□ In July, the Index of Services went up by 0.2% month-on-month owing to the rise in 'Wholesale and retail trade‘ and 'Information and communication' in spite of the drop in 'Financial and insurance activities’.

❍ In July, the Index of Services grew by 2.1% year-on-year owing to the increase in 'Wholesale and retail trade' and 'Human health and social work activities’ despite the decrease in ‘Education'.


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