□ In May, the Index of Services went down by 0.1% month-on-month owing to the drop in 'Information and communication‘ and 'Transportation and storage' in spite of the rise in 'Financial and insurance activities’.

❍ In May, the Index of Services grew by 1.0% year-on-year owing to the increase in 'Human health and social work activities' and 'Financial and insurance activities’ despite the decrease in ‘Wholesale and retail trade'.


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