Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

Businesses/activities (SBI 2008) Regions Periods Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Order intake increased (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Order intake remained unchanged (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Order intake decreased (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Not applicable (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Balance order intake (%) Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Purchase orders will increase (%) Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Purchase orders will remain unchanged (%) Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Purchase orders will decrease (%) Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Not applicable (%) Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Balance purchase orders (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Export orders will increase (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Export orders wil remain unchanged (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Export orders will decreas (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Not applicable (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Balance export orders (%) Orders (intake and placed) Assessment order position export orders Position export orders large (%) Orders (intake and placed) Assessment order position export orders Position export orders is normal (%) Orders (intake and placed) Assessment order position export orders Position export orders (too) small (%) Orders (intake and placed) Assessment order position export orders Not applicable (%) Orders (intake and placed) Assessment order position export orders Balance assessment export orders (%)
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 July 27.3 58.6 11.8 2.3 15.6 20.8 61.3 12.7 5.2 8.2 16.0 55.8 10.5 17.7 5.5 14.9 57.4 8.2 19.5 6.7
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 August 22.6 62.7 12.8 1.9 9.8 22.2 63.4 12.3 2.1 9.8 . . . . . 14.0 59.0 7.6 19.4 6.4
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 September 21.3 59.4 17.4 1.9 3.9 25.5 57.2 15.2 2.1 10.2 . . . . . 13.0 57.0 10.8 19.2 2.2
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 October 19.2 58.5 20.3 2.0 -1.0 21.4 58.7 16.1 3.8 5.3 16.2 54.1 12.4 17.3 3.8 13.1 56.4 11.6 18.9 1.5
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 November 19.1 59.1 19.9 1.9 -0.8 20.1 59.9 18.1 1.9 2.1 . . . . . 11.1 57.1 12.3 19.5 -1.1
C Manufacturing Nederland 2022 December 21.4 58.3 18.5 1.8 2.9 17.5 64.6 15.8 2.1 1.7 . . . . . 10.9 57.9 11.6 19.6 -0.7
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 January 25.0 56.5 16.7 1.8 8.3 21.3 62.9 12.0 3.8 9.3 17.2 56.5 9.2 17.1 8.0 12.2 58.9 11.1 17.8 1.2
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 February 19.1 63.8 15.5 1.6 3.6 20.8 64.8 12.8 1.6 8.0 . . . . . 11.3 58.6 11.1 19.0 0.2
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 March 17.6 64.3 16.2 1.9 1.4 21.1 64.5 12.1 2.3 9.0 . . . . . 11.3 57.3 11.9 19.5 -0.6
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 April 20.1 59.4 18.5 2.0 1.7 16.8 66.6 11.1 5.5 5.7 12.4 61.1 8.9 17.6 3.5 11.7 56.7 12.6 19.0 -0.9
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 May 15.4 63.3 19.8 1.5 -4.3 19.1 64.8 14.2 1.9 4.9 . . . . . 10.4 55.7 13.7 20.2 -3.3
C Manufacturing Nederland 2023 June 16.9 62.0 19.2 1.9 -2.4 15.9 65.3 16.5 2.3 -0.6 . . . . . 9.9 54.7 15.3 20.1 -5.3
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 26.6 57.9 14.4 1.1 12.1 17.0 64.6 11.9 6.5 5.1 12.5 56.8 9.6 21.1 3.0 14.4 52.9 7.2 25.5 7.1
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 August 18.4 65.8 13.9 1.9 4.5 15.7 73.7 9.0 1.6 6.7 . . . . . 11.9 56.6 6.3 25.2 5.7
