Business confidence; to sector/branches
| Sector/branches (SBI 2008) | Margins | Periods | Business confidence (Average of the components) | Business confidence indicator components Business situation past three months (%) | Business confidence indicator components Business situation next three months (%) | Uncertainty indicator business climate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | 2023 March | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | 2023 April | -8.1 | -9.3 | -6.8 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | 2023 July | -8.3 | -9.3 | -7.3 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | 2023 March | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | 2023 April | -12.7 | -11.5 | -13.9 | 36.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | 2023 July | -13.1 | -13.2 | -12.9 | 35.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | 2023 March | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | 2023 April | -11.0 | -14.4 | -7.6 | 23.4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | 2023 July | -7.8 | -10.3 | -5.4 | 37.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | 2023 March | . | . | -0.7 | 14.1 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | 2023 April | -4.2 | -6.0 | -2.4 | 14.5 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | 2023 May | -4.7 | -6.4 | -3.0 | 13.2 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | 2023 June | -5.5 | -6.7 | -4.3 | 13.6 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | 2023 July | -5.1 | -5.9 | -4.3 | 12.2 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | 2023 August | -5.8 | -6.2 | -5.5 | 12.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | 2023 March | . | . | -0.9 | 25.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | 2023 April | -5.2 | -6.4 | -4.0 | 24.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | 2023 May | -5.7 | -10.2 | -1.1 | 26.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | 2023 June | -7.0 | -10.6 | -3.5 | 26.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | 2023 July | -7.3 | -8.6 | -6.0 | 26.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | 2023 August | -9.0 | -10.4 | -7.5 | 25.6 |
| F Construction | Value | 2023 March | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | 2023 April | -32.3 | -31.9 | -32.8 | . |
| F Construction | Value | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | 2023 July | -24.5 | -24.2 | -24.8 | . |
| F Construction | Value | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | 2023 March | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | 2023 April | -4.0 | -4.2 | -3.7 | 18.9 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | 2023 July | -7.1 | -8.2 | -5.9 | 14.4 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | 2023 March | . | . | 4.3 | 20.5 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | 2023 April | -0.9 | 1.4 | -3.3 | 24.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | 2023 May | -10.1 | -4.9 | -15.4 | 24.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | 2023 June | -13.4 | -13.0 | -13.9 | 24.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | 2023 July | -10.0 | -7.4 | -12.7 | 25.5 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | 2023 August | -13.2 | -13.5 | -13.0 | 24.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 March | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 April | -0.7 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 19.8 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 July | -7.4 | -11.4 | -3.5 | 17.8 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 March | . | . | -4.2 | 12.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 April | -8.1 | -8.7 | -7.5 | 16.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 May | -8.8 | -12.0 | -5.7 | 9.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 June | -4.8 | -1.9 | -7.7 | 13.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 July | -6.0 | -4.9 | -7.1 | 8.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | 2023 August | -5.7 | -3.6 | -7.7 | 8.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | 2023 March | -4.3 | -7.9 | -0.8 | 25.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | 2023 April | -6.1 | -14.2 | 2.0 | 21.9 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | 2023 May | -2.3 | -2.2 | -2.4 | 24.8 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | 2023 June | -3.2 | -7.9 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | 2023 July | -2.1 | -4.3 | 0.1 | 21.9 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | 2023 August | -2.1 | -4.0 | -0.3 | 25.6 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | 2023 March | -2.2 | -4.4 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | 2023 April | -3.0 | -5.5 | -0.5 | 9.5 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | 2023 May | -3.0 | -3.7 | -2.3 | 8.7 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | 2023 June | -4.7 | -6.2 | -3.2 | 8.0 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | 2023 July | -3.8 | -5.1 | -2.5 | 7.2 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | 2023 August | -4.3 | -4.8 | -3.8 | 7.9 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | 2023 March | -2.6 | -4.3 | -0.9 | 16.6 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | 2023 April | -7.7 | -6.4 | -9.0 | 15.8 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | 2023 May | -2.2 | -4.2 | -0.2 | 11.7 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | 2023 June | -0.6 | -4.2 | 3.1 | 11.8 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | 2023 July | -10.8 | -12.8 | -8.8 | 13.2 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | 2023 August | -14.3 | -14.8 | -13.9 | 14.5 |
