Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

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Production and capacity utilisation

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The level of production / activity in the last three months
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "The level of production / activity in the next three months
will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "The occupation / use of our available production capacity
is currently around ...% "
- "We assess the current production capacity, given the expected
market development as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "

Production / activity past three months

Production / activity last three months
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The level of production / activity in the last three months,
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "

Balance production last three months

The weighted response rate of producers with increased
production / activity minus the rate of producers with a
decreased production. This balance shows the direction in which the
production / activity in the last three months has developed.

Production / activity next three months

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The level of production / activity in the next three
month will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "

Balance production next three months

The weighted response rate of producers who expect an increase in
production / activity minus the weighted response rate of producers
who expect a decrease in production / activity. This balance shows
the direction in which the production / activity in the next three
months is expected to develop.

Assessment of production capacity

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "We assess the current production capacity, given the expected
market development as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "

Balance assessed capacity

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production capacity is (too) large minus the rate of producers
that consider this capacity is (too) small. This balance represents,
compared to the previous balances, the current assessment of shortage or surplus of available capacity.

Turnover and selling prices

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "Our turnover / marketing in the last three months increased
remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "Our turnover / marketing in the next three months will grow,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "Our selling prices / rates over the next three months
will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? ".

Turnover last three months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover / marketing in the last three months increased
remained unchanged or decreased? "

Balance turnover last three months

The weighted response rate of producers with increased
turnover minus the rate of producers with decreased turnover.
This balance provides insight into the direction in which the turnover in
the previous three months has developed.

Turnover next three months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover will increase over the next three months,
remain unchanged or decrease? "

Balance turnover next three months

The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in
turnover minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in turnover. This balance shows the expected development of turnover in the next three months.

Selling prices / rates next three months

Selling prices / rates next three months
weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our selling prices / rates over the next three months will
rise, remain unchanged or fall? "

Balance selling prices / rates

The weighted response rate of producers who expect a
rise of selling prices / rates, minus the weighted respons rate of
producers who expect a fall of selling prices / rates.
This balance provides insight into the expected development of selling
prices / rates in the next three months.

Orders (intake and placed)

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The value of the total orders received in the last three months
increased, remained unchanged or decreased? '.
- "The value of the orders we expect to place with suppliers in the next
three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "The total order book shows - during normal working hours - .. months
of work? "
- "The total order position, we assess, given the time of year
as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "
- "The foreign order books, we assess, given the time of the years,
as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "
The order book is presented as an index (September 2011 = 100),
representing the number of months of work in hand, including any work
for bringing the stocks up to an appropriate level.

Value of orders received last 3 months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of total orders received in the last three months
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? '.

Balance order intake

The weighted response rate of producers who reported an
increase in orders received minus the weighted response rate of producers that reported a decrease. This balance gives insight into the development of value of the total orders received in the last three months.

Orders placed next three months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the orders we expect to place with suppliers in the next
three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "

Balance purchase orders

The weighted response rate of producers with an expected
increase of purchase orders minus the weighted response rate of
producers with an expected decrease. This balance provides insight
into the expected evolution of purchase orders in the next three months.

Value of export orders next 3 months

weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the total export orders received in the next three
months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? '.

Balance export orders

The weighted response rate of producers with an expected
increase of export orders minus the weighted response rate of
producers with an expected decrease. This balance provides insight
into the expected evolution of export orders in the next three months.

Assessment order position

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The total order position, we assess, given the time of year
as large, normal or small? "

Balance assessment order position

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that they consider the level of the order book as large, minus the rate of producers
who consider the level as small.
This balance represents, compared to the previous balances, the current
assessment of satisfaction of the producers about their order books.

Assessment order position export orders

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The total order position for export orders, we assess, given the time
of year as large, normal or small? "

Balance assessment export orders

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the export
order position is large, minus the rate of business who consider
it is small. This balance represents, compared to the previous balances,
the current assessment of satisfaction of the producers about their
export order books.

Assessment of finished products stocks

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "We evaluate our finished products stocks / commodities, given the
expected market development, as a (too) large, normal or (too) small?

Balance assessment stocks

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the stocks of
finished products / commodities are (too) large minus the rate of
producers who cosider the stocks are (too) small.
This balance represents compared to the previous balances in relation
to the expected sales development, the current assessment of satisfaction of the producers about their stocks of finished products.

Workforce

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The staff in the last three months
increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "The staff will be in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?

Workforce last three months

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff in the last three months has
increased, remained unchanged or decreased?

Balance workforce last three months

The weighted response rate of producers with an increase in
staff strength minus the weighted response rate of producers with
a decrease in staff strength. This balance provides insight into the
development of staff strength in the last three months.

Workforce next three months

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff will be in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?

Balance workforce next three months

The weighted response rate of producers with an expected
increase in staff strength minus the weighted response rate of producers
with an expected decrease in staff strength in the next three months.
This balance provides insight into the development of staff strength in
the next three months.

Competitive position

Figures available from March 1994.
The weighted response rates to the quarterly questions:
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the domestic market
improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market
within the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three
months?'
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market
outside the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three
months?'

Dutch market

The weighted response rates to the quarterly question:
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the domestic market
improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'

Balance competitive position

The weighted response rate of producers reporting that their
competitive position on the domestic market has improved in a
particular quarter minus the rate reporting that their position has
declined. This balance reflects the development of the domestic
competitive position in a particular quarter compared with the previous
quarter.

Inside the EU

The weighted response rates to the quarterly question:
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market
within the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three
months?'

Balance competitive position

The weighted response rate of producers reporting that their
competitive position on the foreign market within the EU has improved in a particular quarter minus the rate reporting that their position has
declined. This balance reflects the development of competitive position on the foreign market within the EU in a particular quarter compared with the previous quarter.

Outside the EU

The weighted response rates to the quarterly question:
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market
outside the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'

Balance competitive position

The weighted response rate of producers reporting that their
competive position on the foreign market outside the EU has improved
in a particular quarter minus the rate reporting that their
competive position has declined. This balance reflects the development
of the competitive position on the foreign market outside the EU in a
particular quarter compared with the previous quarter.

Economic climate

The weighted response rates on the statements:
- "The economic climate for our business has improved, remained unchanged
or declined in the last three months."
- "The economic climate in the next three months for our
company is expected to improve, remain unchanged or decline? "

Economic climate last three months

Economic climate last three months
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The economic climate in the last three months for our
business improved, remained unchanged or declined? "

Balance economic climate last 3 months

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that
the economic climate in the last three months has improved minus the
weighted response rate that it has declined.
This balance represents the development of the economic climate over
the last three months compared with the previous three months.

Economic climate next three months

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "We expect the economic climate for our company
to improve, remain unchanged or decline in the last three months."

Balance economic climate next 3 months

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that
the economic climate in the next three months will improve minus the
weighted response rate that it will decline.
This balance represents the expected development of the economic
climate over the next three months compared with the previous three
months.