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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | -3.5 | -5.5 | -2.4 | -6.6 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -4.8 | -5.1 | -4.9 | -4.2 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -5.9 | -6.2 | -6.6 | -5.0 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -5.4 | -8.3 | -3.2 | -6.2 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -5.5 | -8.3 | -3.4 | -5.1 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -1.4 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -5.8 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -3.0 | -5.4 | -1.0 | -3.8 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -2.8 | -4.2 | -2.1 | -5.1 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -3.6 | -5.5 | -2.2 | -2.8 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | -0.5 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -3.3 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -1.3 | -4.5 | 1.2 | -3.7 |
| M-N Business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -1.9 | -3.0 | -1.1 | -2.7 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 0.5 | -0.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -2.3 | -1.4 | -2.2 | 1.6 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -1.4 | -3.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -1.1 | -2.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 1.0 | -0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 0.8 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 3.9 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 2.7 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| M-N Business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | -4.0 | -6.8 | -2.0 | -7.9 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -4.4 | -7.2 | -2.7 | -5.0 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -5.2 | -5.0 | -6.2 | -5.6 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -4.8 | -8.0 | -2.1 | -8.0 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -4.9 | -7.6 | -3.3 | -7.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -0.8 | -4.2 | 1.5 | -8.5 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -1.1 | -3.5 | 0.6 | -5.3 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -1.1 | -2.9 | -0.2 | -9.7 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -2.6 | -5.0 | -1.1 | -8.2 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 1.8 | -0.7 | 3.3 | -8.9 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 0.1 | -3.9 | 3.2 | -8.6 |
| M Other specialised business services | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -2.4 | -2.0 | -3.4 | -8.3 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 1.8 | -0.2 | 4.6 | 1.9 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | 1.8 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -0.2 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 3.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | 1.0 | -1.0 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | 0.1 | -1.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 4.6 | 2.4 | 7.7 | 0.9 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 3.9 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 3.9 | 3.3 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 3.2 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 7.6 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 5.5 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 1.2 |
| M Other specialised business services | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | -4.5 | -5.7 | -5.0 | -8.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -7.0 | -4.9 | -10.4 | -6.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.8 | -9.9 | -8.7 | -7.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -8.2 | -11.4 | -6.4 | -7.0 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -8.1 | -11.7 | -5.3 | -5.0 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -4.1 | -4.5 | -4.7 | -5.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -7.1 | -10.3 | -4.7 | -5.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -6.9 | -8.1 | -6.6 | -1.8 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -6.6 | -8.4 | -5.7 | 1.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | -5.4 | -6.1 | -5.7 | 1.2 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -5.3 | -7.5 | -3.6 | -0.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -2.9 | -6.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -0.8 | 2.5 | -3.0 | 3.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -3.4 | -3.3 | -2.5 | 1.9 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -2.8 | -4.0 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -1.1 | -3.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 1.7 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -1.3 | -2.9 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -1.9 | -1.9 | -0.8 | 8.0 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -1.2 | -2.2 | 0.5 | 10.7 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 0.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 9.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.7 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 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.
Status of the figures:
The results are provisional during the reporting year. The results will be declared final in the first month following the reporting year.
Changes as of February 5th 2026:
Figures of January 2026 have been added.
From January 2026, the newly added seasonally adjusted results will be provisional during the year. These results will be adjusted in January of the following year and then finalized.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of February 2026 are expected to be published the 26th of February 2026.
Seasonally adjusted results for all periods before January 2026 will be adjusted once on February 26, 2026. This is in line with the new method, where the results are only finalized after seasonal adjustment has been performed based on results over a full number of years.
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’.