Business survey Netherlands; quarterly, to sector/branches 2012-2023
| Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Production and capacity utilisation Capacity utilisation (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Order position in month of work in hand (aantal) | Factors limiting production Insufficient demand (%) | Factors limiting production Shortage of material and/or equipment (%) | Factors limiting production Weather (%) | Factors limiting production Other factors (%) | Competitive position Inside the EU Competitive position improved (%) | Competitive position Inside the EU Competitive position remained unchanged (%) | Competitive position Inside the EU Competitive position declined (%) | Competitive position Inside the EU Not applicable (%) | Competitive position Inside the EU Balance competitive position (%) | Competitive position Outside the EU Competitive position improved (%) | Competitive position Outside the EU Competitive position remained unchanged (%) | Competitive position Outside the EU Competitive position declined (%) | Competitive position Outside the EU Not applicable (%) | Competitive position Outside the EU Balance competitive position (%) |
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| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 13.8 | 6.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 10.8 | 45.8 | 5.3 | 38.1 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 35.1 | 4.7 | 52.3 | 3.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2023 2nd quarter | 85.7 | 9.4 | 22.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 46.8 | 4.9 | 38.8 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 45.0 | 3.2 | 49.7 | -1.1 |
| 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2023 2nd quarter | 81.2 | 2.7 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 70.9 | 6.2 | 21.0 | -4.4 | 3.1 | 64.7 | 6.1 | 26.1 | -3.0 |
| 103 Processing of vegetables and fruit | 2023 2nd quarter | 79.8 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 77.1 | 15.0 | 7.6 | -14.7 | 5.2 | 71.4 | 10.3 | 13.1 | -5.1 |
| 104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats | 2023 2nd quarter | 90.1 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 26.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 71.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 70.4 | 21.1 | 8.0 | -20.6 |
| 106 Grain milling and starch products | 2023 2nd quarter | 87.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 32.1 | 0.4 | 34.7 | 42.8 | 13.1 | 9.4 | 21.6 | 34.8 | 38.6 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 21.8 |
| 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear | 2023 2nd quarter | 72.0 | 1.5 | 43.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 86.2 | 7.7 | 0.4 | -1.9 | 0.4 | 52.4 | 25.9 | 21.3 | -25.5 |
| 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial | 2023 2nd quarter | 83.5 | 3.9 | 25.9 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 49.4 | 5.5 | 44.0 | -4.3 | 1.6 | 35.7 | 4.4 | 58.3 | -2.9 |
| 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing | 2023 2nd quarter | 74.9 | 1.9 | 32.5 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 66.3 | 6.1 | 18.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 56.7 | 4.7 | 35.5 | -1.6 |
| 18 Printing and reproduction | 2023 2nd quarter | 72.0 | 1.9 | 25.4 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 64.5 | 3.9 | 24.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 46.8 | 0.6 | 52.6 | -0.6 |
| 181 Printing and services for printing | 2023 2nd quarter | 71.9 | 1.9 | 24.8 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 64.8 | 3.4 | 24.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 53.0 | 0.0 |
| 19-22 Refineries and chemistry | 2023 2nd quarter | 77.8 | 2.7 | 26.3 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 79.1 | 7.4 | 11.5 | -5.4 | 3.3 | 72.0 | 7.5 | 17.2 | -4.2 |
| 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2023 2nd quarter | 76.5 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 20.2 | 0.0 | 58.4 | 8.3 | 33.3 | -8.3 | 0.0 | 57.2 | 8.4 | 34.4 | -8.3 |
| 203 Manufacture of paints and ink | 2023 2nd quarter | 70.9 | 2.5 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 95.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 82.9 | 12.8 | 0.0 | -8.5 |
| 204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics | 2023 2nd quarter | 74.8 | 3.5 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 80.4 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 77.2 | 7.4 | 15.3 | -7.4 |
| 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2023 2nd quarter | 80.8 | 3.5 | 13.9 | 20.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 51.5 | 18.3 | 22.7 | -10.7 | 3.7 | 55.3 | 4.3 | 36.7 | -0.6 |
| 241 Manufacture of iron and steel | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel | 2023 2nd quarter | 77.1 | 3.9 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 61.6 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 22.9 | -0.7 |
| 273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices | 2023 2nd quarter | 87.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 96.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 93.3 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers | 2023 2nd quarter | 84.8 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 34.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 72.6 | 22.3 | 1.4 | -18.6 | 1.7 | 84.1 | 10.6 | 3.6 | -8.9 |
| 292 Manufacture of bodies and trailers | 2023 2nd quarter | 89.0 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 24.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10.4 | 81.3 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 78.0 | 11.4 | 5.4 | -6.2 |
| 33 Repair and installation of machinery | 2023 2nd quarter | 86.9 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 22.0 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 46.8 | 3.6 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 43.3 | 1.8 | 50.0 | 3.1 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 11.3 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 8.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 45+47 Retail sale and car trade | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 9.9 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 6.8 | 20.2 | 1.9 | 5.6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 7.1 | 23.0 | 0.9 | 5.4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 454 Sale and repair of motorcycles | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 7.6 | 22.7 | 9.4 | 17.5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 463 Wholesale of food and beverages | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 10.3 | 14.5 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 64.0 | 1.8 | 26.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 49.6 | 2.7 | 43.3 | 1.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2023 2nd quarter | 80.5 | . | 18.5 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 59.7 | 6.7 | 31.5 | -4.6 | 1.3 | 42.8 | 6.4 | 49.5 | -5.0 |
| 49 Land transport | 2023 2nd quarter | 75.0 | . | 23.2 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 57.2 | 1.2 | 40.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 42.4 | 0.8 | 56.0 | 0.0 |
| 503 Inland passenger water transport | 2023 2nd quarter | 66.1 | . | 8.1 | 4.2 | 22.2 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 30.2 | 0.7 | 67.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 0.8 | 69.2 | -0.8 |
| 504 Inland freight water transport | 2023 2nd quarter | 90.2 | . | 0.0 | 2.9 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 55.4 | 0.4 | 39.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 0.4 | 53.0 | -0.4 |
| 521 Warehousing and storage | 2023 2nd quarter | 83.4 | . | 20.6 | 16.3 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 65.4 | 3.2 | 23.6 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 56.8 | 5.4 | 30.0 | 2.4 |
