Business survey Netherlands; quarterly, to sector/branches 2012-2023
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This table provides up-to-date information about the opinions held by Dutch entrepreneurs on their achievements, expectations and judgments regarding their business. This panel survey is aimed at gaining insight into the current situation, future development and judgments of Dutch enterprises. As a result it is possible to detect turning points in optimism or pessimism at an early stage, providing an early indication of possible trend changes in the economic activities of Dutch enterprises. Data are broken down by main business activity (SITC 2008). The questions submitted to the entrepreneurs at the beginning of a quarter concern output, turnover, prices, order books, stocks, investments, competitive position, economic climate, staff size and the obstacles they have encountered. In answering the questions relating to developments in the past three months and expectations for the next three months, the entrepreneurs are asked for a comparison with the preceding period of three months.
Data available from: first quarter 2012 - second quarter 2023.
Status of the figures: All figures are definitive.
Changes as of July 27, 2023:
This table has been discontinued. The reason for this is the expansion of the table with monthly figures and the reclassification of the table in response to stricter confidentiality rules
When will new figures be published?
Does not apply.
This table is followed by Business survey Netherlands; to sector/branches (active on August 15, 2023) . See paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Economic climate
- The weighted response rates on the statements:
- "The economic climate (business situation) for our business has improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months."
- "The economic climate (business situation) in the next three months for our company is expected to improve, remain unchanged or decline? "- Economic climate last three months
- Economic climate (business situation) last three months
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The economic climate in the last three months for our
business improved, remained unchanged or declined? "- Economic climate has improved
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the economic
climate (business situation) for their enterprise in the last three months has improved.
- Economic environment remained unchanged
- Weighted respons rate of producers indicating that the economic
climate (business situation) for their enterprise in the last three months remained unchanged.
- Economic climate declined
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the economic
climate (business situation) for their enterprise in the last three months has declined.
- Balance economic climate last 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that
the economic climate (business situation) in the last three months has improved minus the weighted response rate that it has declined.
This balance represents the development of the economic climate (business situation) over the last three months compared with the previous three months.
- Economic climate next three months
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "We expect the economic climate (business situation) for our company to improve, remain unchanged or decline in the next three months."- Economic climate will improve
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the economic
climate (business situation) for their enterprise is expected to improve in the next three months.
- Economic climate will remain unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the economic
climate (business situation) for the company is expected to remain the same in the next three months.
- Economic climate will decline
- Weighted response rate of enterprises indicating that the economic
climate (business situation) for the company is expected to decline in the next three months.
- Balance economic climate next 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that
the economic climate (business situation) in the next three months will improve minus the weighted response rate that it will decline.
This balance represents the expected development of the economic climate over the next three months compared with the previous three months.