Business cycle

Manufacturers less pessimistic

28-12-2012Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers were less negative in December than in November. The producer confidence indicator stood at -5.7 versus -7.0 in November. The mood improved for the second month in a row.

Dutch consumers very pessimistic

20-12-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated marginally in December. The consumer confidence indicator dropped by 2 points to -39. Dutch consumers have been very pessimistic all year long.

Manufacturers slightly less pessimistic

28-11-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers improved marginally in November. The producer confidence indicator stood at -7.0 versus -7.7 in October. In the two preceding months, the mood among manufacturers had deteriorated.

Dutch consumers more pessimistic about the future

20-11-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated in November. The consumer  confidence indicator dropped 5 by points to -37. Consumers were much more apprehensive about the economic situation in the future and their own financial situation in the future.

Mood among manufacturers deteriorates further

25-10-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in October. The producer confidence indicator stood at -7.7 versus -6.7 in September.

Consumer confidence drops

18-10-2012Economic monitor

Manufacturers more pessimistic

24-09-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in September. The producer confidence indicator stood at -6.7 versus -4.6 in August. In the preceding four months, producer confidence had remained fairly stable.

Dutch consumers slightly less pessimistic

20-09-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumers was somewhat less negative in September than in August. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points and reached -29. Although the mood has lifted a little after the trough in June, consumer confidence is still at a low ebb.

Manufacturers slightly less pessimistic

27-08-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers improved somewhat in August. The producer confidence indicator stood at -4.6 versus -5.2 in July.

Dutch consumers remain pessimistic

20-08-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumers was just as negative in August as in July. The consumer confidence indicator remained stable at – 32.

More pessimism among Dutch manufacturers

25-07-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated somewhat in July. The producer confidence indicator stood at -5.2 versus -4.8 in June.

Dutch consumers less pessimistic

19-07-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumers was less negative in July than in June. The consumer confidence indicator improved by 8 points to reach -32. The consumer confidence indicator had reached an all-time low (-40) in June.

Producer confidence hardly changed

25-06-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers hardly changed in June. The producer confidence indicator stood at – 4.8, compared to – 5.0 in May.

Consumer confidence historically low

20-06-2012Economic monitor

Mood among manufacturers further down

24-05-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in May. The producer confidence indicator stood at – 5.0 versus – 3.3 in April.

Dutch consumers more pessimistic

22-05-2012Economic monitor In May, the mood among Dutch consumers deteriorated again, after having improved in April. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 6 points to –38, virtually equalling the low level it reached in March.

Manufacturers more pessimistic

23-04-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated further in April.

Dutch consumers less pessimistic

20-04-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumers improved in April. The consumer confidence indicator rose by 7 points to – 32, but consumer confidence is still at a very low level.

Manufacturers more pessimistic

26-03-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers deteriorated in March. The producer confidence indicator stood at – 2.6 versus – 1.5 in February.

Consumer confidence drops

20-03-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumer deteriorated again in March, after three months of stability and even marginal improvement. The consumer confidence indicator dropped 3 points in March to -39.

Producer confidence hardly changed

23-02-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers hardly changed in February.

Mood among Dutch consumers marginally improved

21-02-2012Economic monitor Dutch consumers were slightly less pessimistic in February. Their mood about the economic situation in general was less negative than in January, but willingness-to-buy deteriorated somewhat.

Producer confidence hardly changed

25-01-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch manufacturers hardly changed in January. The producer confidence indicator stood at – 1.4 versus – 1.3 in December 2011, but there were some underlying changes.

Dutch consumer equally apprehensive

19-01-2012Economic monitor The mood among Dutch consumers did not alter in January. The indicator reflecting the mood among consumers remained stable at -37. Consumers were somewhat less negative about their own financial situation, whereas their confidence in the economic climate deteriorated marginally.