Service Production Index increased by 2.6 percent

Swedish service production increased by 2.6 percent in volume and working day adjusted figures in November 2011, compared to November 2010. Service production for September to November increased by 0.2 percent in seasonally adjusted series compared to the period June to August.

Telecommunications increased by 12.8 percent in volume and working day adjusted figures compared to the same period last year. Further, Computer programming and Administrative and supportive services increased by 7.6 and 7.0 percent, respectively.

The figures for November are preliminary.

Service Production Index in November 2011

Activity	Current prices		Volume		Volume and working day adjusted		Weight
	Nov	2011*	Nov	2011*	Nov	2011*
Total service production (45-63; 68-96)	4.2	6.2	2.5	4.9	2.6	5.0	1.00
Total service production excl real estate activities (45-63; 69-96)	4.1	6.9	2.5	5.8	2.6	5.8	0.81
Wholesale and retail trade (45-47)	3.6	6.0	3.0	5.6	3.3	5.6	0.25
Wholesale and retail and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (45)	4.9	9.7	5.7	9.5	5.8	9.6	0.03
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (46)	5.3	8.1	3.9	7.6	3.9	7.7	0.14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (47)	-0.8	0.8	-0.7	0.6	-0.1	0.7	0.08
Transportation and storage (49-53)	3.3	5.5	0.1	4.2	0.1	4.2	0.10
Hotel and restaurant (55-56)	2.8	5.1	-1.5	1.0	-2.2	1.0	0.03
IT, real-estate businesses (58-75)	5.2	6.1	3.7	4.6	3.7	4.6	0.44
Information and communication (58-63)	6.1	6.6	6.5	6.9	6.5	6.9	0.12
Telecommunications (61)	9.8	9.0	12.8	11.2	12.8	11.2	0.03
Computer programming etc (62)	8.2	8.9	7.6	8.5	7.6	8.5	0.06
Real estate activities (68)	3.6	3.4	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.4	0.19
Professional, scientific and technical activities (69-75)	5.5	9.6	2.9	7.3	2.9	7.4	0.13
Administrative and support service (77-82)	8.2	11.1	7.0	10.4	7.0	10.4	0.07
Education (85)	-8.4	6.1	‑10.7	3.6	‑10.7	3.6	0.02
Human health and social work (86-88)	3.9	5.5	-0.3	3.2	-0.3	3.2	0.05
Art, entertainment and recreation (90-96)	-0.3	4.9	-2.2	3.0	-1.9	3.0	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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