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 September 15.6 64.0 18.5 1.9 -2.8 18.2 63.5 16.7 1.6 1.5 . . . . . 10.0 54.5 11.1 24.4 -1.2
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 October 15.5 59.7 22.0 2.8 -6.5 14.7 64.5 16.7 4.1 -2.1 11.5 57.4 14.7 16.4 -3.2 9.9 56.3 13.6 20.2 -3.6
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 November 13.7 60.8 23.2 2.3 -9.5 16.0 60.1 20.9 3.0 -4.9 . . . . . 8.9 53.5 12.4 25.2 -3.6
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022 December 16.8 63.8 17.8 1.6 -0.9 16.2 63.7 18.5 1.6 -2.3 . . . . . 11.1 51.0 12.3 25.6 -1.2
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 January 23.7 59.3 15.0 2.0 8.7 20.2 63.8 12.1 3.9 8.1 16.8 54.6 8.0 20.6 8.8 11.2 54.0 11.6 23.2 -0.3
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 February 19.6 61.0 18.3 1.1 1.2 20.7 66.3 12.0 1.0 8.7 . . . . . 8.6 61.1 9.5 20.8 -0.9
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 March 20.7 59.2 18.1 2.0 2.6 22.0 62.6 13.6 1.8 8.3 . . . . . 8.9 56.7 12.6 21.8 -3.6
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 21.0 60.4 17.6 1.0 3.4 16.4 64.3 13.6 5.7 2.8 11.6 61.6 6.8 20.0 4.8 9.7 58.5 12.6 19.2 -3.0
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 May 12.2 64.6 22.2 1.0 -9.9 13.1 66.6 18.5 1.8 -5.3 . . . . . 9.5 53.7 15.0 21.8 -5.5
C Manufacturing Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 June 14.0 63.5 21.5 1.0 -7.4 12.5 64.7 21.7 1.1 -9.2 . . . . . 8.6 51.3 16.8 23.3 -8.3
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 28.5 59.0 11.0 1.5 17.6 17.9 65.8 11.3 5.0 6.6 14.7 59.0 10.9 15.4 3.8 14.0 62.1 7.6 16.3 6.4
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 August 21.0 63.6 14.6 0.8 6.4 19.2 67.4 11.9 1.5 7.3 . . . . . 13.4 63.7 6.8 16.1 6.7
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 September 21.1 59.8 18.3 0.8 2.8 22.8 61.0 14.5 1.7 8.4 . . . . . 13.1 58.6 12.1 16.2 1.0
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 October 16.9 60.7 21.4 1.0 -4.5 18.0 61.9 17.3 2.8 0.6 16.2 56.1 11.8 15.9 4.4 13.0 58.9 11.7 16.4 1.4
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 November 19.4 57.5 22.1 1.0 -2.7 20.2 56.6 22.0 1.2 -1.8 . . . . . 10.1 59.2 13.4 17.3 -3.4
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022 December 22.7 57.9 18.2 1.2 4.4 15.5 64.3 18.6 1.6 -3.2 . . . . . 8.8 61.3 13.0 16.9 -4.2
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 January 28.5 54.3 16.7 0.5 11.8 20.4 66.1 10.7 2.8 9.6 19.0 56.8 8.9 15.3 10.2 10.5 63.2 9.9 16.4 0.6
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 February 22.5 61.1 15.9 0.5 6.7 23.6 64.3 11.4 0.7 12.3 . . . . . 9.9 62.7 9.3 18.1 0.6
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 March 18.8 64.5 16.3 0.4 2.5 21.9 65.8 11.2 1.1 10.7 . . . . . 10.3 60.6 10.8 18.3 -0.4
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 22.2 57.6 18.6 1.6 3.7 17.6 65.7 12.1 4.6 5.5 14.5 58.8 10.4 16.3 4.1 11.5 57.0 12.8 18.7 -1.3
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 May 18.1 62.5 18.8 0.6 -0.7 19.0 64.8 15.4 0.8 3.5 . . . . . 8.2 59.3 13.7 18.8 -5.5
C Manufacturing Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 June 18.3 61.7 19.4 0.6 -1.1 14.5 65.1 19.3 1.1 -4.8 . . . . . 8.4 56.1 16.1 19.4 -7.7
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 24.7 60.6 10.7 4.0 14.0 24.0 58.6 12.2 5.2 11.8 14.4 55.9 11.0 18.7 3.4 10.8 61.4 7.4 20.4 3.5
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 August 19.2 65.6 11.9 3.3 7.3 23.2 63.3 10.1 3.4 13.1 . . . . . 11.4 60.3 8.0 20.3 3.5
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 September 17.6 63.0 16.1 3.3 1.6 25.8 57.5 13.5 3.2 12.3 . . . . . 9.1 62.3 8.7 19.9 0.4
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 October 18.2 61.7 16.7 3.4 1.4 22.7 59.1 13.1 5.1 9.6 14.5 55.0 11.4 19.1 3.0 8.9 61.2 9.6 20.3 -0.7
