Payment is 16.4% above what it was before the Covid-19 crisis, in February 2020; Compared to the same month last year, the indicator showed an increase of 4%
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics () announced that the volume of services in Brazil grew by 1% in September, when compared to the previous month. This result marks a new record in the historical series, exceeding the level reached in July 2024 by 0.6%. Furthermore, the volume of services is 16.4% above what it was before the pandemic, in February 2020. In Compared to the same month last year, September 2023, the indicator showed an increase of 4%. The accumulated result for the last 12 months up to September also showed growth of 2.3%.
The sector’s nominal revenue increased by 1.1% between August and September, and compared to September 2023, the increase was 8.4%. Analyzing the data by region, 16 of Brazil’s 27 federative units registered growth in the volume of services. The states that stood out with the biggest increases were , with 6.9%, followed by , which had a growth of 3.0%, and , which presented an impressive increase of 18.9%.
Growth in the volume of services was observed in four of the sector’s five main activities. The areas that contributed most to this result were professional, administrative and complementary services, which grew 1.4%, followed by information and communication (1.0%), transport (0.7%) and services provided to families (0 .4%). The only activity that recorded a drop was other services, with a reduction of 0.3%.
*Report produced with the help of AI
Published by Fernando Dias
