{"id":"france-insee-services-output-august-2026","canonicalSlug":"france-insee-services-output-august-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026","language":"en","title":"French services output was nearly flat in August as transport slipped","summary":"Insee says services output edged down 0.1% month on month in August, with transport and storage down 0.7% and information and communication up 1.1%.","body":["France’s services-production index fell 0.1% in August after rising 0.6% in July, according to Insee’s seasonally and calendar-adjusted series. Transport and storage declined 0.7%, while information and communication rose 1.1%.","Output across services was 1.3% higher year on year for June–August. Insee also revised July’s monthly change up to +0.6% from +0.2% as late business filings were incorporated."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"French services output was nearly flat in August as transport slipped\n\nInsee says services output edged down 0.1% month on month in August, with transport and storage down 0.7% and information and communication up 1.1%.\n\nFrance’s services-production index fell 0.1% in August after rising 0.6% in July, according to Insee’s seasonally and calendar-adjusted series. Transport and storage declined 0.7%, while information and communication rose 1.1%.\n\nOutput across services was 1.3% higher year on year for June–August. Insee also revised July’s monthly change up to +0.6% from +0.2% as late business filings were incorporated.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-21","eventDateBasis":"source-publication-date","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T12:25:38Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-22T12:25:38Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-22T12:18:37Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-21","translatedAt":"2026-10-22T12:17:52Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/9094265","name":"Insee","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","attribution":"Insee source published 2026-10-21; factual details paraphrased. No source prose or media reproduced. No open reuse licence identified.","publishedAt":"2026-10-21"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/france-insee-services-output-august-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"FR","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["statistical-estimate"],"measurementPeriod":{"to":"2026-08","from":"2026-08","precision":"month"}}}