UK Index of Services

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Source: ONS
Source Link: https://www.ons.gov.uk/
Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): April 16th, 2026 2:00 AM

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UK Index of Services: January 2026 2026-03-13 02:00
Services output for Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2025 was estimated to have no growth (0.0%) compared with Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2025.
- In Quarter 4 2025, 8 of the 14 sectors saw a rise with “administrative and support service activities” (up 1.2%) providing the largest positive contribution.
- In Quarter 4 2025, 4 of the 14 sectors saw a fall (2 sectors saw no growth 0.0%), with “professional, scientific and technical activities” (down 1.1%), providing the largest negative contribution.
- Monthly services output was estimated to have increased by 0.3% in December 2025; this follows an increase of 0.1% in November 2025 and a fall of 0.3% in October 2025.
- There were monthly increases in 8 of the 14 sectors in December 2025; the largest positive contributions on the month came from “transportation and storage” (up 2.0%) and “administrative and support service activities” (up 1.4%).
- There were monthly decreases in 5 of the 14 sectors (1 sector saw no growth (0.0%)) in December 2025; the three main contributing sectors all experienced similar negative contribution, “information and communication” (down 0.5%), “human health and social work activities” (down 0.4%), and “arts, entertainment and recreation” (down 1.9%).
- Annual services output increased by 1.4% in 2025, with growth shown across 13 of the 14 sectors, most notably from, “information and communication” (up 4.5%) and “human health and social work activities” (up 3.0%).
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Services output was estimated to have increased by 0.2% in the three months to November 2025, compared with the previous three months to August 2025.
- In the three months to November 2025, 8 of the 14 sectors showed growth with the main positive-contributing sectors being "real estate activities" (up 0.4%), and "administrative and support service activities" (up 0.8%).
- In the three months to November 2025, 5 of the 14 sectors (1 sector showed no growth) showed a decline, with the main contributor being "professional, scientific and technical activities" (down 0.8%).
- Monthly services output was estimated to have increased by 0.3% in November 2025; this follows a fall of 0.3% in October 2025 and a rise of 0.4% in September 2025.
- There were monthly increases in 7 of the 14 sectors in November 2025; the largest positive contribution came from "professional, scientific and technical activities" (up 1.7%), driven by growth in the "accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy" industry (up 4.6%), and the "scientific research and development" industry (up 4.5%), both of these industries saw falls in October 2025.
- There were monthly decreases in 6 of the 14 sectors (1 sector showed no growth) in November 2025; the largest negative contribution came from the "real estate activities" sector (down 0.4%).
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Services output was estimated to have no growth (0.0%) in the three months to October 2025, compared with the previous three months to July 2025.
- 7 of the 14 sectors showed growth in the three months to October 2025, with the main positive contributing sector being "real estate activities" (up 0.4%).
- 7 of the 14 sectors showed a decline in the three months to October 2025, with the main contributor being "professional, scientific and technical activities" (down 1.6%).
- Monthly services output was estimated to have decreased by 0.3% in October 2025; this follows a rise of 0.2% in September 2025 and a fall of 0.1% in August 2025.
- There were monthly decreases in 8 of the 14 sectors in October 2025; the largest negative contribution came from "wholesale and retail trade" (down 1.4%); the largest monthly industry decrease came from "computer programming" (down 3.6%), which was the largest contributor to the monthly fall in "information and communication" (down 1.2%).
- There were monthly increases in 6 of the 14 sectors in September 2025; the largest positive contribution came from "human health activities" (up 0.6%).
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Services output was estimated to have increased by 0.2% in Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2025, compared with Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2025.
- This is the seventh consecutive quarterly rise in quarterly services output; however, the rate of growth has slowed in Quarter 3 2025 as this follows increases of 0.7% and 0.4% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) and Quarter 2 2025, respectively.
- 9 of the 14 sectors showed growth in Quarter 3 2025, with the main positive contributing sectors being "arts, entertainment and recreation" (up 3.5%), "real estate activities" (up 0.3%) and "public administration and defence" (up 0.8%).
- 4 of the 14 sectors (one sector saw flat growth) showed a decline in Quarter 3 2025, with the main contributors being "professional, scientific and technical activities" (down 0.6%) and "other services" (down 3.4%).
- Monthly services output was estimated to have increased by 0.2% in September; this follows successive 0.1% falls in both July and August 2025.
- There were monthly increases in 8 of the 14 sectors in September 2025; the largest positive contributions came from "wholesale and retail trade" (up 1.4%), "information and communication" (up 0.8%) and "education" (up 0.8%).
