BPO Sector in 3Q ’06 on the Rise – NelsonHall

NelsonHall, a US-based BPO analyst firm, has reported growth in the BPO sector contracts. The level of BPO activities is more in Europe as compared to North America. Europe showed an increase of about 36 percent, while North America reported a decrease of 26 percent, in the first nine months of 2006.

The major reasons for this increase in the BPO market include the outsourcing of HR, F&A, and procurement services. The value of about 36 percent of BPO contracts depended on the types of the services provided by the company in the quarter ending September 2006, as compared to 24 percent in the corresponding year-ago period. The BPO contract value for the back-office services has increased by 36 percent, as compared to the decrease in the industry-specific services contract value by 28 percent by the end of September 2006.

The BPO contract value of outsourcing HR, F&A, and procurement services accounted for 40 percent in North America, as compared to 31 percent in Europe by the end of September 2006. The manufacturing and retail BPO contracts accounted for 27 percent by the end of September 2006, as compared to 13 percent in the corresponding year-ago period.

Source: GlobalOutsourcingNow