| J Information and communication | Value | 2023 March | 0.4 | -1.5 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| J Information and communication | Value | 2023 April | 1.3 | -3.1 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| J Information and communication | Value | 2023 May | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| J Information and communication | Value | 2023 June | -8.0 | -5.9 | -10.1 | -2.7 |
| J Information and communication | Value | 2023 July | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | -1.6 |
| J Information and communication | Value | 2023 August | -3.4 | -2.2 | -4.7 | -4.5 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | 2023 March | -15.3 | -20.4 | -10.2 | -3.4 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | 2023 April | -20.7 | -24.9 | -16.6 | 5.7 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | 2023 May | -17.0 | -20.7 | -13.4 | 1.7 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | 2023 June | -16.1 | -18.8 | -13.4 | -0.8 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | 2023 July | -13.3 | -17.4 | -9.3 | -3.5 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | 2023 August | -7.0 | -9.4 | -4.6 | 4.6 |
| M-N Business services | Value | 2023 March | -1.2 | -3.0 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| M-N Business services | Value | 2023 April | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 4.2 |
| M-N Business services | Value | 2023 May | -3.9 | -3.9 | -3.8 | 3.4 |
| M-N Business services | Value | 2023 June | -5.6 | -6.5 | -4.7 | 2.6 |
| M-N Business services | Value | 2023 July | -3.9 | -5.3 | -2.4 | 1.9 |
| M-N Business services | Value | 2023 August | -1.8 | -2.3 | -1.3 | 1.6 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | 2023 March | -0.1 | -2.4 | 2.2 | 14.1 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | 2023 April | 0.2 | -4.1 | 4.4 | 18.1 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | 2023 May | -0.3 | -3.2 | 2.6 | 16.7 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | 2023 June | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 18.5 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | 2023 July | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | 2023 August | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.9 | 15.3 |
| S Other service activities | Value | 2023 March | -7.0 | -5.9 | -8.2 | -1.3 |
| S Other service activities | Value | 2023 April | -4.4 | -6.7 | -2.2 | -0.8 |
| S Other service activities | Value | 2023 May | -6.5 | -9.5 | -3.5 | -2.1 |
| S Other service activities | Value | 2023 June | -7.5 | -7.2 | -7.7 | -1.4 |
| S Other service activities | Value | 2023 July | -10.4 | -10.6 | -10.2 | -1.5 |
| S Other service activities | Value | 2023 August | -11.4 | -10.2 | -12.6 | -1.4 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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The Business confidence is a sentiment indicator for the Dutch private sector. When assessing the results, it can be assumed that the more optimistic or pessimistic the entrepreneurs are, the more the value of business confidence will deviate positively or negatively from the zero line.
The Business confidence in the total Dutch private sector is a weighted average of the confidence indicators of the underlying sectors/industries, which together form a representative reflection of the Dutch business community from an economic viewpoint.
The Business confidence for manufacturing industry is not the same as the Producer Confidence. These figures are available in the Producer confidence table.
Data available from: January 2012.
Changes as of August 30th 2023:
Figures of the month August 2023 have been added.
The SIC aggregate ‘C industry, H-S services and 45+47’ has been added.
The SIC aggregate ’49-96 Total services’ has been replaced by ‘H-S Total services’; only the naming has been changed, the results remain unchanged.
Changes as of August 15th, 2023:
This is the first publication of the table with figures from January 2012 to July 2023.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of September are expected to be published September 28th.
Description topics
- Business confidence
- Sentiment indicator for the Dutch private sector
- Business confidence indicator components
- Business situation past three months
- Weighted and seasonally adjusted percentage to the question: how has your business situation developed over the past 3 months? It has… improved/remained unchanged/deteriorated.
- Business situation next three months
- Weighted and seasonally adjusted percentage to the question: how do you expect your business situation to develop over the next 3 months? It will… improve/remain unchanged/deteriorate.
- Uncertainty indicator business climate
- Weighted and seasonally adjusted percentage to the question: ‘The future development of your business situation is currently: easy to predict/moderately easy to predict/moderately difficult to predict/difficult to predict’.