Monthly services output is estimated to have risen 0.3% in April 2023; this follows a fall of 0.5% in March 2023. The Index of Services (IoS) saw monthly rises in 10 of the 14 sectors: the main contributing sectors to the monthly rise in April 2023 were information and communication (1.3%) which contributed 0.12 percentage points to the IoS and wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (1.0%) which contributed 0.10 percentage points to the IoS; this was partially offset by falls in human health and social work activities (negative 0.9%), which contributed negative 0.08 percentage points to ... (full story)