Services advance in Paraná and state surpasses national average in August

The services sector of Paraná showed growth of 1.1% in the cumulative 12 months, considering the period between September 2025 and August 2026. The data are part of the Monthly Survey of Services (PMS), released on Wednesday (14) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

With the result, the Paraná had the second best performance in the Southern Region in the period. Santa Catarina was slightly ahead, with a 1.2% increase, while Rio Grande do Sul recorded a 0.5% retraction. In the national scenario, the cumulative increase was 2.2%.

Paraná grows above Brazil’s average for the month

In the comparison between July and August 2026, the volume of services in Paraná increased by 1%, higher than the Brazilian average, which showed a decrease of 0.1%.

The result placed the state in the seventh position among the 27 units of the Federation. According to the survey, 12 states showed a retraction in the period.

Among the places that exerted the greatest positive influence on the national indicator are the Federal District, with growth of 3.7%, in addition to Paraná, Minas Gerais, with 0.8%, and Rio de Janeiro, with 0.5%.

State leads growth in the South in annual comparison

Another favorable result for the Paraná appears in the comparison between August 2026 and August 2025.

In this cut, the volume of services grew 0.8% in the State, above the national average of 0.6%.

The Paranaense performance was the best among the three southern states. Santa Catarina showed a decrease of 0.2%, while Rio Grande do Sul declined 1.6%.

The index of Paraná also remained close to that registered in São Paulo, the largest economy in the country, where the increase was 0.9%.

Information, communication and transport drive results

In the cumulative period of the last 12 months, two activities had an important influence on the positive performance of the Paraná services sector.

Information and communication services grew 3.5%, while the group of transport, auxiliary services to transport and mail registered an increase of 1.9%.

In the comparison between August of this year and August of 2025, the highlight again was with information and communication, which grew 5.4%.

Services provided to families also advanced, with 3%; transport, auxiliary services and mail, with 1.2%; and professional, administrative and complementary services, with a 0.6% increase.

Revenue in the sector is also rising

The nominal revenue of service companies showed a positive result in all periods analyzed by IBGE.

In the cumulative 12 months, growth reached 6.2%. In the cumulative period from January to August 2026, the increase was 5.4%.

In the comparison between August 2026 and August 2025, nominal revenue also advanced 6.2%. Between July and August this year, growth was 1%.

What measures the Monthly Service Survey

The Monthly Services Survey tracks the performance of companies in the sector throughout the country.

The survey considers formally constituted companies, with 20 or more people employed, whose main activity is the provision of non-financial services.

The health and education segments are not part of the survey.

The next release of PMS, with data for September 2026, is scheduled for November 11.

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