Business services; turnover developments, index 2010=100, 2005-2017

Business services; turnover developments, index 2010=100, 2005-2017

Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Turnover indices (2010 = 100) Turnover year-on-year change (%)
M-N Business services 2017* 128.8 6.1
69 Legal services, administration etc. 2017* 110.8 3.3
691 Legal activities 2017* 118.5 3.6
692 Accounting, administration etc. 2017* 106.3 3.1
70 Holding companies (not financial) 2017* . .
702 Management and business consultancy 2017* 130.0 8.0
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2017* 111.2 4.5
711 Architects, engineers etc. 2017* 108.1 4.0
7111 Architects 2017* 81.6 7.3
7112 Engineers and technical consultancy 2017* 111.0 3.7
712 Technical testing and analysis 2017* 132.1 7.5
72 Research and development 2017* . .
73 Advertising and market research 2017* 96.8 1.2
731 Advertising 2017* 93.0 0.5
732 Market research and opinion polling 2017* 110.0 3.3
74 Other specialised business services 2017* 138.0 7.2
75 Veterinary activities 2017* 125.2 1.9
N Renting and other business support 2017* 149.0 7.4
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2017* . .
78 Employment activities 2017* 139.7 6.4
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2017* 216.4 10.6
7912 Tour operators 2017* 89.1 5.9
80 Security and investigation 2017* 111.2 4.6
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 2017* 122.7 7.3
812 Cleaning activities 2017* 115.1 6.2
8121 General cleaning of buildings 2017* 113.7 6.5
813 Landscape service activities 2017* 140.3 9.6
82 Other business services 2017* 131.7 4.6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table presents information about developments in turnover in the sector Business services (SIC section M and N). The data can be divided by a number of branches according to Statistics Netherlands' Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008). The results are expressed in terms of indices with base year 2010. Changes on the same period in the previous year are also published.

Data available from 1st quarter 2005 - 4th quarter 2017.

Status of the figures
The figures on 2017 are provisional, figures from preceding periods are definite.

Changes as of 27 June 2018:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
This table has been replaced by a new table on May 31 2018 due to the five-yearly change of the base year. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Turnover indices
An index compares the value of a variable (e.g. turnover) in a certain period with the value of the same variable in the base period. The index of this base period is 100.

Turnover is defined as the value of sales of goods and services to third parties, VAT excluded. Turnover includes the main activity as well as secondary activities. Third parties are consumers and enterprises not belonging to (the Dutch part of) the own group of companies.
Turnover year-on-year change
The change in turnover indicates the growth rate with respect to the same period of the previous year as a percentage. Statistics Netherlands calculates this on the basis of non-rounded figures.

Turnover is defined as the value of sales of goods and services to third parties, VAT excluded. Turnover includes the main activity as well as secondary activities. Third parties are consumers and enterprises not belonging to (the Dutch part of) the own group of companies.