Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

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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? ".

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? "

Selling prices / rates will rise

Weighted response rate of producers who expect selling
prices / rates in the next three months will rise.

Selling prices / rates remain unchanged

Weighted response rate of producers who expect selling prices
/ rates in the next three months will remain unchanged.

Selling prices / rates will fall

Weighted response rate of producers who expect selling
prices / rates in the next three months will fall.

Not applicable

The weighted response rate of producers who consider selling
prices / rates not as relevant for their bussiness plus the weighted
response rate of producers who were not asked the question.

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.

Order position

Number of months of work in hand

Order position in month of work in hand

Weighted number of month of work in hand as a result of the monthly questi
on:
- 'The total order position assures or business - by normal working hours
- .. momths of work?'

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?

Insufficient demand

Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that insufficient demand 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.