The services sector output index for the quarter to September 2009 decreased by 0.1% compared with the previous quarter. There were decreases in three of the five components that make up the index, business services and finance, hotels and restaurants and Government and other services. Distribution showed the most significant increase over transport and communication.
The increase in distribution was 1.1%, while transport increased by 0.5%. The Government sector reported the a decrease of 0.2%, most significantly in education and recreation, then came business services at 0.3% and hotels and restaurants a 2.7% decrease. The indicator for the output of the services sector for the month between August and September showed an increase of 0.4%.
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