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 November 19.6 60.9 16.3 3.2 3.3 20.3 63.0 14.1 2.6 6.3 . . . . . 8.0 61.8 10.4 19.8 -2.4
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2022 December 23.3 57.6 15.9 3.2 7.4 16.8 67.3 12.9 3.0 3.9 . . . . . 7.3 62.0 9.3 21.4 -2.0
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 January 23.1 59.3 14.1 3.5 9.1 21.3 61.3 12.4 5.0 8.9 13.3 58.9 9.5 18.3 3.7 7.9 62.3 11.0 18.8 -3.1
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 February 16.1 66.8 14.2 2.9 1.9 17.6 67.3 12.5 2.6 5.1 . . . . . 8.5 60.4 10.6 20.5 -2.1
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 March 16.2 66.7 13.7 3.4 2.4 22.7 62.2 11.0 4.1 11.6 . . . . . 7.4 60.7 10.6 21.3 -3.3
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 19.3 61.9 15.7 3.1 3.6 17.7 67.1 8.8 6.4 9.0 10.5 60.6 8.9 20.0 1.6 7.1 61.0 10.6 21.3 -3.4
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 May 13.8 66.7 16.9 2.6 -3.0 21.7 64.5 10.7 3.1 11.0 . . . . . 6.4 60.9 10.2 22.5 -3.7
C Manufacturing West-Nederland (LD) 2023 June 16.7 64.3 15.5 3.5 1.2 20.1 63.4 12.7 3.8 7.3 . . . . . 5.7 62.8 10.4 21.1 -4.7
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 July 29.5 56.3 12.7 1.5 16.7 21.1 59.6 14.5 4.8 6.6 19.6 52.9 10.0 17.5 9.7 19.8 51.1 9.8 19.3 10.0
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 August 28.7 57.9 12.2 1.2 16.5 25.4 57.0 16.1 1.5 9.3 . . . . . 17.7 54.9 8.2 19.2 9.4
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 September 27.0 53.8 17.9 1.3 9.2 29.4 51.9 17.2 1.5 12.3 . . . . . 17.9 51.1 11.9 19.1 6.1
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 October 23.3 53.1 22.4 1.2 0.9 24.8 54.2 17.9 3.1 6.9 19.5 50.6 13.0 16.9 6.5 18.5 49.7 13.0 18.8 5.4
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 November 20.2 57.9 20.8 1.1 -0.6 21.2 59.1 18.3 1.4 3.0 . . . . . 15.9 51.7 13.2 19.2 2.7
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022 December 19.9 57.6 21.6 0.9 -1.8 20.3 62.4 15.8 1.5 4.6 . . . . . 16.1 53.4 12.6 17.9 3.5
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 January 24.3 54.8 19.8 1.1 4.6 22.4 61.5 12.8 3.3 9.7 19.8 54.3 9.5 16.4 10.3 18.3 53.6 11.8 16.3 6.5
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 February 19.1 63.8 15.7 1.4 3.5 21.7 62.3 14.6 1.4 7.2 . . . . . 15.9 52.9 13.6 17.6 2.4
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 March 17.2 63.3 18.0 1.5 -0.8 18.6 66.3 13.4 1.7 5.2 . . . . . 16.8 51.5 13.8 17.9 2.9
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 April 19.0 57.9 21.5 1.6 -2.5 15.4 67.5 11.8 5.3 3.5 12.9 63.1 8.4 15.6 4.5 16.9 51.7 14.4 17.0 2.5
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 May 15.8 60.2 22.7 1.3 -6.9 18.6 64.5 15.4 1.5 3.2 . . . . . 16.4 48.3 16.8 18.5 -0.4
C Manufacturing Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 June 16.8 59.5 22.1 1.6 -5.4 13.9 67.7 16.4 2.0 -2.5 . . . . . 15.8 46.4 19.0 18.8 -3.1
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 July 30.1 56.2 11.3 2.4 18.9 27.8 50.5 16.3 5.4 11.5 16.8 50.7 11.9 20.6 5.0 11.3 56.4 2.5 29.8 8.7
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 August 20.6 55.1 19.7 4.6 0.9 16.0 67.8 14.0 2.2 2.0 . . . . . 11.8 55.3 3.7 29.2 8.1
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 September 11.5 57.3 26.7 4.5 -15.2 13.7 54.9 29.3 2.1 -15.6 . . . . . 6.0 51.7 14.7 27.6 -8.6
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 October 15.0 47.7 30.1 7.2 -15.0 13.1 54.2 27.5 5.2 -14.5 7.7 45.9 27.1 19.3 -19.4 8.1 49.5 18.6 23.8 -10.5
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 November 18.8 45.3 30.1 5.8 -11.3 23.7 44.8 25.7 5.8 -2.0 . . . . . 6.8 51.5 13.6 28.1 -6.8
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2022 December 17.7 53.8 24.8 3.7 -7.1 12.6 61.0 24.1 2.3 -11.6 . . . . . 5.7 50.2 14.0 30.1 -8.3
