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 (%)
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2010 November 37 17 46 -9
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2010 December 25 71 4 21
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 January 29 68 3 26
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 February 35 63 2 33
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 March 40 59 1 39
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 April 26 67 7 19
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 May 27 65 8 19
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 June 31 65 4 27
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 July 26 60 14 12
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 August 30 64 6 24
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 September 30 65 5 25
Motorvehicles,trailers and semi-trailers 2011 October 11 88 1 10
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.