- There were monthly decreases in 6 of the 14 sectors in September 2025, like the Quarter 3 2025 falls; the largest negative contributions in the month came from "professional, scientific and technical activities" (down 0.9%) and "other services" (down 2.9%).
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UK Index of Services: August 2025 2025-10-16 02:00
UK services output grew +0.4% in the three months to July 2025, maintaining steady momentum but with mixed performance across subsectors.
- Monthly services output edged up +0.1% in July, following +0.3% in June and +0.1% in May, marking three straight months of growth.
- Growth was broad-based, with 10 of 14 sectors rising; the largest contributions came from human health & social work (+1.5%), professional & scientific activities (+1.2%), and information & communication (+1.4%).
- The main drag came from wholesale & retail trade (-1.3%), alongside smaller declines in education (-0.2%) and public administration (-0.2%).
- Transportation & storage rose +1.4% MoM in July, led by warehousing (+2.5%) and land transport (+0.8%).
- Human health & social work also supported monthly growth (+0.4%), driven by medical activities (+0.6%) and residential care (+0.3%).
- Offsetting declines came from information & communication (-0.7%), due to motion picture & publishing (-5.6%), and administrative & support services (-0.6%).
- Consumer-facing services fell -0.6% over the three months, with retail trade (-0.9%) and travel services (-9.1%) weighing, though accommodation (+1.7%) and food & beverage (+0.6%) provided partial offsets.
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UK services output rose +0.3% MoM in June 2025, following a +0.1% gain in May and a -0.2% decline in April. Over Q2 2025, services output increased +0.4% QoQ.
- 7 of 14 sectors grew MoM, led by professional, scientific & technical activities (+1.7%) and wholesale & retail trade (+0.8%).
- Largest MoM declines came from education (-0.5%) and other service activities (-1.6%).
- In Q2, information & communication (+2.0%) and human health & social work (+1.1%) drove growth.
- Computer programming, consulting & related activities rose +4.1% QoQ, while wholesale fell -2.4%.
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UK services output rose +0.1% MoM in May 2025, following a -0.3% decline in April and a +0.4% gain in March. Over the three months to May, services output increased +0.4%.
- 10 of 14 sectors grew MoM, led by information & communication (+2.0%) and legal services (+6.1%).
- Computer programming and consultancy rose +3.0% MoM, contributing positively.
- Wholesale & retail trade fell -1.5% MoM, with retail trade down -2.7%, the largest drag.
- In the 3-month period, admin & support services saw the strongest gain (+3.2%), driving overall growth.
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UK services output fell -0.4% MoM in April 2025, the first monthly decline since October 2024, following gains of 0.3% in February and 0.4% in March. Despite the dip, services output rose 0.6% in the three months to April.
- 9 of 14 sectors saw MoM declines; the largest drag came from professional, scientific & technical activities (-2.4%), led by legal services (-10.2%) and wholesale trade (-3.2%).
- Admin & support service activities rose +1.6% MoM, the strongest positive contributor in April.
- In the 3-month period to April, services output was lifted by admin & support services (+3.3%), information & communication (+2.4%), and wholesale & retail trade (+1.4%).
- April’s drop reflects temporary distortions, including a pull-forward of legal and real estate activity ahead of April’s Stamp Duty Land Tax hike.
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UK services output rose 0.4% MoM in March 2025, marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase. Over the three months to March, services output increased +0.7% QoQ.
- 8 of 14 sectors posted MoM gains, led by wholesale & retail trade (+0.9%) and information & communication (+1.2%); admin & support services fell -0.5%.
- Consumer-facing services output rose +0.6% MoM, boosted by sports & recreation (+5.8%) and food & beverage services (+1.3%); travel agency output fell -6.6%.
- In the three months to March, top contributors to services growth were admin & support services (+3.3%), wholesale & retail (+1.6%), and information & communication (+1.9%).
- Consumer-facing services rose +0.9% QoQ, with gains in retail trade (+1.4%) and other personal services (+3.6%), partially offset by a -2.2% drop in accommodation.
- Services output is now up +1.5% YoY as of March 2025.
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UK services output rose 0.3% MoM in February 2025, following gains of 0.4% in December and 0.1% in January.
- 9 of 14 sectors posted increases, led by information and communication (+2.2% MoM).
- The largest drag came from other service activities, down -2.8% MoM, one of 5 subsectors to see a decline.
- Output in consumer-facing services increased by 0.7% MoM in February, following a fall of -0.1% MoM in January (revised down from a 0.1% MoM rise).
- Services output rose 0.6% in the three months to February vs. the prior three months.
- Main contributors to the increase in the three months to February were administrative & support services (+1.9%), wholesale & retail trade (+1.0%), and information & communication (+1.6%).
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