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 January 23.1 52.0 19.5 5.4 3.6 22.8 64.8 11.9 0.5 10.9 19.3 51.3 10.5 18.9 8.7 5.2 55.9 12.9 26.0 -7.7
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 February 25.5 49.4 22.5 2.6 3.0 19.7 64.2 13.5 2.6 6.2 . . . . . 6.0 60.1 9.8 24.1 -3.8
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 March 21.3 51.8 21.5 5.4 -0.3 20.0 58.2 19.1 2.7 0.9 . . . . . 5.7 51.9 17.9 24.5 -12.2
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 April 24.3 51.0 22.1 2.6 2.2 14.4 63.3 14.2 8.1 0.3 12.5 58.2 5.2 24.1 7.3 4.3 56.4 15.3 24.0 -11.1
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 May 13.2 56.3 28.0 2.5 -14.9 14.2 57.2 26.0 2.6 -11.8 . . . . . 5.7 57.6 12.6 24.1 -6.8
C Manufacturing Groningen (PV) 2023 June 12.7 61.3 23.5 2.5 -10.8 10.9 64.8 21.7 2.6 -10.9 . . . . . 3.7 53.8 13.8 28.7 -10.1
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 July 25.2 56.3 18.1 0.4 7.2 12.3 72.2 9.2 6.3 3.1 11.2 57.0 9.7 22.1 1.6 20.2 45.7 10.1 24.0 10.1
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 August 17.4 71.7 10.6 0.3 6.7 16.6 76.5 6.6 0.3 9.9 . . . . . 15.1 54.4 6.5 24.0 8.5
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 September 20.1 66.2 13.3 0.4 6.8 24.9 69.2 5.5 0.4 19.3 . . . . . 14.0 55.2 7.4 23.4 6.7
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 October 17.2 66.5 16.1 0.2 1.1 19.7 70.8 8.8 0.7 11.0 16.8 65.3 4.8 13.1 12.0 12.9 63.4 7.0 16.7 5.9
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 November 13.9 67.2 18.7 0.2 -4.8 14.2 66.5 19.0 0.3 -4.8 . . . . . 12.1 53.8 9.1 25.0 3.0
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2022 December 14.8 71.2 13.8 0.2 0.9 16.7 63.8 19.2 0.3 -2.5 . . . . . 13.5 50.8 9.4 26.3 4.1
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 January 27.6 59.7 12.4 0.3 15.2 20.5 58.9 12.6 8.0 8.0 16.8 51.5 5.2 26.5 11.6 15.1 50.8 7.6 26.5 7.5
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 February 17.9 68.5 13.2 0.4 4.7 20.7 71.2 7.8 0.3 13.0 . . . . . 10.7 61.4 5.2 22.7 5.5
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 March 23.4 65.9 10.4 0.3 13.0 24.4 65.4 8.2 2.0 16.2 . . . . . 10.6 60.0 4.1 25.3 6.5
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 April 19.4 65.2 15.2 0.2 4.2 18.4 60.4 15.0 6.2 3.4 11.6 59.0 7.7 21.7 3.9 12.8 60.2 7.4 19.6 5.3
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 May 12.4 68.9 18.5 0.2 -6.1 12.1 70.3 15.6 2.0 -3.4 . . . . . 11.4 51.6 11.5 25.5 0.0
C Manufacturing Fryslân (PV) 2023 June 13.6 64.5 21.7 0.2 -8.1 15.1 64.1 20.5 0.3 -5.4 . . . . . 11.8 48.2 14.7 25.3 -2.9
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 July 22.8 63.9 13.0 0.3 9.8 7.1 74.6 9.5 8.8 -2.4 7.6 67.0 5.4 20.0 2.2 8.9 60.3 10.1 20.7 -1.1
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 August 16.7 73.2 9.9 0.2 6.7 13.5 78.7 4.8 3.0 8.7 . . . . . 6.4 62.8 10.3 20.5 -3.9
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 September 14.3 71.5 13.9 0.3 0.4 13.4 67.7 15.9 3.0 -2.4 . . . . . 9.2 58.1 12.2 20.5 -2.9
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 October 13.1 67.5 19.1 0.3 -6.0 7.9 70.6 13.0 8.5 -5.1 8.0 62.6 11.9 17.5 -3.9 7.7 54.7 17.1 20.5 -9.5
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 November 4.4 75.8 19.4 0.4 -15.0 6.2 74.3 16.4 3.1 -10.2 . . . . . 6.5 56.1 16.7 20.7 -10.3
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2022 December 19.2 67.3 13.1 0.4 6.1 21.4 67.9 7.7 3.0 13.7 . . . . . 15.9 52.7 14.6 16.8 1.2
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 January 17.4 68.5 13.8 0.3 3.6 16.1 71.6 11.3 1.0 4.7 13.5 64.7 9.6 12.2 3.8 12.3 57.6 16.9 13.2 -4.7
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 February 14.5 63.1 22.1 0.3 -7.6 22.0 60.1 17.7 0.2 4.3 . . . . . 8.5 61.8 17.0 12.7 -8.5
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 March 14.8 57.2 27.6 0.4 -12.7 20.1 63.3 16.2 0.4 3.9 . . . . . 10.2 56.9 20.8 12.1 -10.6
