Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

Businesses/activities (SBI 2008) Regions Periods Production and capacity utilisation Assessment of production capacity Production capacity is (too) large (%) Orders (intake and placed) Assessment order position Order position large (%) Orders (intake and placed) Assessment order position export orders Position export orders large (%) Assessment of finished products stocks Stocks finished products (too) large (%)
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2022 July . 7.4 1.0 .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2022 August . 6.0 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2022 September . 9.0 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2022 October . 9.1 2.0 .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2022 November . 6.8 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2022 December . 6.1 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2023 January . 9.5 1.1 .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2023 February . 5.5 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2023 March . 7.0 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2023 April . 12.5 2.1 .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2023 May . 7.2 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Nederland 2023 June . 5.3 . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 October . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 January . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 April . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 October . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 January . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 April . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2022 October . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2023 January . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2023 April . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) West-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 October . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 November . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 December . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 January . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 February . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 March . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 April . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 May . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 June . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2022 October . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2022 November . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2022 December . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2023 January . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2023 February . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2023 March . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2023 April . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2023 May . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Groningen (PV) 2023 June . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2022 October . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2022 November . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2022 December . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2023 January . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2023 February . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2023 March . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2023 April . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2023 May . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Fryslân (PV) 2023 June . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2022 October . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2022 November . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2022 December . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2023 January . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2023 February . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2023 March . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2023 April . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2023 May . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Drenthe (PV) 2023 June . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Overijssel (PV) 2022 July . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Overijssel (PV) 2022 August . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Overijssel (PV) 2022 September . . . .
70 Holding companies (not financial) Overijssel (PV) 2022 October . . . .
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

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? "
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? "
Production capacity is (too) large
Weighted response rate of producers who consider the current
production capacity is (too) large, given the expected market development.
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.
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? "
Order position large
Weighted response rate of producers who consider ,the level of orders,
given the time of year, as large.
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? "
Position export orders large
Weighted response rate of producers who consider, the level of export
orders, given the time of year, as large.
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?
Stocks finished products (too) large
Weighted response rate of producers who consider the stocks of
finished products / commodities, given the expected market development, as (too) large.