In the three months to October 2018, services output increased by 0.3% compared with the three months ending July 2018.
The information and communication, and professional, scientific and technical activities sectors were responsible for this growth.
The Index of Services increased by 0.2% between September 2018 and October 2018.
The professional, scientific and technical activities sector made the largest contribution to the month-on-month growth, contributing 0.11 percentage points.
In the three months to October 2018, services output increased by 1.7% compared with the three months ending October 2017.