Service Production Index, November 2012:

Swedish service production increased by 0.5 percent in volume and working day adjusted figures in November 2012, compared to November 2011. Service production for September to November decreased by 1.0 percent in seasonally adjusted series compared to the period June to August.

Professional, scientific and technical activities increased by 8.4 percent in volume and working day adjusted figures compared to the same period last year. Further, the art, entertainment and recreation sector increased by 6.8 percent.

The figures for November are preliminary.

Service Production Index in November 2012

Activity

Current prices

Volume

Volume and working day adjusted

Weight

Nov

2012*

Nov

2012*

Nov

2012*

Total service production (45-63; 68-96)

2.0

2.9

0.7

1.5

0.5

1.3

1.0

Total service production excl real estate activities (45-63; 69-96)

1.8 3.1 0.9 1.9 0.6 1.7 0.81

Wholesale and retail trade (45-47)

-1.4 0.2 -0.2 0.6 -0.9 0.3 0.25

Wholesale and retail and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (45)

-5.4 -3.9 -4.8 -2.9 -6.2 -3.2 0.04

Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (46)

-1.9 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.13

Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (47)

1.3 2.0 1.4 2.0 -0.2 1.5 0.08

Transportation and storage (49-53)

-3.6 0.8 -5.3 -2.2 -5.3 -2.5 0.11

Hotel and restaurant (55-56)

6.4 3.9 6.2 3.5 5.9 3.4 0.03

IT, real-estate businesses (58-75)

4.0 3.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.5 0.43

Information and communication (58-63)

0.5 3.3 -1.6 2.0 -1.8 1.7 0.11

Telecommunications (61)

2.8 2.4 1.8 2.5 1.8 2.2 0.03

Computer programming etc (62)

0.7 5.0 0.2 4.7 0.2 4.5 0.05

Real estate activities (68)

3.2 2.2 0.5 -0.3 0.4 -0.4 0.19

Professional, scientific and technical activities (69-75)

9.4 6.3 8.4 4.6 8.4 4.3 0.12

Administrative and support service (77-82)

1.8 4.1 -1.1 2.0 -1.0 1.7 0.07

Education (85)

-4.7 3.6 -5.6 3.2 -5.6 3.2 0.02

Human health and social work (86-88)

8.1 9.5 6.1 7.9 6.1 7.9 0.05

Art, entertainment and recreation (90-96)

10.4 5.7 7.4 2.7 6.8 2.6 0.03

All figures compared to the same period last year.
*The Period from January to the current month compared to the same period last year.

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