Business survey Netherlands; quarterly, to sector/branches 2012-2023
Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Production and capacity utilisation Capacity utilisation (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity past three months Production/ activity has increased (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity past three months Production/activity remained unchanged (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity past three months Production / activity has decreased (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity past three months Balance production last three months (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity next three months Production / activity will increase (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity next three months Production/activity will be unchanged (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity next three months Production / activity will decrease (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity next three months Balance production next three months (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Assessment of production capacity Production capacity is (too) large (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Assessment of production capacity Production capacity is normal (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Assessment of production capacity Production capacity is (too) small (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Assessment of production capacity Not applicable (%) | Production and capacity utilisation Assessment of production capacity Balance assessed capacity (%) | Assessment of finished products stocks Stocks finished products (too) large (%) | Assessment of finished products stocks Stocks finished products normal (%) | Assessment of finished products stocks Stocks finished products (too) small (%) | Assessment of finished products stocks Not applicable (%) | Assessment of finished products stocks Balance assessment stocks (%) | Factors limiting production None (%) | Factors limiting production Insufficient demand (%) | Factors limiting production Labor shortage (%) | Factors limiting production Shortage of material and/or equipment (%) | Factors limiting production Financial constraints (%) | Factors limiting production Weather (%) | Factors limiting production Other factors (%) |
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10 Manufacture of food products | 2023 2nd quarter | 82.0 | 11.9 | 68.6 | 19.5 | -7.6 | 15.1 | 76.7 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 79.5 | 9.3 | 4.3 | -2.4 | 9.3 | 80.6 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 36.1 | 12.8 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 8.4 |
105 Manufacture of dairy products | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
106 Grain milling and starch products | 2023 2nd quarter | 87.7 | 12.0 | 37.6 | 50.4 | -38.4 | 17.6 | 81.5 | 0.9 | 16.7 | 7.2 | 85.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 99.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 45.5 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 32.1 | 0.4 |
107 Manufacture of bakery products | 2023 2nd quarter | 79.3 | 17.4 | 61.1 | 21.5 | -4.1 | 20.3 | 67.3 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 69.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | -5.5 | 5.1 | 68.0 | 6.1 | 20.8 | -0.9 | 27.8 | 5.9 | 40.9 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
12 Manufacture of tobacco products | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2023 2nd quarter | 78.0 | 16.3 | 58.0 | 25.7 | -9.3 | 15.5 | 79.1 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 84.0 | 6.9 | 3.5 | -1.2 | 20.3 | 66.3 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 27.7 | 21.1 | 26.6 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
16 Manufacture of wood products | 2023 2nd quarter | 82.0 | 15.5 | 60.0 | 24.5 | -9.0 | 17.9 | 55.5 | 26.6 | -8.7 | 10.5 | 77.4 | 12.1 | 0.0 | -1.6 | 21.3 | 58.0 | 7.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 21.2 | 29.1 | 20.9 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 7.9 |
18 Printing and reproduction | 2023 2nd quarter | 72.0 | 24.8 | 46.0 | 29.2 | -4.4 | 20.3 | 72.1 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 79.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 16.9 | 36.5 | 0.0 | 46.6 | 17.0 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 35.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
182 Reproduction of recorded media | 2023 2nd quarter | 75.1 | 8.9 | 44.4 | 46.7 | -37.9 | 13.6 | 53.8 | 32.6 | -19.0 | 1.9 | 57.7 | 37.0 | 3.4 | -35.2 | 1.6 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 62.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
202 Manufacture agrochemical products | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products | 2023 2nd quarter | 74.7 | 23.1 | 58.3 | 18.6 | 4.5 | 27.9 | 62.7 | 9.4 | 18.5 | 9.4 | 71.0 | 19.5 | 0.1 | -10.0 | 21.0 | 72.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 30.4 | 35.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
221 Manufacture of rubber products | 2023 2nd quarter | 77.9 | 18.9 | 57.8 | 23.3 | -4.4 | 28.8 | 52.6 | 18.6 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 75.5 | 13.7 | 0.0 | -2.8 | 17.7 | 73.6 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 14.8 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 7.0 |
222 Manufacture of plastic products | 2023 2nd quarter | 74.5 | 23.5 | 58.3 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 27.8 | 63.6 | 8.6 | 19.2 | 9.3 | 70.6 | 20.0 | 0.1 | -10.7 | 21.3 | 72.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 17.0 | 14.4 | 31.5 | 36.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 10.4 |
232 Manufacture of refractory products | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
234 Manufacture other ceramic products | 2023 2nd quarter | 78.9 | 5.4 | 80.5 | 14.1 | -8.6 | 10.9 | 66.1 | 23.0 | -12.1 | 0.7 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 16.2 | -0.1 | 8.2 | 71.6 | 1.2 | 19.0 | 7.1 | 57.2 | 14.0 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products | 2023 2nd quarter | 81.9 | 17.5 | 55.1 | 27.4 | -9.9 | 21.9 | 54.4 | 23.7 | -1.8 | 12.2 | 77.5 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 15.9 | 76.0 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 15.7 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 26.2 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
239 Manufacture other mineral products | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2023 2nd quarter | 80.8 | 21.3 | 71.7 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 25.7 | 63.5 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 69.5 | 18.1 | 2.5 | -8.2 | 11.3 | 64.4 | 3.5 | 20.8 | 7.9 | 21.0 | 13.9 | 32.8 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
25 Manufacture of metal products | 2023 2nd quarter | 84.4 | 22.7 | 69.8 | 7.5 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 73.6 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 77.3 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 61.4 | 3.2 | 24.6 | 7.6 | 24.3 | 15.4 | 31.2 | 16.4 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
