Business survey manufacturing industry

Business survey manufacturing industry

Enterprises by activity (SIC 93) Periods Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast increase (%) Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast remain the same (%) Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast decrease (%) Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast balance (%)
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2010 November 82 17 1 81
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2010 December 77 22 1 76
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 January 69 30 1 68
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 February 5 93 2 3
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 March 39 61 0 39
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 April 5 94 1 4
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 May 2 98 0 2
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 June 37 37 26 11
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 July 21 78 1 20
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 August 31 33 36 -5
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 September 57 8 35 22
Manuf. of office machinery and computers 2011 October 30 34 36 -6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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Production and capacity utilisation, orders, sales prices, stocks final
products, competitive position, sales, number of employees for
enterprises by activity (SIC 93). February 1989 - October 2011.
Changed on December 05 2011.
Frequency: Discontinued.

Description topics

Production and capacity utilisation
The development of production in the previous month compared with the
month before (realisation) and the anticipated development of production
in the subsequent three months. Seasonal effects are taken into account
by the respondents. Other indicators closely related to production are
utilisation, the (technical) production capacity and obstacles to
production. The answers are weighted according to the company's turnover
value.
Forecast production
Response percentages to the question: 'Do you expect production to
increase, decrease or remain the same in the next three months?'
Based on their expertise and information (e.g. order books), manufacturers
forecast the direction in which production will develop.
Forecast increase
Forecast remain the same
Forecast decrease
Forecast balance
The weighted percentage of manufacturers who expect production
to increase minus the percentage of manufacturers who expect
production to decrease. This balance gives an insight into the direction
in which production will develop in the subsequent three months.