Welsh Index of Market Services, Quarter 3 2011

The Index of Market Services for Wales show the short-term movements in the output of service sector companies within Wales, including new data for the three months to September, relating to the third quarter of 2011.

Statistics on the Index of Market Services include data for Wales and the UK for the period up to 2011 Quarter 3. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 22 November 2011.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The longer term trend for the Index of Market Services for Wales shows a rise of 4.8 per cent when comparing the latest four quarters to the previous four quarters.  UK output rose by 1.4 per cent. The increase in both Wales and the UK over the longer term is largely accounted for by increases in output from Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities and Administrative and Support Services Activities.
• Over the shorter term (latest quarter compared to previous quarter) output in Wales rose by 1.9 per cent and output in the UK rose by 0.7 per cent.  The increase in both Wales and the UK is largely accounted for the output of Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities.

Further information

StatsWales website

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5017
E-mail: economic.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

10 April 2012