Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

Businesses/activities (SBI 2008) Regions Periods Turnover and selling prices Turnover next three months Balance turnover next three months (%) Turnover and selling prices Selling prices / rates next three months Balance selling prices / rates (%) Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Balance purchase orders (%) Workforce Workforce next three months Balance workforce next three months (%) Economic climate Economic climate next three months Balance economic climate next 3 months (%)
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 July 6.6 39.9 8.2 18.8 -10.6
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 August . 37.2 9.8 15.4 -8.6
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 September . 38.6 10.2 13.7 -16.4
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 October 10.3 48.6 5.3 11.4 -20.4
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 November . 44.7 2.1 7.8 -12.2
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 December . 45.9 1.7 10.0 -9.7
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 January 4.4 45.6 9.3 13.4 -4.6
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 February . 29.3 8.0 12.8 -0.9
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 March . 20.5 9.0 11.5 1.2
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 April 14.7 11.7 5.7 12.5 -1.9
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 May . 7.0 4.9 8.9 -1.5
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 June . 4.7 -0.6 7.1 -4.2
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 5.7 40.6 5.1 12.6 -6.9
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . 35.2 6.7 8.3 -10.0
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . 39.9 1.5 9.6 -19.4
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 October -0.8 48.8 -2.1 3.5 -19.4
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . 39.3 -4.9 -2.6 -17.3
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . 47.8 -2.3 1.6 -11.9
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 January 1.5 44.8 8.1 5.2 -1.0
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . 25.6 8.7 2.3 -2.5
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . 14.6 8.3 0.8 1.3
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 10.6 11.1 2.8 1.2 -3.2
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . 1.1 -5.3 -4.0 -4.6
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . 0.1 -9.2 -2.7 -9.0
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 7.3 40.5 6.6 19.9 -8.4
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . 39.1 7.3 19.3 -11.3
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . 42.9 8.4 14.5 -20.7
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 October 14.2 55.2 0.6 11.4 -22.9
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . 52.0 -1.8 4.4 -11.4
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . 50.6 -3.2 7.0 -12.4
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 January 8.7 47.7 9.6 15.1 -3.1
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . 28.8 12.3 15.5 2.2
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . 21.2 10.7 15.4 5.0
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 19.4 10.7 5.5 16.4 3.1
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . 6.1 3.5 9.6 -1.1
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . 1.5 -4.8 5.9 -3.8
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 7.2 37.4 11.8 16.4 -12.0
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . 33.9 13.1 13.4 -10.3
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . 33.5 12.3 11.8 -19.1
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 October 11.0 43.5 9.6 12.0 -22.1
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . 37.7 6.3 10.3 -13.4
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . 41.5 3.9 10.7 -13.7
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 January -2.5 39.6 8.9 13.4 -9.6
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . 25.4 5.1 13.3 -2.4
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . 17.5 11.6 10.9 -1.3
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 8.6 8.7 9.0 12.0 -4.1
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . 5.8 11.0 8.8 -0.9
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . 5.2 7.3 9.4 -2.3
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 5.7 41.8 6.6 22.4 -12.1
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . 39.6 9.3 16.7 -4.3
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . 40.3 12.3 16.3 -9.4
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 October 10.0 48.8 6.9 13.2 -17.1
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . 48.0 3.0 11.1 -9.9
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . 46.1 4.6 14.1 -2.8
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 January 8.7 50.0 9.7 14.5 -2.1
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . 34.8 7.2 13.4 -1.5
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . 24.5 5.2 12.4 0.6
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 18.1 15.7 3.5 13.4 -3.6
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . 10.8 3.2 12.5 -1.4
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . 8.3 -2.5 8.8 -4.8
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 July -0.7 35.8 11.5 8.7 -13.0
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 August . 30.5 2.0 3.0 -16.2
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 September . 41.3 -15.6 1.3 -31.7
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 October -11.7 40.2 -14.5 -11.9 -29.6
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 November . 35.2 -2.0 -10.8 -20.9
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 December . 46.5 -11.6 -8.4 -17.4
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 January 6.8 46.8 10.9 -7.5 4.1
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 February . 36.9 6.2 -0.6 -4.2
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 March . 10.9 0.9 -5.0 -12.3
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 April 1.8 15.6 0.3 -7.7 -7.1
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 May . 8.1 -11.8 -15.4 -9.4
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 June . 3.7 -10.9 -12.8 -14.2
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 July 11.4 45.6 3.1 15.1 -1.1
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 August . 39.3 9.9 11.4 -4.3
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 September . 44.6 19.3 15.8 -10.7
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 October 5.9 58.1 11.0 11.3 -12.3
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 November . 46.6 -4.8 1.6 -14.6
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 December . 52.0 -2.5 9.0 -11.1
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 January -1.2 52.9 8.0 17.6 -3.8
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 February . 23.3 13.0 2.6 1.5
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 March . 20.8 16.2 6.3 16.1
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 April 15.4 10.5 3.4 5.8 -0.6
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 May . 3.7 -3.4 1.2 -3.6
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 June . -0.5 -5.4 5.5 -4.1
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 July 5.9 39.4 -2.4 14.7 -7.3
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 August . 35.8 8.7 11.4 -9.7
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 September . 28.8 -2.4 12.4 -14.3
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 October 5.4 46.5 -5.1 15.6 -15.3
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 November . 32.8 -10.2 3.6 -16.2
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 December . 42.3 13.7 4.9 -3.9
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 January -1.0 27.1 4.7 -0.5 -3.0
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 February . 14.6 4.3 5.9 -7.3
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 March . 8.4 3.9 -1.6 -7.5
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 April 13.8 5.9 5.2 4.9 -2.6
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 May . -13.2 0.0 1.8 0.2
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 June . -4.0 -13.8 -3.8 -10.9
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 July 6.2 35.7 4.7 21.4 -10.6
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 August . 35.0 5.4 18.5 -13.6
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 September . 37.9 2.1 16.0 -22.6
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 October 9.7 56.3 -0.6 13.2 -22.2
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


The purpose of this table is to provide current information on the opinions of Dutch producers about performance, expectations and assessment concerning their enterprises. The survey covers enterprises in commercial services, retail trade and manufacturing industry. The Business sentiment survey makes it possible to indicate turning points
in sentiment at an early stage. In this way a change in the trend of economic activity of Dutch companies is available at a early stage. The questions put to the companies relate to production,sales, prices, orders, stocks, investment, competitiveness,economic climate, workforce and the factors limiting production. In answering the questions relating to developments in the past three months and expectations for the next tree months, the enterpreneurs are asked for a comparison with the preceding period of three months.
This publication is created using co-financing by the European Commission.

Status of the figures: All data are definite.

Data available from Services: April 1992 - June 2023
Data available from Retail Trade: May 2008 - June 2023
Data available from Industry: February 1989 - June 2023

Changes as of 27 July 2023;
This table has been discontinued. The reason for this is that the results of this table have been moved to other, new tables in which the results comply with the stricter confidentiality rules due to an adjusted industry classification.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.
This table is followed by Business survey Netherlands; to regions (active on August 15, 2023). See paragraph 3.

Description topics

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 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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.