Services production up by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU
Overview
In October 2025, compared with September 2025, seasonally adjusted services production increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In September 2025, services production grew by 0.1% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU.
In October 2025, compared with October 2024, services production increased by 2.1% in both the euro area and the EU.
Monthly comparison by service industry and by Member State
In the euro area in October 2025, compared with September 2025, services production
decreased for transportation and storage by 0.7%,
increased for accommodation and food services by 0.7%,
increased for information and communication by 0.2%,
decreased for real estate activities by 0.9%,
increased for professional, scientific and technical activities by 0.8%,
increased for administrative and support services by 0.6%.
In the EU, services production
decreased for transportation and storage by 0.9%,
increased for accommodation and food services by 0.9%,
increased for information and communication by 0.4%,
decreased for real estate activities by 0.9%,
increased for professional, scientific and technical activities by 0.6%,
increased for administrative and support services by 0.6%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases were recorded in Luxembourg (+14.7%), Latvia (+2.1%) and Bulgaria (+1.9%). The largest decreases were observed in Slovenia (-3.5%), Greece (-1.8%) and Slovakia (-1.6%).
Annual comparison by service industry and by Member State
In the euro area in October 2025, compared with October 2024, services production
increased for transportation and storage by 0.8%,
increased for accommodation and food services by 2.4%,
increased for information and communication by 4.4%,
increased for real estate activities by 0.6%,
increased for professional, scientific and technical activities by 1.9%,
increased for administrative and support services by 1.9%.
In the EU, services production
increased for transportation and storage by 0.5%,
increased for accommodation and food services by 2.5%,
increased for information and communication by 4.5%,
increased for real estate activities by 1.1%,
increased for professional, scientific and technical activities by 1.9%,
increased for administrative and support services by 1.9%.
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases were recorded in Greece (+16.9%), Lithuania (+10.1%) and Poland (+5.5%). The largest decreases were observed in Luxembourg (-3.0%), Hungary (-2.0%) and Denmark (-0.8%).
Tables
Services production % change compared with previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May-25 |
Jun-25 |
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
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Total services |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Transportation and storage |
-0.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
-0.6 |
0.3 |
-0.7 |
Accommodation and food services |
-0.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
Information and communication |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Real estate activities |
1.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
-0.9 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
Administrative and support services |
0.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
EU |
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Total services |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Transportation and storage |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
-0.7 |
-0.3 |
-0.9 |
Accommodation and food services |
-0.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
Information and communication |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
-0.8 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
Real estate activities |
1.4 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
-0.9 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
-1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
Administrative and support services |
0.4 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted Source dataset: sts_sepr_m
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Services production % change compared with previous month* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May-25 |
Jun-25 |
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Euro area 21 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
EU |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Belgium |
-0.3 |
-1.3 |
1.7 |
-1.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Bulgaria |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
-0.7 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
Czechia |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
0.7 |
Denmark |
8.9 |
-3.3 |
2.4 |
-1.7 |
-3.3 |
-1.4 |
Germany |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
-1.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
Estonia |
0.8 |
2.2 |
-1.1 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
-1.2 |
Ireland |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Greece |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
-1.5 |
-1.8 |
Spain |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
France |
0.8 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
Croatia |
-0.8 |
1.6 |
-1.3 |
-1.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
Italy |
0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
1.5 |
-0.5 |
Cyprus |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Latvia |
