Business Survey Netherlands; key figures 2016-2023

Business Survey Netherlands; key figures 2016-2023

Margins Sector/Branches Periods Stocks of finished products Assessment of finished products stocks (%)
Value 10 Manufacture of food products 2023 2nd quarter 6.3
Value 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2023 2nd quarter .
Value 16 Manufacture of wood products 2023 2nd quarter 13.5
Value 18 Printing and reproduction 2023 2nd quarter 17.0
Value 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023 2nd quarter 16.8
Value 25 Manufacture of metal products 2023 2nd quarter 7.6
Value 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023 2nd quarter 12.1
Value 32 Manufacture of other products 2023 2nd quarter -0.8
Value 59 Film, TV and music production etc 2023 2nd quarter .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 10 Manufacture of food products 2023 2nd quarter 2.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2023 2nd quarter .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 16 Manufacture of wood products 2023 2nd quarter -2.4
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 18 Printing and reproduction 2023 2nd quarter 4.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023 2nd quarter 2.8
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 25 Manufacture of metal products 2023 2nd quarter 1.9
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023 2nd quarter 7.2
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 32 Manufacture of other products 2023 2nd quarter -9.6
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 59 Film, TV and music production etc 2023 2nd quarter .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 10 Manufacture of food products 2023 2nd quarter 10.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2023 2nd quarter .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 16 Manufacture of wood products 2023 2nd quarter 29.4
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 18 Printing and reproduction 2023 2nd quarter 29.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023 2nd quarter 30.8
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 25 Manufacture of metal products 2023 2nd quarter 13.3
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023 2nd quarter 17.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 32 Manufacture of other products 2023 2nd quarter 8.0
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 59 Film, TV and music production etc 2023 2nd quarter .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


This table contains information (including uncertainty margins) about the opinion 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 business community. 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. In answering questions relating to developments in the past three months and to expectations for the next three months, entrepreneurs are asked to make a comparison with the preceding three-month period.


Status of the figures: All data are definite.

Data available from: 1st quarter 2016 - 2nd quarter 2023.

Changes as of July 27, 2023:
This table has been discontinued. The reason for this is the introduction of confidence margins in all related tables, making this table redundant.

When will new figures be published?
Does not apply.

Description topics

Stocks of finished products
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "We evaluate our finished products stocks / commodities, given the expected market development, as a (too) large, normal or (too) small?
Assessment of finished products stocks
The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the stocks of finished products / commodities are (too) large minus the rate of
producers who cosider the stocks are (too) small.
This balance represents compared to the previous balances in relation to the expected sales development, the current assessment of satisfaction of the producers about their stocks of finished products.