Business survey Netherlands, quarterly, seasonally adjusted 2016-2023

Business survey Netherlands, quarterly, seasonally adjusted 2016-2023

Sector/Branches (SIC 2008) Seasonal adjustment Periods Turnover last three months (%) Turnover next three months (%) Foreign turnover last three months (%) Foreign turnover next three months (%)
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 23.0 -1.8 9.4 3.2
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 18.4 10.7 8.1 5.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter -1.9 1.1 -3.5 8.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 2.8 0.4 -2.0 5.8
B Mining and quarrying Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter -4.0 -16.7 13.4 2.5
B Mining and quarrying Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter -18.1 -20.4 16.4 12.8
C Manufacturing Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 21.2 4.4 10.6 7.6
C Manufacturing Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 15.5 10.7 8.8 10.3
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 37.3 0.3 25.0 4.6
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 29.9 14.9 21.6 10.6
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 27.6 13.8 6.0 8.6
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 28.6 12.2 5.5 9.0
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 6.5 4.3 -0.6 0.8
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 1.0 12.7 0.3 4.7
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 13.2 -2.3 -6.1 -0.4
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter -1.4 10.4 -10.5 2.0
19-22 Refineries and chemistry Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter -15.4 11.0 -20.6 9.9
19-22 Refineries and chemistry Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter -5.6 5.5 -13.7 4.2
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 14.6 . 1.5 1.8
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 14.0 . 3.4 -0.8
26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 40.4 7.1 33.5 13.0
26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 26.3 19.6 26.5 22.3
29-30 Transport equipment Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 21.3 27.5 15.8 26.7
29-30 Transport equipment Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 6.4 35.1 9.7 29.4
F Construction Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 20.0 0.5 . .
F Construction Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 11.7 11.4 . .
G Wholesale and retail trade Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 33.8 -9.8 14.2 5.2
G Wholesale and retail trade Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 21.9 5.1 12.1 6.9
45+47 Retail sale and car trade Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 37.7 -23.4 . .
45+47 Retail sale and car trade Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 20.4 4.1 . .
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 30.3 14.4 . .
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 22.3 9.0 . .
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 29.2 5.7 14.2 5.2
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 20.5 13.6 12.1 6.9
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 39.3 -31.6 . .
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 19.4 -5.9 . .
49-96 Total services Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 19.9 -0.6 8.0 -0.2
49-96 Total services Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 16.7 11.7 5.0 3.1
H Transportation and storage Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 12.7 -12.9 4.5 -8.3
H Transportation and storage Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 7.4 7.5 1.9 5.4
I Accommodation and food serving Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter -1.1 -30.2 . .
I Accommodation and food serving Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 36.8 -5.1 . .
J Information and communication Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 37.2 12.3 10.3 3.5
J Information and communication Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 14.5 21.9 6.2 4.9
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 7.5 -7.6 . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 7.3 0.2 . .
M-N Business services Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 27.7 11.8 8.9 2.5
M-N Business services Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 20.4 15.2 6.7 2.6
M Other specialised business services Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 33.5 14.4 12.9 4.1
M Other specialised business services Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 17.4 13.2 8.7 3.7
N Renting and other business support Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 20.7 8.5 3.7 0.4
N Renting and other business support Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 23.2 16.5 3.3 1.1
R Culture, sports and recreation Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter -3.5 -2.4 . .
R Culture, sports and recreation Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter -3.1 17.6 . .
S Other service activities Original, unadjusted data 2023 1st quarter 21.4 5.7 16.2 2.4
S Other service activities Seasonally and working day adjusted data 2023 1st quarter 20.2 9.3 15.3 2.7
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


This table contains seasonally corrected information about the opinions of Dutch entrepreneurs about developments, expectations and judgments regarding their business. By means of a panel study insight is gained into the current situation, the future development and the judgments of the Dutch businesses. As a result, it is possible to signal changes in optimism or pessimism at an early stage and thus to obtain an early indication of a possible trend change in the economic activities of the Dutch business community. The data can be broken down into business activities according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2008). The questions submitted to the entrepreneurs relate among other things to production, turnover, prices, staff size, economic climate and profitability.

Data available from: 1st quarter 2016

Changes as of September 21st, 2023:
This table has been discontinued. The current method for creating seasonally adjusted figures will be revised.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Turnover last three months
The weighted response rate of producers with increased
turnover minus the rate of producers with decreased turnover.
This balance provides insight into the direction in which the turnover in the previous three months has developed.
Turnover next three months
The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in turnover minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in turnover. This balance shows the expected development of turnover in the next three months.
Foreign turnover last three months
The weighted response rate of producers with increased
foreign turnover minus the rate of producers with decreased turnover.
This balance provides insight into the direction in which the foreign turnover in the previous three months has developed.
Foreign turnover next three months
The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in foreign turnover minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in foreign turnover. This balance shows the expected development of foreign turnover in the next three months.