Manufacturing and energy

Manufacturing turnover growth 6 percent

07-02-2012Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 6 percent in December 2011 compared to twelve months previously, although the working-day and holiday pattern was less favourable than in December 2010. The negative effect on sales in December is estimated at approximately 4 percent.

Manufacturing output marginally up

07-02-2012Economic monitor The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent up in December 2011 from December 2010. In November, manufacturing output was still 1 percent down on November 2010.

Price increase manufacturing industry less substantial

30-01-2012Economic monitor Selling prices in Dutch manufacturing industry were 6 percent higher in December 2011 than in December 2010. The price increases were less substantial than in November, when prices were nearly 8 percent up on one year previously.

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.

Growth manufacturing stocks remains high

25-01-2012Economic monitor Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were nearly 12 percent higher in November 2011 than in November 2010. The increase was approximately the same as in October.

Manufacturing turnover growth 7 percent

13-01-2012Economic monitor Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of nearly 7 percent in November 2011 compared to twelve months previously. The growth rate figure is the same as in October.

Manufacturing output marginally down

13-01-2012Economic monitor The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was more than 1 percent down in November 2011 from November 2010. In October, output still grew by more than 1 percent.