Service industries: Key Economic Indicators
Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.

Components of GDP: data on the components that make up GDP, including household consumption, government spending, investment, trade and output by sector.
Components of GDP: Key Economic Indicators (52 KB , PDF)
GDP can be analysed in terms of the output produced of different industries of the economy and by expenditure on goods and services made by households, businesses and the government.
GDP fell by 0.3% in April 2022 and was 0.9% higher than in February 2020, ahead of the pandemic hitting the UK economy.
Services are the largest part of the economy – making up 81% of output in 2020.
Service sector output fell by 0.3% in April 2022. It is now 1.2% above what it was in February 2020.
Manufacturing output decreased by 1.0% in April 2022, and is down 2.0% on February 2020.
Manufacturing is part of the wider production sector; production sector output decreased by 0.6% in April 2022, and is 2.2% lower than it was in February 2020.
Construction sector output was down 0.4% in April 2022, and is up 3.3% compared with February 2020.
Household consumption is the largest element of expenditure across the economy, accounting for 59% of the total in 2021. In Jan-Mar 2022, household consumption was up 0.6% on the quarter, and was 0.4% below Oct-Dec 2019.
Government consumption was down 1.3% on the quarter and investment (GFCF) was up 3.8%. Exports were down 4.4% and imports were up 10.4%.
Components of GDP: Key Economic Indicators (52 KB , PDF)
Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.
An Estimates Day debate spending of the office of the Secretary of State for Wales on measures to support the Welsh economy, and its consequences for funding the devolved institutions will take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Tuesday 5 July 2022.
An Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of living measures will take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Tuesday 5 July 2022.