Press Release: Services Sector Activity Indicators (SSAI). May 2026. Provisional data.

Main results

The annual variation of the Market Services Sector turnover index was 6.4% in the calendar and seasonally adjusted series.
In May, the monthly rate was 0.2% if seasonal and calendar effects are removed.

More information

Tables annex (includes information by autonomous communities and original and adjusted series by sectors)
Detailed results (monthly and annual data)

The general index of the turnover for the Market Services Sector, after adjusting for seasonal and calendar effects, experienced a variation of 6.4% in May compared to the same month of 2025. This rate was six tenths lower than that recorded in April.

The original series presented an annual variation of 5.1%, which was 2.4 points below that registered in April.

General index of turnover for the Market Services Sector

Annual Rate. Percentage

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Annual rates in Turnover index for the Market Services Sector: General and by sector. May 2026

Percentage

Monthly trend in turnover for the Market Services Sector

After adjusting for seasonal and calendar effects, the monthly variation of the general index of turnover for the Market Services Sector between May and April was 0.2%. This rate was five tenths higher than that observed in April.

General index of the turnover for the Market Services Sector. Seasonally and calendar adjusted

Monthly rate. Percentage

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Results by Autonomous Community. Annual variation rates of the turnover index. Original series

All Autonomous Communities increased the Turnover index for the Market Services Sector in May as compared to 2025.

País Vasco (11.4%), Andalucía (7.4%) and La Rioja (7.1%) registered the largest increases. Illes Balears (0.1%), Comunitat Valenciana (1.0%) y Castilla - La Mancha (2.8%) recorded the lowest increases in the annual rate.

General index of Market Services Sector Turnover by Autonomous Community. May 2026

Annual Rate. Percentage

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Employment trend

The Employment in the Market Services Sector index experienced a variation of 1.1% in May as compared to the same month of the previous year. This rate was one tenth lower than that registered in April.

National Indices of employed personnel by sector. May 2026

Data revisions and updates

The INE has updated the SSAI data for the last five months. In the case of the series adjusted, the series have been reviewed from the beginning, following the INE standard. All results of this operation are available on INEBase.

In accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137, the INE has begun to work on incorporating the new National Classification of Economic Activities NACE-2025 in all of its statistical operations.

In the case of the SSAI, the first publication of results with NACE-2025 will take place in March 2028.

Nota metodológica

The Services Sector Activity Indicators (SSAI) measure the short-term evolution of the activity of companies belonging to the Non-Financial Market Services sector through two variables: turnover and employed personnel. Turnover comprises the amounts invoiced by the company for provision of services and sale of goods. Employed personnel include both paid and unpaid personnel.

In order to obtain this data, an ongoing survey is conducted, every month researching more than 27,000 companies that operate in this sector. Results are presented as indices so as to measure variations as compared to the base year 2021.

Type of survey:: continuous monthly survey.
Base year:: 2021.
Population scope:: companies whose main activity is described in sections G, (Commerce), H (Transportation and Storage), I (Hospitality), J (Information and Communications), L (Real Estate Activities), M (Professional Activities, Scientific and Technical) and N (Administrative Activities and Auxiliary Services) of the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE-09).
Geographic scope:: all the national territory except for Ceuta and Melilla, for which it is only collected in division 47 of CNAE-09 (retail trade).
Sample size:: 27,500 companies
Sampling type:: stratified random sampling.
Collection method:: internet (IRIA system), administrative register, e-mail, fax, telephone or by postal mail.

More information on the methodology and the standardised methodological report.

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