259 Manufacture of other metal products | 2023 2nd quarter | 84.1 | 21.3 | 64.5 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 16.6 | 68.9 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 80.3 | 11.8 | 0.1 | -4.0 | 28.6 | 70.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2023 2nd quarter | 87.5 | 13.7 | 56.5 | 29.8 | -16.1 | 31.2 | 65.7 | 3.1 | 28.2 | 8.4 | 64.7 | 10.5 | 16.4 | -2.1 | 13.7 | 81.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 12.1 | 43.1 | 5.4 | 20.1 | 23.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
32 Manufacture of other products | 2023 2nd quarter | 79.0 | 17.1 | 74.6 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 22.9 | 75.6 | 1.5 | 21.5 | 6.2 | 73.5 | 15.7 | 4.6 | -9.5 | 3.2 | 60.7 | 4.0 | 32.1 | -0.8 | 48.8 | 11.0 | 22.6 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
462 Wholesale of agricultural products | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 17.6 | 61.2 | 3.8 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 16.9 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 12.8 | 16.9 |
59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 32.1 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 12.3 |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
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? "- Production / activity past three months
- Production / activity last three months
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The level of production / activity in the last three months,
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "- Production/ activity has increased
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production / activity in the last three months has increased.
- Production/activity remained unchanged
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production / activity in the last three months remained unchanged.
- Production / activity has decreased
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production / activity in the last three months has decreased.
- Balance production last three months
- The weighted response rate of producers with increased
production / activity minus the rate of producers with a
decreased production. This balance shows the direction in which the production / activity in the last three months has developed.
- Production / activity next three months
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The level of production / activity in the next three
month will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "- Production / activity will increase
- Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
production / activity in the next three months will increase.
- Production/activity will be unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
production / activity in the next three months will remain unchanged.
- Production / activity will decrease
- Weighted response rate of producers who expect the production /
activity in the next three months will decrease.
- Balance production next three months
- The weighted response rate of producers who expect an increase in
production / activity minus the weighted response rate of producers
who expect a decrease in production / activity. This balance shows
the direction in which the production / activity in the next three
months is expected to develop.
- Capacity utilisation
- The weighted response rate to the question:
- "The occupation / use of our available production capacity
is currently around ...% "
- Assessment of production capacity
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "We assess the current production capacity, given the expected
market development as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "- Production capacity is (too) large
- Weighted response rate of producers who consider the current
production capacity is (too) large, given the expected market development.
- Production capacity is normal
- Weighted response rate of producers who consider the current
production capacity as normal, given the expected market development.
- Production capacity is (too) small
- Weighted response rate of producers who consider the current
production capacity is (too) small, given the expected market development.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider
production capacity not to be relevant for their enterprise plus the
weighted response rate of producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance assessed capacity
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production capacity is (too) large minus the rate of producers
that consider this capacity is (too) small. This balance represents,
compared to the previous balances, the current assessment of shortage or surplus of available capacity.
- Assessment of finished products stocks
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "We evaluate our finished products stocks / commodities, given the expected market development, as a (too) large, normal or (too) small?- Stocks finished products (too) large
- Weighted response rate of producers who consider the stocks of
finished products / commodities, given the expected market development, as (too) large.
- Stocks finished products normal
- Weighted response rate of producers who consider the stocks of
finished products / commodities, given the expected market development, as normal.
- Stocks finished products (too) small
- Weighted response rate of producers who consider the stocks of
finished products / commodities, given the expected market development, as (too) small.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who who consider stocks
of finished products / commodities for their for their enterprise as not
relevant plus the weighted the rate of producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance assessment stocks
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the stocks of finished products / commodities are (too) large minus the rate of
producers who cosider the stocks are (too) small.
This balance represents compared to the previous balances in relation to the expected sales development, the current assessment of satisfaction of the producers about their stocks of finished products.
- 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?- None
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that at the
beginning of the quarter they do not experience any obstacles blocking their business activities.
- Insufficient demand
- Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that insufficient demand is a barrier for their
activities.
- Labor shortage
- Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that shortage of labour force 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.
- Financial constraints
- Weighted response rate of producers at the beginning of the
quarter indicating that finacial constraints are 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.