| 53 Postal and courier activities | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 10.8 | 3.7 | 14.0 | 7.8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 551 Hotels and similar accommodation | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 13.6 | 5.1 | 9.7 | 7.6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 56 Food and beverage service activities | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 10.5 | 3.5 | 14.8 | 8.1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 562 Canteens and catering | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 17.3 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 5.1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| J Information and communication | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 15.2 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 5.9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 18.2 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 12.3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 60 Programming and broadcasting | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 62-63 IT- and information services | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 13.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 51.3 | 1.8 | 42.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 47.9 | 1.8 | 47.1 | 1.4 |
| 681 Buying and selling own real estate | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 8.8 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 18.3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 702 Management and business consultancy | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 11.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 49.7 | 1.2 | 45.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 39.4 | 1.2 | 54.6 | 3.6 |
| 712 Technical testing and analysis | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 15.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 77.5 | 0.5 | 22.0 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 66.6 | 0.2 | 30.6 | 2.4 |
| 72 Research and development | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 7.8 | 13.7 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 69.9 | 8.3 | 19.5 | -6.0 | 8.5 | 61.0 | 6.2 | 24.3 | 2.3 |
| 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 14.8 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 44.1 | 1.2 | 48.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 39.6 | 0.9 | 55.5 | 3.1 |
| 73 Advertising and market research | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 14.9 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 42.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 48.7 | 3.3 |
| 732 Market research and opinion polling | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 63.9 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 58.0 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 1.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | 10.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 0.9 | 78.0 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 17.9 | 0.4 | 80.5 | 0.8 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||||||||
Dataset is not available.
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
- 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? "- Capacity utilisation
- The weighted response rate to the question:
- "The occupation / use of our available production capacity
is currently around ...% "
- 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 intake of orders in the next three months
will increase, remaine unchanged or decrease? '.
- "The value of the intake of export orders in the next three
months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? '.
- "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? "- Order position in month of work in hand
- Weighted number of month of work in hand as a result of the monthly question:
- 'The total order position assures or business - by normal working hours - .. months of work?'
- Factors limiting production
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our production / business experience barriers:
1 - no barriers,
2 - insufficient demand,
3 - shortage of labour force,
4 - shortages of production equipment, materials, commodities, (retail) space
5 - financial constraints,
6 - weather conditions or
7 - 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.
- 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.
- Competitive position
- Figures available from March 1994.
The weighted response rates to the quarterly questions:
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the domestic market improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market within the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market outside the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'- Inside the EU
- The weighted response rates to the quarterly question:
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market within the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'- Competitive position improved
- Weighted response rate of producers who reports that the
the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market within the EU has improved.
- Competitive position remained unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers who reports that the
the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market within the EU remained unchanged.
- Competitive position declined
- Weighted response rate of producers who reports that the
the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market within the EU has declined.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider that
the competitive position on the foreign market within the EU is not
relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted response rate of
producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance competitive position
- The weighted response rate of producers reporting that their
competitive position on the foreign market within the EU has improved in a particular quarter minus the rate reporting that their position has declined. This balance reflects the development of competitive position on the foreign market within the EU in a particular quarter compared with the previous quarter.
- Outside the EU
- The weighted response rates to the quarterly question:
- 'Has the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market outside the EU improved, remained unchanged or declined in the last three months?'- Competitive position improved
- Weighted response rate of producers who reported that the
the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market outside the EU has improved.
- Competitive position remained unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers who reported that the
the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market outside the EU remained unchanged.
- Competitive position declined
- Weighted response rate of producers who reported that the
the competitive position of the enterprise on the foreign market outside the EU has declined.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider that
the competitive position on the foreign market outside the EU is not
relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted response rate of
producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance competitive position
- The weighted response rate of producers reporting that their
competive position on the foreign market outside the EU has improved in a particular quarter minus the rate reporting that their
competive position has declined. This balance reflects the development of the competitive position on the foreign market outside the EU in a particular quarter compared with the previous quarter.