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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 12.0 | -12.2 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -8.9 | 3.3 | -1.0 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | 9.4 | 4.6 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 17.3 | -2.2 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 13.8 | 13.3 | 3.9 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | 6.8 | 4.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | 11.9 | 1.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -12.2 | -4.1 | -7.0 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | 0.9 | -4.0 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | 3.1 | -6.2 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 29.8 | 27.5 | 2.7 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | 17.5 | 4.8 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 3.2 | -20.6 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -16.5 | -4.0 | -8.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | -0.8 | -2.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 10.4 | -8.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 6.5 | 6.4 | -3.7 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | 4.3 | -6.7 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -19.6 | -11.9 | -13.9 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | -7.3 | -10.9 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | -4.9 | -13.6 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 21.8 | 19.3 | -4.2 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | 7.3 | -4.4 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 20.8 | -3.8 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -1.3 | 10.6 | 6.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | 19.6 | 11.3 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 24.2 | 3.7 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 21.1 | 20.2 | 11.5 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | 13.5 | 10.0 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | 19.5 | 8.9 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -4.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | 9.1 | 2.9 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | 11.1 | 1.2 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 37.8 | 35.7 | 9.6 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | 27.7 | 14.0 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 22.3 | 26.5 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 16.5 | 13.0 | 13.4 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | 4.1 | 24.2 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 17.8 | 18.0 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 31.1 | 24.2 | 18.6 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | 15.4 | 17.2 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | 19.6 | 13.0 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | 6.3 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | 14.6 | 4.3 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | 13.6 | 10.2 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 8.8 | 11.6 | 15.5 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | 0.5 | 8.4 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 5.4 | 10.2 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 6.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | -15.5 | 13.4 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 6.4 | 9.6 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 19.7 | 13.0 | 8.8 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | 4.4 | 7.6 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -3.9 | -1.4 | 0.8 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | 1.7 | -5.1 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | -2.2 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | -14.0 | -2.2 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 39.2 | 42.8 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 26.7 | 26.1 | 25.9 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | 23.7 | 35.0 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 29.2 | 26.4 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 42.5 | 35.4 | 28.4 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | . | 26.4 | 26.8 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | . | 33.3 | 25.7 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | 16.5 | 20.6 | 17.6 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | . | 27.5 | 13.7 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | . | 27.5 | 22.2 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 19.8 | 21.2 | 25.1 |
| 30 Manufacture of other transport | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | . | 15.0 | 19.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 0.1 | -10.9 | 4.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -17.1 | -9.5 | 2.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 5.0 | 3.1 | -2.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 16.8 | 13.3 | 10.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 22.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | 19.6 | 10.0 | 15.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | 9.0 | 7.0 | 12.6 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -3.3 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | 15.3 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | 15.2 | -2.3 | 7.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 8.7 | -4.2 | 7.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | 0.8 | -4.8 | 6.3 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | -5.4 | -15.6 | 0.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -22.4 | -13.8 | -2.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | -0.7 | -1.6 | -7.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 11.7 | 8.8 | 6.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 April | 17.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 May | 15.3 | 6.5 | 12.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 June | 4.5 | 3.9 | 8.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 July | -7.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 August | 10.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 September | 10.5 | -6.6 | 3.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 October | 4.2 | -8.1 | 3.8 |
| H Transportation and storage | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 November | -3.7 | -8.9 | 2.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 5.6 | -6.2 | 9.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -11.8 | -5.2 | 6.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 10.7 | 7.8 | 2.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 21.9 | 17.8 | 13.9 |
| 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 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.
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.