1.4 |
-1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
Lithuania |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
Luxembourg |
-5.7 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
-10.1 |
0.5 |
14.7 |
Hungary |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
0.8 |
-1.0 |
0.2 |
-0.6 |
Malta |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
-1.2 |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
Netherlands |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
1.5 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
Austria |
0.2 |
-0.9 |
0.2 |
-0.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
Poland |
2.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
-0.7 |
0.7 |
-0.5 |
Portugal |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
-3.7 |
1.5 |
-0.7 |
Romania |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
-2.1 |
1.3 |
-1.1 |
Slovenia |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
-3.5 |
Slovakia |
-2.2 |
1.0 |
-1.8 |
-0.1 |
2.6 |
-1.6 |
Finland |
0.2 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
1.3 |
-0.4 |
Sweden |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
Norway |
-1.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
-4.6 |
0.2 |
* Calendar and seasonally adjusted c Confidential Source dataset: sts_sepr_m
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Services production % change compared with same month of the previous year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May-25 |
Jun-25 |
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
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Total services |
2.5 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
Transportation and storage |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
Accommodation and food services |
2.8 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
Information and communication |
4.6 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
Real estate activities |
4.7 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
1.9 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
Administrative and support services |
0.8 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
EU |
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Total services |
2.6 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
Transportation and storage |
2.8 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
Accommodation and food services |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
Information and communication |
4.3 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
Real estate activities |
4.0 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
1.7 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
Administrative and support services |
0.6 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
* Calendar adjusted Source dataset: sts_sepr_m
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Services production % change compared with same month of the previous year* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May-25 |
Jun-25 |
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
Euro area 21 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
EU |
2.6 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
Belgium |
-0.1 |
-1.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
Bulgaria |
2.5 |
3.2 |
1.4 |
-0.1 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
Czechia |
2.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
Denmark |
12.3 |
12.3 |
11.1 |
7.0 |
3.2 |
-0.8 |
Germany |
2.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
Estonia |
6.3 |
9.9 |
7.3 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
3.6 |
Ireland |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Greece |
15.9 |
22.8 |
15.7 |
27.1 |
19.1 |
16.9 |
Spain |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
France |
2.8 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
Croatia |
-1.1 |
3.0 |
-0.3 |
-2.7 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
Italy |
1.0 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
Cyprus |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Latvia |
3.5 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
Lithuania |
9.6 |
8.4 |
10.6 |
8.5 |
11.8 |
10.1 |
Luxembourg |
-43.1 |
-43.8 |
-41.8 |
-1.9 |
-0.7 |
-3.0 |
Hungary |
3.1 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
-2.0 |
Malta |
-1.9 |
-2.1 |
3.4 |
-2.3 |
-2.7 |
0.1 |
Netherlands |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
Austria |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.8 |
-1.3 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
Poland |
6.0 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
5.5 |
Portugal |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Romania |
-11.5 |
3.4 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
Slovenia |
-0.7 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
2.6 |
Slovakia |
3.7 |
3.3 |
-0.6 |
-1.2 |
2.0 |
-0.7 |
Finland |
1.7 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
Sweden |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
Norway |
-2.2 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
* Calendar adjusted c Confidential Source dataset: sts_sepr_m
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Services production, calendar and seasonally adjusted indices (base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May-25 |
Jun-25 |
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
117.2 |
117.2 |
117.5 |
117.2 |
117.3 |
117.7 |
Euro area 21 |
117.2 |
