Business confidence; to sector/branches
| Sector/branches (SBI 2008) | Margins | Seasonal adjustment | 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 | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -6.0 | -9.2 | -2.9 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -3.4 | -5.9 | -1.0 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -15.1 | -18.8 | -11.3 | 30.6 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -13.2 | -14.2 | -12.3 | 30.7 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | 1.7 | -0.2 | 3.7 | 21.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | 4.1 | 10.1 | -1.9 | 36.9 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -4.3 | -8.1 | -0.5 | 8.4 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -3.8 | -6.6 | -1.0 | 8.1 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -2.8 | -3.4 | -2.2 | 7.6 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -3.4 | -4.4 | -2.4 | 7.6 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -3.3 | -4.0 | -2.7 | 8.3 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -2.9 | -5.1 | -0.6 | 6.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -8.3 | -10.5 | -6.2 | 19.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -5.3 | -7.6 | -3.0 | 21.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -2.4 | -2.9 | -2.0 | 20.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -4.7 | -7.9 | -1.6 | 20.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -2.4 | -5.7 | 0.9 | 21.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -4.1 | -8.7 | 0.5 | 20.6 |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -10.2 | -10.8 | -9.5 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -2.4 | -8.3 | 3.6 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -8.9 | -11.4 | -6.4 | 11.9 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -5.9 | -9.5 | -2.2 | 11.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -3.7 | -2.8 | -4.7 | 20.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 14.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -5.0 | -2.2 | -7.9 | 19.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -5.2 | -1.0 | -9.5 | 19.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -1.7 | 2.3 | -5.6 | 16.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -6.7 | -6.0 | -7.5 | 18.0 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -10.2 | -12.0 | -8.4 | 15.8 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -3.2 | -11.0 | 4.7 | 16.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -8.7 | -12.7 | -4.6 | 5.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -6.3 | -5.5 | -7.1 | 5.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -6.3 | -7.6 | -5.0 | 4.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -9.0 | -9.8 | -8.1 | 3.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -10.0 | -11.1 | -8.9 | 6.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -8.1 | -10.0 | -6.2 | 1.4 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -1.8 | -6.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -2.8 | -6.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -2.1 | -2.8 | -1.4 | 3.1 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -1.6 | -2.1 | -1.1 | 3.2 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -2.2 | -2.0 | -2.4 | 3.5 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -1.0 | -2.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -2.6 | -16.1 | 10.8 | 19.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -3.2 | -17.3 | 11.0 | 18.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 20.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 19.9 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -2.5 | 1.4 | -6.5 | 22.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 1.3 | 4.6 | -2.1 | 17.4 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -4.6 | -7.2 | -1.9 | 7.9 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -12.2 | -9.7 | -14.6 | 9.4 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -10.6 | -13.4 | -7.9 | 7.1 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -4.7 | -4.5 | -5.0 | 7.1 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -7.0 | -9.7 | -4.2 | 5.8 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -1.8 | -4.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -1.2 | -6.9 | 4.6 | -4.3 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | 3.6 | -0.3 | 7.5 | -7.5 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -1.1 | 1.9 | -4.1 | -5.5 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -4.3 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -1.9 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -3.3 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -2.3 | -5.8 | 1.1 | -4.0 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -4.0 | -5.1 | -2.9 | 4.3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -8.8 | -8.9 | -8.6 | 1.8 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -0.7 | 1.8 | -3.2 | -4.2 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -8.4 | -11.3 | -5.4 | -5.2 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -2.9 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -1.0 | -2.6 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -2.2 | -4.1 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -1.9 | -3.4 | -0.3 | -3.1 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -4.1 | -4.4 | -3.7 | -2.2 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -2.9 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -1.3 | -4.4 | 1.7 | -3.7 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | 0.7 | -2.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | 1.0 | -1.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -1.8 | -4.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | 1.3 | -0.6 | 3.2 | 6.3 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.0 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -2.8 | -1.8 | -3.8 | -2.9 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -7.5 | -7.3 | -7.8 | -5.2 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -4.9 | -8.9 | -0.9 | -4.4 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | 0.0 | -3.3 | 3.4 | -9.0 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -5.8 | -8.9 | -2.6 | -7.8 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -4.8 | -8.0 | -1.7 | -11.2 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
Table explanation
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 September 27th 2024:
Figures of September 2024 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of October are expected to be published the 30th of October 2024.
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’.