Business survey Netherlands; to company size

Business survey Netherlands; to company size

Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Company size Margins Seasonal adjustment Periods Turnover and selling prices Selling prices/rates next three months Selling prices/rates will increase (%) Turnover and selling prices Selling prices/rates next three months Selling pr./rates will remain unchanged (%) Turnover and selling prices Selling prices/rates next three months Selling prices/rates will decrease (%) Turnover and selling prices Selling prices/rates next three months Balance selling prices/rates (%)
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 57.2 3.6 35.6
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 80.9 2.2 14.7
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 82.3 3.4 11.0
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 74.8 4.5 16.2
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 55.6 3.2 34.0
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 79.7 1.8 13.5
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 81.1 2.8 9.8
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 73.4 3.9 14.8
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 58.8 4.0 37.2
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 82.1 2.6 15.9
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 83.5 4.0 12.2
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 76.2 5.1 17.6
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 or more employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 55.6 3.3 37.8
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 78.5 2.9 15.7
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 81.7 4.0 10.3
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 73.8 3.9 18.3
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 53.1 2.3 34.9
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 76.3 2.1 13.3
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 79.7 3.0 8.1
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 71.6 2.9 15.9
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 58.1 4.3 40.7
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 80.7 3.7 18.1
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 83.7 5.0 12.5
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 76.0 4.9 20.7
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 50 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 55.5 2.9 38.8
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 79.4 2.5 15.6
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 81.1 3.6 11.7
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 74.6 3.9 17.6
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Value Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 53.5 2.1 36.6
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 April . 77.8 1.9 13.8
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 July . 79.5 2.8 10.1
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 October . 72.8 3.1 15.8
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Lower bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2024 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 January . 57.5 3.7 41.0
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) 5 to 250 employed persons Upper bound 95% confidence interval Original, unadjusted data 2025 March . . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides up-to-date information 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 the 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 the Dutch enterprises. Data are broken down by main business activities (SIC 2008) and size- classes. 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.

The aggregation ‘all enterprises (no finance or energy)’ includes all available branches questioned in the Business Survey Netherlands. Because not every branch is questioned monthly, this aggregation will only have data available for the first month of each quarter. The aggregation ‘C industry, H-S services and 45+47’ includes all monthly questioned branches and serves as a subtotal of the monthly questionnaire.

Data available from: January 2015

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 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?"
Selling prices/rates next three months
Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our selling prices/rates over the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"
Selling prices/rates will increase
Weighted response rate of producers who expect selling prices/rates in the next three months will increase.
Selling pr./rates will remain unchanged
Weighted response rate of producers who expect selling prices/rates in the next three months will remain unchanged.
Selling prices/rates will decrease
Weighted response rate of producers who expect selling prices/rates in the next three months will decrease.
Balance selling prices/rates
The weighted response rate of producers who expect aincrease of selling prices/rates, minus the weighted respons rate of producers who expect a decrease of selling prices/rates. This balance provides insight into the expected development of selling prices/rates in the next three months.