The service sector sales have shown a year-on-year growth of 7.5% in Aprilrate 1.7 points below that registered in March, accumulating 25 months of increase. On the other hand, the industry billing a has been fired 11.2%which represents its largest increase since April 2024, when it grew by 13.9%. In detail, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE)in the services sector, corrected for seasonal and calendar effects, the turnover has experienced a variation of 7.0% in April compared to the same month in 2025. This rate was six tenths lower than that registered in March. So, All autonomous communities increased their turnover in the services sector in April compared to the same month in 2025. Basque Country (11.1%), La Rioja (10.4%) and Comunidad Foral de Navarra (9.7%) were the ones that rose the most. For their part, the Balearic Islands (0.2%), Principality of Asturias (3.4%) and the Canary Islands (3.4%) recorded the smallest increases. Furthermore, the employment rate In the services sector, it experienced a variation of 1.2% in April compared to the same month of the previous year. This rate was three tenths lower than that registered in March. Regarding the industrycorrected for seasonal and calendar effects, presented a variation of 10.4% in April compared to the same month of the previous year. By geographical destination of salesall markets presented positive annual rates in April, highlighting the 13.9% increase in the domestic market. By economic destination of the goodsenergy (8.8%) and intermediate goods (1.2%) presented positive monthly rates. On the contrary, non-durable consumer goods (-2.7%), capital goods (-2.0%) and durable consumer goods (-1.5%) registered negative monthly rates. The turnover index increased compared to April 2025 by 13 autonomous communities and decreased in the other four. The largest increases occurred in the Region of Murcia (23.4%), Andalusia (17.1%) and Castilla y León (16.7%). And the greatest decreases were in the Balearic Islands (-14.3%), Principality of Asturias (-8.3%) and La Rioja (-1.9%).
