Business survey Netherlands; quarterly, to size classes 2012-2023

Business survey Netherlands; quarterly, to size classes 2012-2023

Sector/Branches (SIC 2008) Size classes Periods Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Investments will increase (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Investments will remain unchanged (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Investments will decrease (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Balance investments current year (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Investments will increase (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Investments will remain unchanged (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Investments will decrease (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Balance investments next year (%)
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 20.0 66.1 13.9 6.1 . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 16.0 69.7 14.3 1.7 . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 18.8 66.5 14.7 4.1 . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 19.4 64.4 16.2 3.2 . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 24.2 63.8 12.0 12.3 . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 16.6 55.9 27.5 -11.0 . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 17.7 56.4 25.9 -8.3 . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 15.0 60.2 24.8 -9.8 . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 15.6 49.8 34.6 -19.0 . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 15.7 51.2 33.1 -17.5 . . . .
B Mining and quarrying 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 15.0 57.3 27.7 -12.8 . . . .
B Mining and quarrying 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 9.3 75.8 14.9 -5.5 . . . .
B Mining and quarrying 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 13.5 59.0 27.5 -14.0 . . . .
B Mining and quarrying 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 23.8 50.7 25.5 -1.8 . . . .
B Mining and quarrying 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 14.1 55.7 30.2 -16.2 . . . .
C Manufacturing 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 24.3 58.7 17.0 7.3 . . . .
C Manufacturing 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 17.0 65.7 17.3 -0.3 . . . .
C Manufacturing 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 22.3 56.9 20.8 1.6 . . . .
C Manufacturing 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 22.1 59.9 18.0 4.2 . . . .
C Manufacturing 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 28.0 56.9 15.1 12.9 . . . .
F Construction 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 13.8 67.8 18.4 -4.6 . . . .
F Construction 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 10.1 65.6 24.3 -14.2 . . . .
F Construction 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 14.3 65.1 20.6 -6.2 . . . .
F Construction 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 9.6 68.8 21.6 -11.9 . . . .
F Construction 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 17.7 70.1 12.2 5.5 . . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 19.9 65.9 14.2 5.6 . . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 16.2 70.9 12.9 3.3 . . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 22.4 64.0 13.6 8.8 . . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 22.1 60.7 17.2 4.9 . . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 20.9 64.4 14.7 6.2 . . . .
H Transportation and storage 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 32.4 57.2 10.4 22.0 . . . .
H Transportation and storage 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 27.7 60.7 11.6 16.1 . . . .
H Transportation and storage 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 17.7 70.1 12.2 5.5 . . . .
H Transportation and storage 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 24.4 60.9 14.7 9.7 . . . .
H Transportation and storage 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 40.6 51.1 8.3 32.3 . . . .
I Accommodation and food serving 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 23.1 64.7 12.2 10.9 . . . .
I Accommodation and food serving 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 19.0 66.2 14.8 4.2 . . . .
I Accommodation and food serving 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 24.1 63.5 12.4 11.6 . . . .
I Accommodation and food serving 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 23.6 70.2 6.2 17.5 . . . .
I Accommodation and food serving 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 43.9 51.9 4.2 39.6 . . . .
J Information and communication 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 20.2 69.9 9.9 10.3 . . . .
J Information and communication 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 19.3 64.5 16.2 3.0 . . . .
J Information and communication 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 16.0 75.9 8.1 8.0 . . . .
J Information and communication 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 25.8 62.6 11.6 14.2 . . . .
J Information and communication 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 20.8 71.4 7.8 13.0 . . . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 29.6 61.9 8.5 21.2 . . . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 7.8 83.6 8.6 -0.8 . . . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 32.3 44.1 23.6 8.6 . . . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 42.8 55.8 1.4 41.4 . . . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 38.6 57.0 4.4 34.2 . . . .
M Other specialised business services 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 12.8 78.3 8.9 3.9 . . . .
M Other specialised business services 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 11.2 80.4 8.4 2.8 . . . .
M Other specialised business services 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 13.0 76.7 10.3 2.7 . . . .
M Other specialised business services 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 15.7 70.8 13.5 2.2 . . . .
M Other specialised business services 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 12.9 80.7 6.4 6.6 . . . .
N Renting and other business support 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 13.0 74.8 12.2 0.8 . . . .
N Renting and other business support 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 8.8 81.9 9.3 -0.5 . . . .
N Renting and other business support 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 11.2 79.1 9.7 1.6 . . . .
N Renting and other business support 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 13.5 74.7 11.8 1.8 . . . .
N Renting and other business support 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 15.8 69.2 15.0 0.8 . . . .
R Culture, sports and recreation 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 25.3 68.2 6.5 18.9 . . . .
R Culture, sports and recreation 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 25.6 67.6 6.8 18.8 . . . .
R Culture, sports and recreation 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 18.2 75.6 6.2 12.1 . . . .
R Culture, sports and recreation 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 17.8 75.1 7.1 10.7 . . . .
R Culture, sports and recreation 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 41.2 53.3 5.5 35.7 . . . .
S Other service activities 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 18.9 72.1 9.0 9.9 . . . .
S Other service activities 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 18.5 73.2 8.3 10.2 . . . .
S Other service activities 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 19.7 63.5 16.8 2.8 . . . .
S Other service activities 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 24.5 65.9 9.6 14.9 . . . .
S Other service activities 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 17.3 76.8 5.9 11.4 . . . .
Source: CBS.
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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 the 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 the Dutch enterprises. Data are broken down by main business activities (SIC 2008) and size- classes. 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 of 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 company size (active on August 15, 2023). See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Expectations investments
The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The investments in the current year will increase, remain the same, decrease compared with the previous year."
- "The investments next year will increase, remain unchanged or decrease, compared with the current year?"
Expectations investments current year
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The investments in the current year will increase, remain unchanged or decrease, compared with the previous year?
Investments will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments will increase in the current year, compared with the previous year.
Investments will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the current year will remain the same, compared with the previous year.
Investments will decrease
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the current year will decrease, compared with last years investments.
Balance investments current year
The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in investments minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in investments in the current year, compared with the previous year.
This balance provides insight into the development of investments in the current year.
Expectations investments next year
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The investments next year will increase, remain unchanged or decrease, compared with the current year?
Investments will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments will increase in the next year, compared with the current year.
Investments will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the next year will remain the same, compared with the current year.
Investments will decrease
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the next year will decrease, compared with the current year.
Balance investments next year
The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in investments minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in investments in the next year, compared with the current year.
This balance provides insight into the development of investments in the next year.