The public services consumption during August rose 7 percent compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

Compared to July 2009, the consumption gained 0.9 percent, and it has climbed 7.5 percent during this year.

The telephone sector rose 23.4 percent due to the increase in cell phones' sales, which climbed 12.6 percent in August. Meanwhile gas, water and energy services gained 0.1 percent.

The amount of passengers of public transport fell 6.5 percent compared to the same month last year, it dropped 0.9 percent in subways, 7.6 in buses and 7.1 in trains.