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 (%)
Manufacture of dairy products 2010 November 24 72 4 20
Manufacture of dairy products 2010 December 41 54 5 36
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 January 10 88 2 8
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 February 16 83 1 15
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 March 20 79 1 19
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 April 55 41 4 51
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 May 24 75 1 23
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 June 0 87 13 -13
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 July 1 98 1 0
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 August 13 85 2 11
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 September 1 98 1 0
Manufacture of dairy products 2011 October 3 93 4 -1
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

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.