In the second quarter, working-day adjusted turnover in selected services increased by 0.8 per cent over the corresponding period of 2013. Provisional seasonally adjusted services turnover increased by 2.2 per cent, the National Statistics Office said today

When compared to the second quarter of 2013, working-day adjusted turnover went up by 0.8 per cent. Turnover increased in professional, scientific and technical activities (+7.5 per cent), transportation and storage (+6.4 per cent), accommodation and food service activities (+3.7 per cent), retail trade (+3.6 per cent), motor trade (+2.8 per cent), wholesale trade (+1.3 per cent) and real estate activities (+1.3 per cent).

However, decreases were registered in administrative and support service activities (-11.6 per cent) and information and communication (-7.7 per cent).

During the quarter under review, employment, gross wages and salaries and hours worked increased by 3.2, 5.1 and 2.1 per cent respectively over the comparative quarter of 2013.

Seasonally adjusted turnover in the second quarter of 2014 increased by 2.2 per cent on the previous quarter. Increases were registered in professional, scientific and technical activities (+9.6 per cent), motor trade (+4.8 per cent), transportation and storage (+4.0 per cent), wholesale trade (+3.5 per cent), accommodation and food service activities (+1.7 per cent), information and communication (+1.5 per cent) and retail trade (+1.4 per cent).

On the other hand, declines were registered in real estate activities (-14.4 per cent) and administrative and support service activities (-4.8 per cent).

Seasonally adjusted employment, gross wages and salaries and hours worked increased by 0.4, 1.3 and 0.3 per cent respectively over the previous quarter.

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