Services - 2 quarter 2014

In the Q2 2014, seasonally adjusted sales in services decreased, quarter-on-quarter, at constant prices by 0.7%. Working days adjusted sales increased by 0.1%, year-on-year, the same as non-adjusted. Growth of services in transportation and storage and in administrative and support service activities had the biggest influence on the overall development.

In the Q2 2014, seasonally adjusted sales in services ^{1 )} decreased at constant prices by 0.7%, quarter-on-quarter. Year-on-year, working days adjusted sales increased by 0.1% (in the Q2 2013 and Q2 2014 there was the same number of working days), the same as non-adjusted. Growth rate decelerated in transportation and storage, administrative and support service activities, and accommodation and food service activities.

Year-on-year development of seasonally non-adjusted sales in services broken down by CZ-NACE division:

- sales in transportation and storage increased by 1.6%. The growth was reported by warehousing and support activities for transportation (+2.5%), land transport and transport via pipelines (+2.9%), and water transport (+13.5%). On the contrary, postal and courier activities and air transport decreased (-7.5% and -8.1%, respectively);

- sales in accommodation and food service activities increased by 0.3%. In accommodation, sales growth continued, this time by 4.1%. On the contrary, in food and beverage service activities sales decreased again (after their growth in the Q1) namely by 1.5%;

- sales in information and communication decreased by 0.2%. After four quarters of growth, telecommunications dropped by 1.8%. In computer programming, consultancy and related activities (that are the most important for their volume; they include, for example, administration of computer equipment, programming or consultancy in the area of IT) sales decreased by 1.5%. Publishing activities also dropped (-0.5%). On the contrary, a two-digit sales growth was recorded by music and motion picture activities (+16.1%) and by programming and broadcasting activities (+11.8%). Also information service activities grew (+1.1%), which include, for example, press agencies, web portals, and webhosting;

- sales in real estate activities dropped by 1.7%. Sales in real estate activities on a fee or contract basis dropped by 1.9%, sales in buying and selling of own real estate and renting and operating of own or leased real estate decreased by 1.6%;

- sales in professional, scientific and technical activities ^{2 )} decreased by 2.8%. For the first time since the Q4 2012, advertising and market research recorded growth (+2.2%), whereas in other activities a drop was prevailing. The biggest decrease (-5.8%) was in activities of head offices; management consultancy activities; further, decrease continued in architectural and engineering activities (-4.1%), legal and accounting activities and for other professional, scientific and technical activities (both -3.5%);

- sales in administrative and support service activities ^{3 )} increased by 3.0%. An increase was recorded by all divisions except for travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities (drop by 10.4%). Employment activities reported a two-digit growth for the last three quarters (this time by 14.7%). Office administrative, office support and other business support activities increased by 6.8% and rental and leasing activities by 6.7%. Also sales for services to buildings and landscape activities increased (+2.8%) as well as for security and investigation activities (+1.9%).
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¹⁾ For the purpose of News Releases, 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 – without Scientific research and development and Veterinary activities (M without 72 and 75), Administrative and support service activities without Landscape service activities (N without 81.3).
²⁾ For the purpose of News Releases section M – Professional, scientific and technical activities does not include CZ-NACE 72 – Scientific research and development and CZ-NACE 75 – Veterinary activities.
³⁾ For the purpose of News Releases section N – Administrative and support service activities does not include CZ-NACE 81.3 – Landscape service activities.


Notes:
Data for the Q2 2014 are preliminary; final data for individual quarters of 2014 will be available in June 2015 at the latest.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Marie Boušková, phone number: (+420) 274052935, e- mail: marie.bouskova@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Jana Gotvaldová, phone number: (+420) 274052691, e-mail: jana.gotvaldova@csu.gov.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (SP 1-12)
End of data collection: 28 July 2014
End of data processing: 31 July 2014
Related outputs: Basic 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).
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