Business survey Netherlands; to sector/branches

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Sector/branches (SBI 2008) Margin Periods Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Investments will increase (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Investments will remain unchanged (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Investments will decrease (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments current year Balance investments current year (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Investments will increase (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Investments will remain unchanged (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Investments will decrease (%) Expectations investments Expectations investments next year Balance investments next year (%)
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 15.8 70.3 13.9 1.8 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 15.3 70.0 14.7 0.6 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 15.7 70.7 13.6 2.2 15.6 72.3 12.1 3.6
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 17.0 71.1 11.9 5.1 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 14.6 68.9 12.7 0.0 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 14.3 68.6 13.7 -1.0 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 14.7 69.3 12.6 0.6 14.6 70.9 11.1 2.0
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 15.8 69.7 10.9 3.5 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 17.0 71.7 15.1 3.6 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 16.3 71.4 15.7 2.2 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 16.7 72.1 14.6 3.8 16.6 73.7 13.1 5.2
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 18.2 72.5 12.9 6.7 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 23.7 51.3 25.0 -1.3 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 24.4 52.4 23.2 1.3 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 20.3 58.3 21.4 -1.1 17.8 58.5 23.7 -5.8
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 17.0 53.1 29.9 -12.8 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 17.8 44.4 19.1 -10.9 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 18.5 45.9 17.9 -7.9 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 14.8 51.8 16.3 -9.5 12.9 52.2 18.4 -13.8
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 11.7 46.4 23.8 -22.2 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 29.6 58.2 30.9 8.3 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 30.3 58.9 28.5 10.5 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 25.8 64.8 26.5 7.3 22.7 64.8 29.0 2.2
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 22.3 59.8 36.0 -3.4 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
01 Agriculture Value 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 24.1 50.5 25.4 -1.3 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 25.0 51.5 23.5 1.5 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 20.7 57.9 21.4 -0.8 17.8 58.2 24.0 -6.1
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 17.2 52.7 30.1 -12.9 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
Lower bound 95% confidence interval 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 18.0 43.4 19.5 -11.1 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
2025 July 18.9 44.8 18.0 -7.9 . . . .
2025 August . . . . . . . .
2025 September . . . . . . . .
2025 October 15.2 51.4 16.3 -9.2 12.9 51.9 18.5 -14.3
2025 November . . . . . . . .
2025 December . . . . . . . .
2026 January 11.7 46.0 23.8 -22.5 . . . .
2026 February . . . . . . . .
Upper bound 95% confidence interval 2025 March . . . . . . . .
2025 April 30.2 57.6 31.3 8.5 . . . .
2025 May . . . . . . . .
2025 June . . . . . . . .
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 compared to the previous version:
Data for a new period has been added.
The sector 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV has been added. Also, figures for the sector 45+47 Retail sale and care trade have been added.
Due to a minimal improvement in the company size classification, figures for the periods in 2015 may have been adjusted by 0.1 percentage points.
The order of figures for the topics for ‘Foreign turnover next year’ and ‘Selling prices/rates next three months’ have been aligned with the Dutch version of this table.

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?
The results for the next month are expected to be published on March 30, 2026.

Description topics

Expectations investments
The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The investments in the current year will increase, remain the same, decrease compared with the previous year."
- "The investments next year will increase, remain unchanged or decrease, compared with the current year?"
Expectations investments current year
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The investments in the current year will increase, remain unchanged or decrease, compared with the previous year?"
Investments will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments will increase in the current year, compared with last years investments.
Investments will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the current year will remain the same, compared with last years investments.
Investments will decrease
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the current year will decrease, compared with last years investments.
Balance investments current year
The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in investments minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in investments in the current year, compared with last years investments. This balance provides insight into the development of investments in the current year.
Expectations investments next year
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The investments next year will increase, remain unchanged or decrease, compared with the current year?"
Investments will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the next year will increase, compared with the current year.
Investments will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the next year will remain the same, compared with the current year.
Investments will decrease
Weighted response rate of producers who expect the investments in the next year will decrease, compared with the current year.
Balance investments next year
The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in investments minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in investments in the next year, compared with the current year. This balance provides insight into the development of investments in the next year.