Turnover in services. Q3 2021

The Turnover in services index measures the quarterly evolution of sales by service sector enterprises at current prices. Since the first quarter 2018 indices are calculated with reference to the base year 2015 using the Ateco 2007 classification (Italian edition of NACE Rev.2).

In the third quarter of 2021 the seasonally adjusted Services turnover index increased by 3.7% compared to the previous quarter. In particular the index increased in Accommodation and food service activities (+71.2%), in Transportation and storage (+6.4%), in Administrative and support service activities (+4.2%), in Information and communication (+0.8%) and in Professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.7%). The index decreased in Wholesale trade, trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-0.4%).

In the third quarter of 2021 the Services turnover index increased by 10.8% compared to the third quarter 2020. In particular, the index increased by 26.7% for Accommodation and food service activities, by 21.5% for Transportation and storage, by 15.1% for Administrative and support service activities, by 8.3% for Wholesale trade, trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, by 4.6% for Professional, scientific and technical activities and by 2.7% for Information and communication activities.