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 April 19.4 64.5 15.7 0.4 3.7 15.5 72.9 10.4 1.2 5.2 10.4 71.0 7.6 11.0 2.9 11.1 58.3 18.5 12.1 -7.4
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 May 10.8 68.1 20.9 0.2 -10.2 13.6 72.5 13.6 0.3 0.0 . . . . . 10.9 52.2 24.8 12.1 -13.9
C Manufacturing Drenthe (PV) 2023 June 16.6 64.8 18.2 0.4 -1.6 10.1 65.4 23.9 0.6 -13.8 . . . . . 9.2 53.4 24.9 12.5 -15.7
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 July 28.4 62.0 9.1 0.5 19.2 15.3 70.4 10.6 3.7 4.7 11.8 63.3 10.6 14.3 1.3 14.8 63.8 6.8 14.6 8.0
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 August 19.5 65.7 13.5 1.3 6.0 15.4 73.1 10.0 1.5 5.4 . . . . . 14.3 62.3 7.2 16.2 7.0
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 September 15.1 64.0 20.3 0.6 -5.1 17.6 66.0 15.5 0.9 2.1 . . . . . 14.1 55.6 13.8 16.5 0.2
C Manufacturing Overijssel (PV) 2022 October 12.2 62.0 25.0 0.8 -12.9 17.3 62.8 18.0 1.9 -0.6 20.3 50.6 13.9 15.2 6.4 15.6 57.1 12.5 14.8 3.1
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

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? '.
Order intake increased
Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the
orders received in the last three months has increased.
Order intake remained unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of
orders received in the last three months has remained unchanged.
Order intake decreased
Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the
orders received in the last three months has decreased.
Not applicable
The weighted response rate of producers who consider orders
reveived not to be relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted
rate of producers who were not asked the question.
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? "
Purchase orders will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the value
of the purchase orders in the next three months will increase.
Purchase orders will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the value of
the purchase orders in the next three months will remain unchanged.
Purchase orders will decrease
Weighted reponse rate of producers who expect the value of
the purchase orders in the next three months will decrease.
Not applicable
The weighted response rate of producers who consider
the value of purchase orders as not relevant for their enterprise
plus the weighted response rate of producers who were not asked
the question.
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? '.
Export orders will increase
weighted response rate of producers indicating the export
orders will increase in the next three months.
Export orders wil remain unchanged
weighted response rate of producers indicating the export
orders will remain unchanged in the next three months.
Export orders will decreas
weighted response rate of producers indicating the export
orders will decrease in the next three months.
Not applicable
The weighted response rate of producers who consider export
orders as not relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted response
rate of producers who were not asked the question.
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 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.
Position export orders is normal
Weighted response rate of producers who consider, the level of export
orders, given the time of year, as normal.
Position export orders (too) small
Weighted response rate of producers who consider, the level of export
orders, given the time of year, as small.
Not applicable
The weighted response rate of producers who consider the level of export orders for their enterprise as not relevant plus the weighted response rate of producers who were not asked the question.
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.