In December 2022, total production of services in the EU fell by 1.1% compared with November 2022. In the euro area, total services production decreased by 2.1%. Compared with December 2021, services production increased by 5.1% in the EU and by 4.8% in the euro area. The annual average services production for the year 2022, compared with 2021, increased by 9.9% in the EU and by 9.7% in the euro area.This information comes from data on services production published by Eurostat today. This article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article. (....)