Business survey Netherlands; to sector/branches
| Sector/branches (SBI 2008) | Margin | Seasonal adjustment | Periods | Turnover and selling prices Turnover next three months Balance turnover next three months (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Balance purchase orders (%) | Workforce Workforce next three months Balance workforce next three months (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -0.4 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 2.3 | 11.0 | 5.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | -8.9 | 11.0 | 14.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | -14.8 | -11.4 | 0.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | 1.5 | -11.1 | 6.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | -19.7 | -8.4 | 4.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -24.8 | -7.9 | 7.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | 1.6 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | 28.2 | 23.3 | 8.5 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 20.4 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | 11.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | 1.1 | -5.8 | 0.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -12.6 | -8.9 | 0.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | -9.7 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | -18.9 | 2.4 | 7.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | -24.0 | -18.5 | -7.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | -6.9 | -18.5 | -0.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | -28.5 | -17.0 | -2.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -34.2 | -18.9 | 1.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | -7.4 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | 18.0 | 13.3 | 2.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 9.2 | -9.0 | 6.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | 1.5 | -0.9 | -1.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | -7.5 | -12.9 | -7.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 11.8 | 14.7 | 12.9 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 14.3 | 21.4 | 13.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 1.1 | 19.6 | 21.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | -5.6 | -4.3 | 8.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | 9.9 | -3.7 | 13.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | -10.9 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -15.4 | 3.1 | 12.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | 10.6 | 17.5 | 16.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | 38.4 | 33.3 | 14.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 31.6 | 10.6 | 20.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | 20.7 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | 9.7 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 12.2 | 3.7 | 15.0 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 26.6 | 14.1 | 14.6 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | 1.2 | -0.6 | 8.5 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 23.2 | 16.6 | 3.4 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 5.5 | -2.4 | 9.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 20.3 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -5.1 | -6.5 | 3.6 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 16.5 | 10.5 | -1.5 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 18.9 | 9.8 | 20.3 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 32.9 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | 7.5 | 5.3 | 13.4 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 29.9 | 22.7 | 8.3 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -38.4 | -22.8 | -2.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | -7.6 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 16.4 | 18.4 | 0.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 35.3 | 22.3 | 1.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | 7.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | -20.5 | -16.9 | 11.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -21.4 | -19.8 | -1.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | 5.0 | 9.4 | 1.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | 17.7 | 9.4 | -2.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 33.7 | 23.7 | 6.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | 36.0 | 22.6 | 7.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | 23.2 | 10.5 | -3.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -44.1 | -28.5 | -6.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | -12.9 | -1.5 | 2.1 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 9.7 | 13.1 | -2.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 28.8 | 16.6 | -2.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | 2.4 | -1.7 | -2.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | -26.8 | -22.6 | 7.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -27.5 | -25.3 | -5.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | -0.1 | 4.9 | -2.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | 11.2 | 4.7 | -7.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 27.6 | 18.4 | 2.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | 30.3 | 17.5 | 3.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 December | 16.9 | 5.0 | -6.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -32.7 | -17.1 | 0.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | -2.3 | 7.1 | 9.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 23.1 | 23.7 | 3.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 41.8 | 28.0 | 4.8 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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 December 29th 2025:
Figures of December 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 January 2026 are expected to be published the 5th of February 2026.
Description topics
- 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?"- Turnover next three months
- Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover over the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Balance turnover next three months
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in turnover minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in turnover. This balance shows the expected development of turnover in the next three months.
- Orders (intake and placed)
- The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The value of the total orders received in the last three months increased, remained unchanged or decreased?"
- "The value of the intake of orders in the next three months will increase, remaine unchanged or decrease?"
- "The value of the intake of export orders in the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"
- "The value of the orders we expect to place with suppliers in the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"
- "The total order book shows - during normal working hours - ... months of work?"
- "The total order position, we assess, given the time of year as (too) large, normal or (too) small?"
- "The foreign order books, we assess, given the time of the years, as (too) large, normal or (too) small?"- Orders placed next three months
- Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the orders we expect to place with suppliers in the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Balance purchase orders
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase of purchase orders minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease. This balance provides insight into the expected evolution of purchase orders in the next three months.
- Workforce
- The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The workforce in the last three months has increased, remained unchanged or decreased?"
- "The workforce will in the next three months increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"
- "The workforce will in the next year increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Workforce next three months
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The workforce will in the next three months increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Balance workforce next three months
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in workforce minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in workforce in the next three months. This balance provides insight into the development of the workforce in the next three months.