Summary
In September, the year-on-year change rate of services turnover index, adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects, was  7.3% (-5.1% in August). In the 3rd quarter 2011, the year-on-year change rate of this index was -6.0% (-5.2% in the 2nd quarter). Also in year-on-year terms, employment, wages and salaries and hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, declined by 3.4%, 2.7% and 3.5%, respectively, in September. By the same order, the change rates in August were -2.6%, -1.9% and  2.3%.