Composition development of goods exports: exporter characteristics

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Composition development of goods exports: exporter characteristics
Characteristic of exporter Periods Export growth (1 000 euros) Contribution to total export growth (%)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2021* 335,926 0.1
01 Agriculture 2021* 297,122 0.1
02 Forestry and logging 2021* 9,966 0.0
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2021* 28,838 0.0
B Mining and quarrying 2021* 1,818 0.0
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2021* -53,858 0.0
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2021* 45,659 0.0
09 Mining support activities 2021* 10,017 0.0
C Manufacturing 2021* 27,805,118 5.8
10 Manufacture of food products 2021* 1,944,866 0.4
11 Manufacture of beverages 2021* 113,821 0.0
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021* -35,352 0.0
13 Manufacture of textiles 2021* 238,051 0.0
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2021* 934 0.0
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2021* 46,407 0.0
16 Manufacture of wood products 2021* 78,132 0.0
17 Manufacture of paper 2021* 479,429 0.1
18 Printing and reproduction 2021* 105,029 0.0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2021* 4,091,336 0.8
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2021* 7,250,327 1.5
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2021* 1,209,205 0.3
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2021* 789,584 0.2
23 Manufacture of building materials 2021* 204,674 0.0
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2021* 2,208,090 0.5
25 Manufacture of metal products 2021* 1,635,246 0.3
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2021* 928,082 0.2
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2021* 339,088 0.1
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2021* 4,896,041 1.0
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2021* 162,947 0.0
30 Manufacture of other transport 2021* 937,782 0.2
31 Manufacture of furniture 2021* 81,840 0.0
32 Manufacture of other products 2021* 254,566 0.1
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2021* -155,007 0.0
D Energy supply 2021* 8,839,703 1.8
35 Energy supply 2021* 8,839,703 1.8
E Water supply and waste management 2021* 478,815 0.1
36 Water collection and distribution 2021* 1,369 0.0
37 Sewerage 2021* 2,514 0.0
38 Waste collection and treatment 2021* 475,183 0.1
39 Remediation, other waste management 2021* -251 0.0
F Construction 2021* 133,224 0.0
41 Construction buildings, development 2021* 28,387 0.0
42 Civil engineering 2021* -118,449 0.0
43 Specialised construction activities 2021* 223,286 0.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 2021* 33,919,120 7.0
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2021* 1,776,827 0.4
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2021* 27,835,979 5.8
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2021* 4,306,313 0.9
H Transportation and storage 2021* 12,711,213 2.6
49 Land transport 2021* 828,581 0.2
50 Water transport 2021* 141,067 0.0
51 Air transport 2021* -130,815 0.0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2021* 11,724,122 2.4
53 Postal and courier activities 2021* 148,258 0.0
I Accommodation and food serving 2021* 4,252 0.0
55 Accommodation 2021* 1,517 0.0
56 Food and beverage service activities 2021* 2,734 0.0
J Information and communication 2021* 648,160 0.1
58 Publishing 2021* 1,281 0.0
59 Film, TV and music production etc 2021* -8,896 0.0
60 Programming and broadcasting 2021* 13,675 0.0
61 Telecommunications 2021* 94,110 0.0
62 Support activities in the field of IT 2021* 135,101 0.0
63 Information service activities 2021* 412,889 0.1
K Financial institutions 2021* 615,490 0.1
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2021* 673,664 0.1
65 Insurance and pension funding 2021* 37 0.0
66 Other financial services 2021* -58,211 0.0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2021* 60,610 0.0
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2021* 60,610 0.0
M Other specialised business services 2021* -613,140 -0.1
69 Legal services, administration etc. 2021* 126,696 0.0
70 Holding companies (not financial) 2021* -1,440,745 -0.3
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2021* 288,941 0.1
72 Research and development 2021* 259,664 0.1
73 Advertising and market research 2021* 15,720 0.0
74 Other specialised business services 2021* 135,459 0.0
75 Veterinary activities 2021* 1,125 0.0
N Renting and other business support 2021* 912,994 0.2
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2021* 539,066 0.1
78 Employment activities 2021* 73,850 0.0
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2021* 2,001 0.0
80 Security and investigation 2021* 9,190 0.0
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 2021* 52,697 0.0
82 Other business services 2021* 236,190 0.0
O Public administration and services 2021* 209,743 0.0
84 Public administration and services 2021* 209,743 0.0
P Education 2021* 47,767 0.0
85 Education 2021* 47,767 0.0
Q Health and social work activities 2021* 40,025 0.0
86 Human health activities 2021* 36,998 0.0
87 Residential care and guidance 2021* 605 0.0
88 Social work without accommodation 2021* 2,422 0.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 2021* 107,259 0.0
90 Arts 2021* 10,715 0.0
91 Libraries, museums, zoos etc 2021* 19,820 0.0
92 Lotteries and betting 2021* -525 0.0
93 Sports and recreation 2021* 77,249 0.0
S Other service activities 2021* 29,211 0.0
94 Membership organisations 2021* -5,181 0.0
Source: CBS.
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This table provides figures on the development of Dutch export value and the contributions made by the exporters, broken down by size category, multinationality, industry and export status.

Data available as of: 2012, except the series broken down by export status, which has been available from 2014.

Status of the figures:
The provisional figures on international trade may be adjusted on the basis of new or revised source data. This means their provisional status may be prolonged. The provisional figures become definitive in Q4 of the year following the reporting year. Figures over the previous years have already become definitive.

Changes as of October 7, 2022:
The provisional figures for 2020 and 2021 with regard to SIC2008 have been added, new figures on "Size of SMEs and multinationals" for the years 2012 to 2021 have been added and the provisional figures "Export status" for 2019 to 2021 have been added.

Because of a change in definition, firms that would be considered independent SME's in terms of persons employed but also have one or more subsidiaries abroad, are no longer viewed as independent SME's and have instead been moved to the categorie "Large enterprises". The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Large enterprises, Independent SME’s (0 to 9), Independent SME’s (10 to 49) and Independent SME’s (50 to 249) over the years 2012-2019 have therefore been modified. In addition, The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Dutch multinationals and Non-multinationals over the years 2012-2019 have also been changed. This was due to an improved method of determining Dutch multinationals.


Changes as of 22 December 2021:
The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Large enterprises, Independent SME’s (0 to 9), Independent SME’s (10 to 49), Independent SME’s (50 to 249) and Foreign multinationals over the years 2017 and 2018 have been modified because they were wrongly marked as definitive. The “Export growth” and “Contribution to total export growth” of Dutch multinationals and Non-multinationals over the years 2013-2014 and 2016-2018 have also been modified. This was due to an error in the underlying source data.

When will new figures become available?
New figures will be published in Q4 of the year following the reporting year.

Description topics

Export growth
Year-on-year changes in absolute value. Annual changes for 2015 were omitted due to the break in series 2014/2015.
Contribution to total export growth
The contribution of a specific category to the total percentage growth in goods exports, calculated by dividing the absolute change in a category by the total value change of goods exports, multiplied by the annual change of goods exports as a percentage.