Business survey Netherlands; quarterly, to size classes 2012-2023
| Sector/Branches (SIC 2008) | Size classes | Periods | 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 (%) | 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Manufacturing | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 18.8 | 66.6 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 23.2 | 67.2 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 26.2 | 14.9 | 28.0 | 19.4 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| C Manufacturing | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 12.4 | 73.6 | 14.0 | -1.5 | 16.6 | 74.1 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 25.7 | 13.2 | 28.8 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 6.6 |
| C Manufacturing | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 16.4 | 68.8 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 70.2 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 29.4 | 12.4 | 30.7 | 14.9 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| C Manufacturing | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 21.4 | 64.2 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 68.8 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 30.7 | 17.9 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| C Manufacturing | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.6 | 64.6 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 28.1 | 63.3 | 8.6 | 19.4 | 27.4 | 15.3 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| S Other service activities | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 33.0 | 9.0 | 27.9 | 5.7 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| S Other service activities | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 32.3 | 7.7 | 25.0 | 4.1 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| S Other service activities | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 24.8 | 27.2 | 22.2 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| S Other service activities | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 25.8 | 0.0 | 44.1 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| S Other service activities | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 42.3 | 5.4 | 32.1 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| 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 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
- 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.
- 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.