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Sector/branches (SBI 2008) Margin Periods Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover last three months Foreign turnover has increased (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover last three months Foreign turnover remained unchanged (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover last three months Foreign turnover decreased (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover last three months Not applicable (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover last three months Balance foreign turnover (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next three months Foreign turnover will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next three months Foreign turnover will remain unchanged (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next three months Foreign turnover will decrease (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next three months Not applicable (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next three months Balance foreign turnover (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next year Foreign turnover will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next year Foreign turnover will remain unchanged (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next year Foreign turnover will decrease (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next year Not applicable (%) Turnover and selling prices Foreign turnover next year Balance foreign turnover next year (%)
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.2 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.9 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.7 . .
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.6 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.9 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.3 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.5 . .
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.8 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.9 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.3 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.9 . .
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January 9.9 30.0 15.7 44.4 -5.8 11.8 32.0 11.6 44.6 0.2 . . 36.0 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April 14.2 33.0 11.5 41.3 2.6 12.4 39.1 8.4 40.1 3.9 . . 21.1 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July 13.2 27.7 14.8 44.3 -1.6 5.2 30.7 18.6 45.5 -13.4 . . 10.7 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October 10.1 28.4 15.7 45.8 -5.6 16.6 27.7 9.8 45.9 6.8 14.6 45.5 27.5 33.8 6.1
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January 6.0 23.9 11.2 38.5 -12.3 8.1 26.3 7.5 38.7 -5.7 . . 29.5 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April 9.9 26.7 7.4 34.8 -3.7 8.1 32.6 4.9 33.6 -2.0 . . 15.4 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July 8.7 21.6 10.1 38.0 -8.5 2.1 24.8 13.5 39.2 -19.7 . . 6.6 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October 6.4 22.7 10.8 39.7 -12.1 11.9 22.2 6.1 39.8 0.3 10.5 39.4 21.8 27.9 3.0
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January 13.8 36.1 20.2 50.3 0.7 15.5 37.7 15.7 50.5 6.1 . . 42.5 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April 18.5 39.3 15.6 47.8 8.9 16.7 45.6 11.9 46.6 9.8 . . 26.8 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July 17.7 33.8 19.5 50.6 5.3 8.3 36.6 23.7 51.8 -7.1 . . 14.8 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October 13.8 34.1 20.6 51.9 0.9 21.3 33.2 13.5 52.0 13.3 18.7 51.6 33.2 39.7 9.2
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
01 Agriculture Value 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January 9.7 30.2 15.8 44.3 -6.1 12.1 32.0 11.4 44.5 0.7 . . 36.2 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April 14.4 32.3 11.6 41.7 2.8 12.4 38.7 8.4 40.5 4.0 . . 21.6 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July 12.9 27.7 14.6 44.8 -1.6 4.8 30.2 18.9 46.1 -14.0 . . 10.6 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October 10.3 27.5 15.9 46.3 -5.5 16.9 26.7 9.9 46.5 7.0 14.7 45.9 27.9 33.2 6.2
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January 5.6 24.1 11.3 38.4 -12.6 8.2 26.1 7.3 38.6 -5.4 . . 29.7 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 April 10.1 25.8 7.5 35.2 -3.7 7.9 32.0 4.9 34.0 -1.9 . . 15.7 . .
2025 May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 July 8.4 21.4 9.9 38.3 -8.7 1.7 24.1 13.8 39.6 -20.3 . . 6.5 . .
2025 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 October 6.6 21.8 10.8 40.2 -12.2 12.0 21.0 6.0 40.4 0.3 10.6 39.8 22.0 27.1 3.1
2025 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2024 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 January 13.8 36.3 20.3 50.2 0.4 16.0 37.9 15.5 50.4 6.8 . . 42.7 . .
2025 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2025 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides up-to-date information, including uncertainty margins, 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 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 Dutch enterprises. Data are broken down by main business activity (SITC 2008). 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: January 2012

Status of the figures: All figures are definitive.

Changes as of November 27th 2025:
Figures of November 2025 have been added.

Changes as of September 4th 2025:
Corrections have been made to previously supplied data for the manufacture of metals. For this reason figures for the topics ‘Assessment of finished products stocks’ and ‘Orders placed next three months’ have been adjusted for 24-25 Man. Of basic metals and -products, C Manufacturing and other activities which manufacturing is part of.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of December 2025 are expected to be published the 29th of December 2025.

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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 questions:
- "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?"
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 remained unchanged
The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the foreign turnover in the last three months has remained unchanged.
Foreign turnover decreased
The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the foreign turnover in the last three months has decreased.
Not applicable
The weighted response rate of producers who consider foreign turnover as not relevant plus the weighted response rate of producers who were not asked the question.
Balance foreign turnover
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
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 will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect foreign turnover will remain unchanged in the next three months.
Foreign turnover will decrease
Weighted response rate of producers who expect foreign turnover to decrease in the next three months.
Not applicable
The weighted response rate of producers who consider foreign turnover as not relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted response rate of producers who were not asked the question.
Balance foreign turnover
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.
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.
Foreign turnover will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect foreign turnover will remain unchanged in the next year.
Foreign turnover will decrease
Weighted response rate of producers who expect foreign turnover to decrease in the next year.
Not applicable
The weighted response rate of producers who consider turnover as not relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted response rate of producers who were not asked the question.
Balance foreign turnover next year
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 year.