Adds sorting to a HTML data table that implements ARIA Authoring Practices */'use strict';class SortableTable { constructor(tableNode) { this.tableNode = tableNode; this.columnHeaders = tableNode.querySelectorAll('thead th.sortable'); this.sortColumns = []; for (var i = 0; i < this.columnHeaders.length; i++) { var ch = this.columnHeaders[i]; var buttonNode = ch.querySelector('button'); if (buttonNode) { this.sortColumns.push(i); // buttonNode.setAttribute('data-column-index', i); // buttonNode.addEventListener('click', this.handleClick.bind(this)); ch.setAttribute('data-column-index', i); ch.addEventListener('click', this.handleClick.bind(this)); } } this.optionCheckbox = document.querySelector( 'input[type="checkbox"][value="show-unsorted-icon"]' ); if (this.optionCheckbox) { this.optionCheckbox.addEventListener( 'change', this.handleOptionChange.bind(this) ); if (this.optionCheckbox.checked) { this.tableNode.classList.add('show-unsorted-icon'); } } } setColumnHeaderSort(columnIndex) { if (typeof columnIndex === 'string') { columnIndex = parseInt(columnIndex); } for (var i = 0; i < this.columnHeaders.length; i++) { var ch = this.columnHeaders[i]; var buttonNode = ch.querySelector('button'); if (i === columnIndex) { var value = ch.getAttribute('aria-sort'); if (value === 'ascending') { ch.setAttribute('aria-sort', 'descending'); this.sortColumn( columnIndex, 'descending', ch.classList.contains('num')); } else if (value === 'descending') { ch.removeAttribute('aria-sort'); this.sortColumn( columnIndex, 'initial', true ); } else { ch.setAttribute('aria-sort', 'ascending'); this.sortColumn( columnIndex, 'ascending', ch.classList.contains('num') ); } } else { if (ch.hasAttribute('aria-sort') && buttonNode) { ch.removeAttribute('aria-sort'); } } } } sortColumn(columnIndex, sortValue, isNumber) { function compareValues(a, b) { if (a.value === b.value) return 0; if (sortValue === 'descending') { return isNumber ? b.value - a.value : (a.value > b.value ? -1 : 1); } else { return isNumber ? a.value - b.value : (a.value < b.value ? -1 : 1); } } if (typeof isNumber !== 'boolean') { isNumber = false; } var tbodyNode = this.tableNode.querySelector('tbody'); var rowNodes = []; var dataCells = []; var rowNode = tbodyNode.firstElementChild; var index = 0; while (rowNode) { rowNodes.push(rowNode); var rowCells = rowNode.querySelectorAll('th, td'); var dataCell = rowCells[columnIndex]; var data = {}; data.index = index; if (sortValue !== 'initial') { data.value = dataCell.textContent.toLowerCase().trim(); } else { data.value = rowNode.getAttribute('initial-position').toLowerCase().trim(); } if (isNumber) { data.value = parseFloat(data.value); } dataCells.push(data); rowNode = rowNode.nextElementSibling; index += 1; } dataCells.sort(compareValues); // remove rows while (tbodyNode.firstChild) { tbodyNode.removeChild(tbodyNode.lastChild); } // add sorted rows for (var i = 0; i < dataCells.length; i += 1) { let pos = [dataCells[i].index]; if (sortValue === "initial") { rowNodes[pos].classList.remove("sorted"); } else { rowNodes[pos].classList.add("sorted"); } tbodyNode.appendChild(rowNodes[pos]); } } /* EVENT HANDLERS */ handleClick(event) { var tgt = event.currentTarget; this.setColumnHeaderSort(tgt.getAttribute('data-column-index')); } handleOptionChange(event) { var tgt = event.currentTarget; if (tgt.checked) { this.tableNode.classList.add('show-unsorted-icon'); } else { this.tableNode.classList.remove('show-unsorted-icon'); } }}$(document).ready(function() { load(); });;}());

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