Business confidence; to regions
This table contains figures on business confidence. Business confidence is a mood indicator that indicates the direction in which the economy (the gross domestic product, GDP) is expected to develop. When assessing the outcomes, it can be assumed that the more optimistic or pessimistic the entrepreneurs are, the more the value of business confidence will deviate positively or negatively from the zero line and the greater the expectation is that the development of the GDP in the coming months will increase or decrease.
Business confidence in a province is a weighted average of the confidence indicators of the underlying industries / sectors that together form a representative reflection of the total Dutch business community.
Data available from: 1st Quarter 2014
Changes as of May 15 2020:
The results of the 2nd quarter 2020 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of the 3rd quarter 2020 are expected to be published at August 13, 2020.
| Margins | Periods | Regions | Business confidence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | The Netherlands | 12.0 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | The Netherlands | 10.6 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | The Netherlands | 6.6 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | The Netherlands | 6.4 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | The Netherlands | -37.2 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Groningen (PV) | 3.9 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Groningen (PV) | 5.3 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Groningen (PV) | 4.2 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Groningen (PV) | -5.7 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Groningen (PV) | -25.7 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Friesland (PV) | 11.9 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Friesland (PV) | 8.2 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Friesland (PV) | 3.8 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Friesland (PV) | 6.5 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Friesland (PV) | -24.8 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 6.3 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 7.9 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 1.2 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Drenthe (PV) | -1.5 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Drenthe (PV) | -37.3 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 10.0 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 9.3 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 5.9 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 4.9 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Overijssel (PV) | -31.5 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 2.5 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 7.0 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 4.6 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 2.8 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Flevoland (PV) | -28.8 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 11.2 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 10.1 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 7.6 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 7.5 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Gelderland (PV) | -34.1 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 9.7 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 10.6 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 5.7 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 1.6 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Utrecht (PV) | -34.6 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 10.6 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 12.8 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 7.0 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 5.5 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Noord-Holland (PV) | -38.0 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 11.0 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 10.8 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 6.1 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 7.5 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Zuid-Holland (PV) | -30.7 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 9.6 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 6.3 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 3.6 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 2.8 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Zeeland (PV) | -33.1 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 9.9 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 7.5 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 5.9 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 5.6 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Noord-Brabant (PV) | -30.5 |
| Value | 2019 2nd quarter | Limburg (PV) | 7.7 |
| Value | 2019 3rd quarter | Limburg (PV) | 3.8 |
| Value | 2019 4th quarter | Limburg (PV) | -1.8 |
| Value | 2020 1st quarter | Limburg (PV) | -2.0 |
| Value | 2020 2nd quarter* | Limburg (PV) | -38.0 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | The Netherlands | . |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Groningen (PV) | -0.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Groningen (PV) | 1.8 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Groningen (PV) | 0.8 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Groningen (PV) | -10.4 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Groningen (PV) | -32.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Friesland (PV) | 6.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Friesland (PV) | 2.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Friesland (PV) | -1.2 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Friesland (PV) | 1.4 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Friesland (PV) | -30.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 0.6 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 2.7 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Drenthe (PV) | -4.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Drenthe (PV) | -8.6 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Drenthe (PV) | -44.3 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 6.8 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 6.3 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 3.0 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 1.8 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Overijssel (PV) | -35.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Flevoland (PV) | -3.2 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 0.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Flevoland (PV) | -0.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Flevoland (PV) | -3.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Flevoland (PV) | -36.4 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 8.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 7.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 5.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 4.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Gelderland (PV) | -37.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 7.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 8.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 3.2 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Utrecht (PV) | -2.0 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Utrecht (PV) | -38.4 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 8.8 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 10.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 5.2 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 3.3 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Noord-Holland (PV) | -40.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 9.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 8.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 4.3 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 5.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Zuid-Holland (PV) | -33.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 4.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 1.4 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Zeeland (PV) | -0.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Zeeland (PV) | -3.0 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Zeeland (PV) | -39.8 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 7.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 5.6 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 3.9 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 3.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Noord-Brabant (PV) | -33.1 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Limburg (PV) | 4.2 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Limburg (PV) | 0.7 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Limburg (PV) | -4.7 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Limburg (PV) | -5.5 |
| Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Limburg (PV) | -42.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | The Netherlands | . |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | The Netherlands | . |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Groningen (PV) | 7.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Groningen (PV) | 8.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Groningen (PV) | 7.5 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Groningen (PV) | -1.1 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Groningen (PV) | -19.4 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Friesland (PV) | 16.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Friesland (PV) | 13.5 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Friesland (PV) | 8.7 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Friesland (PV) | 11.5 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Friesland (PV) | -18.6 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 12.1 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 13.0 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 6.5 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Drenthe (PV) | 5.7 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Drenthe (PV) | -30.3 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 13.1 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 12.3 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 8.9 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Overijssel (PV) | 7.9 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Overijssel (PV) | -27.4 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 8.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 13.5 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 10.1 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Flevoland (PV) | 9.0 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Flevoland (PV) | -21.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 13.9 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 12.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 10.1 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Gelderland (PV) | 10.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Gelderland (PV) | -30.7 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 12.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 13.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 8.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Utrecht (PV) | 5.3 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Utrecht (PV) | -30.7 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 12.3 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 14.6 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 8.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Noord-Holland (PV) | 7.7 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Noord-Holland (PV) | -35.5 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 13.0 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 12.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 7.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Zuid-Holland (PV) | 9.5 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Zuid-Holland (PV) | -28.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 14.7 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 11.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 8.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Zeeland (PV) | 8.6 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Zeeland (PV) | -26.3 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 11.9 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 9.4 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 7.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Noord-Brabant (PV) | 7.6 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Noord-Brabant (PV) | -27.8 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 2nd quarter | Limburg (PV) | 11.1 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 3rd quarter | Limburg (PV) | 6.9 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2019 4th quarter | Limburg (PV) | 1.2 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 1st quarter | Limburg (PV) | 1.6 |
| Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 2020 2nd quarter* | Limburg (PV) | -33.8 |
| Source: CBS. | |||