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 | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -7.5 | -6.9 | -8.1 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -3.8 | -6.0 | -1.6 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -4.0 | -6.1 | -1.9 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -1.8 | -3.0 | -0.5 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.7 | -8.3 | -9.5 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -5.0 | -7.4 | -2.8 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -5.2 | -7.5 | -3.3 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -3.0 | -4.4 | -1.9 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -6.3 | -5.5 | -6.7 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -2.6 | -4.6 | -0.4 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -2.8 | -4.7 | -0.5 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -0.6 | -1.6 | 0.9 | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -11.3 | -10.0 | -12.6 | 27.9 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -16.3 | -15.6 | -16.9 | 30.9 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -16.7 | -17.7 | -15.7 | 32.9 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -20.6 | -22.4 | -18.8 | 27.6 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -17.2 | -16.9 | -19.9 | 19.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -22.2 | -22.9 | -23.4 | 23.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -22.0 | -24.0 | -21.6 | 26.0 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -26.5 | -29.5 | -25.5 | 19.4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -5.4 | -3.1 | -5.3 | 36.3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -10.4 | -8.3 | -10.4 | 38.3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -11.4 | -11.4 | -9.8 | 39.8 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -14.7 | -15.3 | -12.1 | 35.8 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 32.5 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -18.8 | -28.2 | -9.3 | 46.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 1.9 | 11.5 | -7.8 | 39.6 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -13.3 | -25.9 | -0.8 | 32.7 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -3.5 | -3.8 | -3.5 | 24.1 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -24.5 | -37.6 | -15.0 | 36.5 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -8.7 | -3.2 | -16.4 | 33.7 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -26.2 | -42.4 | -13.1 | 20.0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 40.9 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| 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’.