Services - 2. quarter of 2018

Sales in transportation and storage increased the most

08.08.2018
Code: 180030-18
 

In the Q2 2018, seasonally adjusted sales in services decreased at constant prices by 0.2%, quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q). Sales adjusted for calendar effects increased at constant prices by 2.6%, year‑on-year (y-o-y); non-adjusted sales increased by 3.1%, y‑o‑y.


In the Q2 2018, seasonally adjusted sales in services1) decreased at constant prices by 0.2%, q-o-q. A q-o-q growth was recorded only by the following sections: accommodation and food service activities and by administrative and support service activities.   

Year-on-year, sales adjusted for calendar effects increased by 2.6%. The most marked increase was in the section of transportation and storage followed by the section of information and communication.  

Non-adjusted sales increased by 3.1%, year-on-year. Development in individual industries of services (CZ-NACE sections) was as follows:

-          sales in transportation and storage increased by 6.6%. A double-digit growth of sales was reported by water transport (+21.1%) and warehousing and support activities for transportation (+10.9%). The following also recorded increases of sales: land transport and transport via pipelines (+4.2%), air transport (+3.2%), and postal and courier activities (+2.9%);

-          sales in accommodation and food service activities increased by 1.1%. In the food and beverage service activities sales increased by 2.6%, while in the accommodation they dropped by 2.2%;

-          sales in information and communication increased by 3.7%. The highest growth of sales was reported by information service activities (+8.2%), which include, for example, data processing, web portals, and hosting. Sales increased also in computer programming, consultancy and related activities (+6.4%), programming and broadcasting activities (+5.4%), publishing activities (+2.6%), and telecommunications (+0.6%). On the contrary, a decrease in sales was reported by the so-called music and motion picture activities (-8.5%);

-          sales in real estate activities decreased by 1.4%, y-o-y. A decrease of sales was recorded in buying and selling of own real estate and renting and operating of own or leased real estate (-1.7%), which are more important in terms of their volume as well as in real estate activities on a fee or contract basis (-0.1%);

-          sales in professional, scientific and technical activities2) increased by 0.8%. In this section, sales increased the most in other professional, scientific and technical activities (+4.6%), which include, for example, translation services and photographic services, but also business brokerage activities, specialised design activities or activities of quantity surveyors. Higher sales were achieved also by activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (+3.9%), and legal and accounting activities (+2.3%). On the contrary, a y-o-y drop of sales was reported by advertising and market research (-4.0%) and architectural and engineering activities (-0.4%);

-          sales in administrative and support service activities increased by 2.2%. The sales increase was the most marked in rental and leasing activities (+5.7%). Higher sales were reached also in travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities (+4.9%), in office administrative and support activities (+2.9%), and employment activities (+1.2%). In other economic activities of this section sales were decreasing, y-o-y; the deepest drop was in security and investigation activities (-6.1%). Lower sales were recorded also by services to buildings and landscape activities (-0.6%).

 

Notes:
1) For the purpose of the News Release, services include the following CZ-NACE sections: Transportation and storage (H), Accommodation and food service activities (I), Information and communication (J), Real estate activities (L), Professional, scientific and technical activities – excluding Scientific research and development and Veterinary activities (M excluding 72 and 75), Administrative and support service activities (N).
2) For the purpose of the News Release, section M – Professional, scientific and technical activities does not include CZ-NACE 72 – Scientific research and development and CZ-NACE 75 – Veterinary activities.

All data in the text of the News Release are at constant prices.
Data for the Q2 2018 are preliminary; final data for individual quarters of 2018 will be available in June 2019.

Responsible head at the CZSO: Marie Boušková, Director of the Services Statistics Department, phone number: (+420) 274 052 935, e-mail: marie.bouskova@czso.cz
Contact person: Marie Boušková, Director of the Services Statistics Department, phone number: (+420) 274 052 935, e-mail: marie.bouskova@czso.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (SP 1-12)
End of data collection: 27 July 2018
End of data processing: 1 August 2018
Related outputs: Base indices since 2000 and y-o-y indices since 2001 are available in time series (excluding section J, which is available since 2005 or rather 2006).
(https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/slu_ts)
Next News Release will be published on: 7 November 2018

 

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  • Annexes:
  • Table 1 Sales in services (year-on-year indices)
  • Table 2 Sales in services (year-on-year changes, decomposition of increase - year-on-year)
  • Table 3 Sales in services (year-on-year indices, adjusted for calendar effects)
  • Chart 1 Sales in services – base indices, constant prices
  • Chart 2 Sales in services – international comparison, seasonally adjusted, current prices
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Published: 08.08.2018
The data are valid as of the release date of the publication.


Contact: Information Services Unit - Headquarters, tel.: +420 274 056 789, email: infoservis@czso.cz