Sector services provided to companies registered an increase of 3.13% in May 2024

In May of 2024, the sector services provided to companies registered an increase of 3.13%, compared to the same month of 2023, explained by the positive evolution of its four components.

Between January and May of 2024, the sector accumulated a growth of 3.11%.

The component travel agencies and tour operators showed an increase of 42.88%, due to the dynamism of travel agencies with wide variety of offers of air tickets at competitive prices, travel packages to favorite destinations, personalized attention, opening of stores and modules in shopping centers, promotions with banking cards for payment in installments and interest-free, in addition of the greater influx of receptive tourism (foreigners) and domestic tourism due to the celebration of public holidays and start of sale of influx of tourism in America.

Likewise, the tour operators grew due to the variety of personalized packages, private tours, trips, full days and programs of excursions, full days experienced-based tourism to groups of families, vacationers, business groups and foreign tourists.

The professional, scientific and technical activities expanded by 1.93%, due to greater activities of architecture and engineering, with new projects allocation, execution of mining projects, approved valuations, supervision of works, technical studies, environmental consultancies, architectural designs and preparations of construction plans.

On the other hand, the area essays and technical analysis grew due to the increase of demand of samples received and processed at national level of physical, chemical, alimentary and environmental type.

In addition, the legal activities grew before the increase of cases and legal proceedings in civil, criminal, labor, administrative, constitutional and family right, as well as accounting, bookkeeping, audit and counselling in excise taxation.

The same trend showed the area of activities of management consultancy activities driven by the project management, business consultancy in economy and business environment, corporative finance and business consulting in strategic plans, organizational design and business transformation.

The activities of administrative and support services reported a growth of 1.08% in May of 2024, mainly due to the performance of rental and operating lease activities of other types of machines, equipment and tangible goods, before the start of new projects, execution of mining projects and work fronts in province.

In addition, it increased the rent and operating lease of automotive vehicles due to rent of automobiles, trucks, forklift, trailers and buses. The activities of telephone exchanges grew due to the customer assistance services in response to the launching of campaigns by telemarketing.

On the other hand, the activities of security and research were expanded by security systems due to the increase of installation of surveillance cameras, electronic systems of security and services of remote monitoring. Likewise, the activity of private security grew due to more surveillance in the mining sector, value transfer services, collection services to distributing and marketing companies and distribution services of financial documents.

The advertising and market research activity registered an increase of 3.47%, due to the advertising sector before the development of projects and design of advertising campaigns due to the celebration of Mother’s Day, season of autum-winter, launching of promotions, products and improved trademarks through digital marketing in websites, search engine, content format and social networks, and traditional marketing by mass media.

Market research and public opinion polling showed increase due to local and regional studies, data analysis, trends, audience measurement, branding solutions, consumer profile, surveys and opinion polls of conjunctural, politics and public interest considerations.