The services production index rose 2.3% in August from the same month last year. The index increased 0.2% month on month.
On an annual basis, transportation and storage services rose 1.8%, accommodation and food services 2%, information and communication services 9.9%, professional, scientific and technical services 1.1%, and administrative and support services 1.2%.

Real estate services, meanwhile, recorded an annual decline of 7.5%.
Monthly changes
In August, transportation and storage services fell 0.4% from the previous month, accommodation and food services declined 0.7%, and professional, scientific and technical services decreased 0.9%.

Over the same period, information and communication services increased 0.3%, real estate services 2.6%, and administrative and support services 2.6%.