Services are in the second highest place of historical series, IBGE Highlights | The economy

According to data from the monthly service survey of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), a maximum of 0.9% progress in the country’s services in March in March in March. In January, the sector faced 0.5%down.

In the first quarter, the size of the services fell by 0.2% compared to the fourth quarter of the 2024, which made progress after the first negative rate after seven quarter. IBGE Research Manager Rodrigo Lobo This service sector recently reached the peak of the historic series in October 2024, and after this record, some negative rates after this record, the trajectory is not reversal.

In March, the services worked only 0.5% than the summit reached last October. “This point (March) is the second highest in the service sector series. We cannot say that we are experiencing a declining start in the service sector,” Lobo said. “This is a level near your peak.”

Compared to three of the five operations, the registered expansion in March, highlighted the transport, with a 1.7%increase, after the second positive result, the gain collected was 2.2%.

. Dynamics. There is some movement in the economy that supports this transport sector, not a time -consecrated sector. “

Other progresses occurred in professional, administrative and complimentary services (0.6%) and families (1.5%).

According to Lobo, Carnival’s celebration in March helped to increase the performance of the services offered to the families, but the Sao Paulo Lollapuluja Music Festival also helped to increase the income of the show in Rio de Janeiro, where the event organizer is headquartered.

In the opposite direction, in March, on November 2024 and February 2025, there is a decrease in information and communication (-0.2%) in March. The other services department was fixed in March (0.0%) after 5.5% in the last two months.