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 Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity past three months Production/ activity has increased (%) Production and capacity utilisation Production / activity next three months Production / activity will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Turnover last three months Turnover has increased (%) Turnover and selling prices Turnover next three months Turnover will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Turnover next year Turnover will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover last three months Foreign turnover has increased (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next three months Foreign turnover will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next year Foreign turnover will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Selling prices / rates next three months Selling prices / rates will increase (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Order intake increased (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders expected next 3 months Order intake will increase (%) Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Export orders will increase (%) Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Purchase orders will increase (%) Workforce Workforce last three months Workforce has increased (%) Workforce Workforce next three months Workforce will increase (%) Workforce Workforce next year Workforce will increase (%) 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 (%)
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter . . 8.7 13.1 . . . . 13.5 8.7 4.0 . 19.3 13.8 17.5 . 29.6 61.9 8.5 21.2 .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter . . 11.8 17.7 . . . . 11.5 14.2 3.4 . 5.9 11.5 9.3 . 7.8 83.6 8.6 -0.8 .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter . . 1.5 11.5 . . . . 12.2 8.9 8.1 . 21.8 9.8 17.8 . 32.3 44.1 23.6 8.6 .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter . . 12.8 21.1 . . . . 32.6 5.2 4.5 . 33.6 9.9 29.5 . 42.8 55.8 1.4 41.4 .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter . . 8.0 6.7 . . . . 6.7 6.2 2.2 . 21.5 19.2 17.8 . 38.6 57.0 4.4 34.2 .
N Renting and other business support 5 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 21.6 29.1 30.6 34.6 . 4.0 4.3 . 13.3 19.0 23.6 4.2 11.3 22.0 30.1 . 13.0 74.8 12.2 0.8 .
N Renting and other business support 5 to 19 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 11.1 26.4 17.3 29.4 . 2.4 2.7 . 12.7 11.7 19.3 2.5 9.7 15.2 24.5 . 8.8 81.9 9.3 -0.5 .
N Renting and other business support 20 to 49 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter . . 30.0 33.1 . . . . 13.4 22.1 26.3 . 16.3 18.4 29.1 . 11.2 79.1 9.7 1.6 .
N Renting and other business support 50 to 99 employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 22.7 33.5 32.7 42.0 . 5.8 6.2 . 9.1 20.5 23.3 5.8 14.4 21.1 31.4 . 13.5 74.7 11.8 1.8 .
N Renting and other business support 100 or more employed persons 2023 2nd quarter 25.8 29.1 37.4 35.5 . 4.0 5.5 . 15.0 20.9 24.7 5.1 8.8 27.7 33.1 . 15.8 69.2 15.0 0.8 .
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

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 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.
Turnover and selling prices
The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "Our turnover / marketing in the last three months increased
remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "Our turnover / marketing in the next three months will grow,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover will increase in the next year,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "Our foreign turnover / marketing in the last three months increased remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "Our foreign turnover will increase over the next three months,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "Our foreign turnover will increase in the next year,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "Our selling prices / rates over the next three months
will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? ".
Turnover last three months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover / marketing in the last three months increased
remained unchanged or decreased? "
Turnover has increased
The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
turnover in the last three months has increased.
Turnover next three months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover over the next three months will increase,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
Turnover will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect turnover
to increase in the next three months.
Turnover next year
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover in the next year will increase,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
Turnover will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect turnover
to increase in the next year.
Foreign turnover last three months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our foreign turnover / marketing in the last three months increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "
Foreign turnover has increased
The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
foreign turnover in the last three months has increased.
Foreign turnover next three months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our foreign turnover over the next three months will increase,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
Foreign turnover will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect foreign turnover
to increase in the next three months.
Foreign turnover next year
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our foreign turnover in the next year will increase,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
Foreign turnover will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect foreign turnover
to increase in the next year.
Selling prices / rates next three months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our selling prices / rates over the next three months will
increase, remain unchanged or decreasel? "
Selling prices / rates will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect selling
prices / rates in the next three months will increase.
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? "
Value of orders received last 3 months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of total orders received in the last three months
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? '.
Order intake increased
Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the
orders received in the last three months has increased.
Value of orders expected next 3 months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the intake of orders in the next three months
will increase, remaine unchanged or decrease? '.
Order intake will increase
Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the intake of orders will increase in the next three months.
Value of export orders next 3 months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the total export orders received in the next three
months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? '.
Export orders will increase
Weighted response rate of producers indicating the export
orders will increase in the next three months.
Orders placed next three months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the orders we expect to place with suppliers in the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "
Purchase orders will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the value
of the purchase orders in the next three months will increase.
Workforce
The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The staff in the last three months has
increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "The staff will in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?
- "The staff will in the next year
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?
Workforce last three months
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff in the last three months has
increased, remained unchanged or decreased?
Workforce has increased
Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
staff for their business in the last three months has increased.
Workforce next three months
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff will in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?
Workforce will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
staff for the company over the next three months will
increase.
Workforce next year
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff will in the next year
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?
Workforce will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the staff for the company will increase in the next year.
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.