Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

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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? "

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? "

Production/ activity has increased

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production / activity in the last three months has increased.

Production/activity remained unchanged

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production / activity in the last three months remained unchanged.

Production / activity has decreased

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production / activity in the last three months has decreased.

Not applicable

The weighted response rate of producers who consider
production /activity not relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted
rate of producers who were not asked.

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? "

Production / activity will increase

Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
production / activity in the next three months will increase.

Production/activity will be unchanged

Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
production / activity in the next three months will remain unchanged.

Production / activity will decrease

Weighted response rate of producers who expect the production /
activity in the next three months will decrease.

Not applicable

The weighted response rate of producers who consider production
/ activity not relevant for their business plus the weighted response
rate of producers who were not asked.

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? "

Production capacity is (too) large

Weighted response rate of producers who consider the current
production capacity is (too) large, given the expected market development.

Production capacity is normal

Weighted response rate of producers who consider the current
production capacity as normal, given the expected market development.

Production capacity is (too) small

Weighted response rate of producers who consider the current
production capacity is (too) small, given the expected market development.

Not applicable

The weighted response rate of producers who consider
production capacity not to be relevant for their enterprise plus the
weighted response rate of producers who were not asked the question.

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.

Factors limiting production

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our production / business experience barriers:
no barriers,
insufficient demand,
shortage of labour force,
shortages of production equipment, materials, commodities, (retail) space
financial constraints,
weather conditions or
other causes?

None

Weighted response rate of producers indicating that at the
beginning of the quarter they do not experience any obstacles blocking
their business activities.

Insufficient demand

Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that insufficient demand is a barrier for their
activities.

Labor shortage

Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that shortage of labour force is a barrier for their
activities.

Shortage of material and/or equipment

Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of
the quarter indicating that lack equipment or facilities / space /
resources / materials is a barrier for their activities.

Financial constraints

Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that finacial constraints are a barrier for their
activities.

Weather

Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that weather conditions is a limiting factor to meet
the demand.

Other factors

Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that other obstacles (like:to encounter strikes, work
stoppages, penalties and the like) are a barrier for their activities.