117.3 |
117.6 |
117.3 |
117.3 |
117.7 |
EU |
117.4 |
117.5 |
117.9 |
117.5 |
117.5 |
117.8 |
Belgium |
114.4 |
112.9 |
114.8 |
113.0 |
113.5 |
113.8 |
Bulgaria |
119.7 |
120.7 |
121.2 |
120.4 |
122.1 |
124.4 |
Czechia |
107.9 |
108.2 |
107.7 |
107.8 |
107.4 |
108.2 |
Denmark |
123.0 |
118.9 |
121.7 |
119.6 |
115.6 |
114.0 |
Germany |
114.5 |
114.9 |
115.5 |
114.2 |
114.0 |
113.7 |
Estonia |
129.2 |
132.1 |
130.7 |
130.8 |
133.6 |
132.0 |
Ireland |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Greece |
147.5 |
149.8 |
151.8 |
159.8 |
157.4 |
154.5 |
Spain |
121.7 |
122.1 |
122.2 |
122.3 |
123.0 |
123.2 |
France |
120.5 |
120.4 |
120.7 |
121.1 |
121.1 |
121.6 |
Croatia |
115.2 |
117.0 |
115.5 |
113.9 |
116.0 |
116.9 |
Italy |
114.1 |
114.4 |
114.0 |
113.6 |
115.3 |
114.7 |
Cyprus |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Latvia |
116.0 |
114.8 |
115.4 |
115.4 |
115.7 |
118.1 |
Lithuania |
121.2 |
122.3 |
123.4 |
123.6 |
124.9 |
126.0 |
Luxembourg |
60.0 |
60.7 |
62.3 |
56.0 |
56.3 |
64.6 |
Hungary |
114.8 |
114.3 |
115.2 |
114.0 |
114.2 |
113.5 |
Malta |
128.6 |
128.3 |
129.8 |
128.2 |
128.1 |
128.7 |
Netherlands |
112.8 |
112.5 |
114.2 |
113.6 |
113.9 |
115.2 |
Austria |
105.6 |
104.7 |
104.9 |
104.4 |
105.3 |
105.7 |
Poland |
127.0 |
129.0 |
129.8 |
128.9 |
129.8 |
129.2 |
Portugal |
123.5 |
124.8 |
125.2 |
120.6 |
122.4 |
121.6 |
Romania |
133.2 |
133.6 |
135.2 |
132.3 |
134.0 |
132.5 |
Slovenia |
115.5 |
115.4 |
116.2 |
117.9 |
121.3 |
117.1 |
Slovakia |
98.9 |
99.9 |
98.1 |
98.0 |
100.5 |
98.9 |
Finland |
110.4 |
111.1 |
110.9 |
110.8 |
112.2 |
111.7 |
Sweden |
111.2 |
112.9 |
113.0 |
112.5 |
112.4 |
112.9 |
Norway |
114.4 |
116.4 |
118.5 |
121.7 |
116.1 |
116.3 |
c Confidential Source dataset: sts_sepr_m
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Services production, calendar adjusted indices (base year 2021) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May-25 |
Jun-25 |
Jul-25 |
Aug-25 |
Sep-25 |
Oct-25 |
|
Euro area 20 |
114.7 |
119.5 |
117.0 |
114.3 |
117.7 |
120.3 |
Euro area 21 |
114.7 |
119.6 |
117.1 |
114.4 |
117.8 |
120.3 |
EU |
114.8 |
120.1 |
116.9 |
114.1 |
118.2 |
120.6 |
Belgium |
110.1 |
119.0 |
110.3 |
101.7 |
115.9 |
118.7 |
Bulgaria |
114.9 |
128.2 |
131.6 |
126.7 |
124.6 |
123.8 |
Czechia |
106.3 |
116.7 |
104.6 |
99.9 |
105.9 |
108.4 |
Denmark |
117.2 |
120.9 |
118.8 |
109.6 |
115.8 |
121.4 |
Germany |
112.7 |
115.7 |
117.6 |
110.0 |
113.4 |
114.3 |
Estonia |
129.5 |
135.2 |
126.6 |
127.4 |
135.3 |
133.2 |
Ireland |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Greece |
146.0 |
180.3 |
190.8 |
194.6 |
188.7 |
156.9 |
Spain |
119.6 |
126.3 |
131.3 |
113.2 |
124.2 |
127.5 |
France |
112.7 |
122.0 |
101.9 |
131.3 |
119.3 |
124.8 |
Croatia |
121.0 |
136.8 |
147.0 |
133.0 |
127.1 |
111.8 |
Italy |
117.9 |
117.5 |
130.2 |
91.8 |
117.9 |
119.5 |
Cyprus |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Latvia |
113.2 |
114.4 |
116.8 |
116.1 |
118.8 |
121.2 |
Lithuania |
123.5 |
123.4 |
125.1 |
120.4 |
129.9 |
134.6 |
Luxembourg |
60.4 |
63.2 |
66.7 |
52.2 |
58.9 |
64.9 |
Hungary |
113.7 |
110.9 |
121.9 |
114.0 |
118.2 |
118.4 |
Malta |
129.7 |
133.0 |
138.2 |
130.7 |
131.2 |
136.1 |
Netherlands |
112.9 |
114.8 |
115.6 |
107.9 |
113.5 |
119.4 |
Austria |
97.0 |
101.0 |
107.8 |
99.6 |
103.1 |
107.3 |
Poland |
122.5 |
132.6 |
130.1 |
126.2 |
134.2 |
132.0 |
Portugal |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
c |
Romania |
132.2 |
138.1 |
140.6 |
129.3 |
136.8 |
133.8 |
Slovenia |
116.4 |
120.1 |
116.1 |
112.9 |
126.5 |
120.6 |
Slovakia |
97.1 |
102.9 |
97.2 |
91.8 |
102.8 |
103.7 |
Finland |
110.3 |
115.9 |
100.7 |
107.3 |
113.6 |
113.9 |
Sweden |
107.8 |
119.5 |
97.6 |
102.4 |
116.2 |
119.5 |
Norway |
114.7 |
129.5 |
103.7 |
120.9 |
122.1 |
120.9 |
c Confidential Source dataset: sts_sepr_m
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Notes for users
Revisions and timetable
Compared with data issued in the News Release of 5 December 2025, the monthly percentage change for September 2025 has been revised from 0.0% to +0.1% in the euro area and remained unchanged at 0.0% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from +2.7% to +2.6% in the euro area and from +2.8% to +2.7% in the EU.
Methods and definitions
The index of services production is a business indicator that measures the monthly changes in the production volume of the services industries (excluding financial and public services).
Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data.
In this release, total services cover NACE Rev.2 sections H to N, excluding K. Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU aggregates.
Geographical information
Up to 31 December 2025, the euro area included Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland (EA20). From 1 January 2026, the euro area also includes Bulgaria (EA21).
The aggregate data series commented on in this Euro indicator release refer to the official composition of the euro area in the most recent month for which data are available. Thus, Euro indicator releases with data for months up to December 2025 comment on EA20 series, while releases with data for January 2026 onwards will comment on EA21 series.
The European Union includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden (EU27).
For more information
Statistics Explained article on the service production index
The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
(see file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases)
Get in touch
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