The volume of Services 0.3% varied in Brazil in March 2025 compared to February, according to the data published on Wednesday (14) by Ibge. It is the second subsequent positive variation, after a growth of 0.9% in February.
Compared to March 2024, in the series without seasonal adjustments, the volume of the services grew by 1.9%, thirteenth consecutive positive result. The accumulated in the first quarter of 2025 showed an expansion of 2.4% compared to the same period of 2024 and the accumulated in the last 12 months, advancing by 3.0% in March 2025, accelerates the pace of expansion compared to the progress observed in January and February (2.8%).
There was a predominance of positive rates both in sectoral terms, in three of the five activities and in the regional evaluation, with 14 of the 27 units of the Federation showing the expansion compared to the previous month. “The service sector has supported very close to its record level, reached in October 2024
The CEO of the Studio Carlos Braga Monteiro group states that the results indicate that “the service sector remains the main pillar of the Brazilian economy, in support of GDP and mitigating the effects of more volatile sectors”. For André Matos, CEO of MA7 Business, the slowdown of February “strengthens the perception of an adjustment economy, influenced by high interest rates and greater selectivity in consumption and credit”.
Services: transport has a greater positive variation
Settorially, the highlight was the expansion from transport (1.7%), which recorded the second positive result, with an accumulated profit of 2.2%. The highlight was the increase in the revenues of companies operating with motorway dealers, due to the increase in the flow of the vehicle during the carnival.
The other progress were with professional, administrative and complementary services (0.6%) and those provided to families (1.5%).
Among the places with positive rates this month, the most important impact came from Rio de Janeiro (2.3%), followed by Paraná (1.2%), Goiás (3.1%) and Bahia (1.5%). According to the survey, this advance in Rio was mainly due to the increase in duttonary transport, linked to the transport of gross oil oils. They also contributed with accommodation and food, whose recipes were pulled by the carnival.
Services grow by 1.9% in the annual comparison
Compared to March 2024, the volume of the service sector grew by 1.9% in March 2025, thirteenth positive result. The progress of this month was accompanied by four of the five dissemination activities and 57.2% of the 166 types of services examined.
The information and communication sector (4.6%) was the one who had the main positive impact, mainly guided by the increase in portals entries, content suppliers and other information services on the internet; Software development and license; Data processing, application services and internet hosting services; and advice on information technology.
At the regional level, still compared to March 2024, in 27 of the 27 units of the Federation. The most important positive contribution was with San Paolo (2.0%), followed by the Federal District (14.3%), Santa Catarina (5.4%), Mato Grosso (8.6%) and Goiás (7.7%).
Tourism has a negative variation
In March 2025, the index of tourist activities indicated a negative variation of 0.2% compared to the immediately previous month, after 2.7% advanced in February. Consequently, the tourism segment is 9.2% above February 2020 and 3.9% below the apex of its historical series, reached December 2024.
Only 3 of the 17 places interviewed, however, accompanied the reduction movement: Paraná (-2.8%), Espírito Santo (-7.6%) and Rio Grande do on (-2.2%). In the opposite direction, Rio de Janeiro (3.2%) led the tourist gains, followed by San Paolo (0.5%), federal district (4.8%) and Minas Gerais (1.0%).
Compared to March 2024, the index of the volume rate in Brazil has grown by 5.8%, a tenth positive result and is mainly guided by the increase in revenue by the companies operating in passenger air transport branches; Hotel; Reserve services relating to housing; and restaurants.
Source: Terra
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