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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -9.3 | -11.8 | -6.8 | 14.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.1 | -6.0 | -10.2 | 17.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -6.8 | -7.1 | -6.4 | 25.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -8.8 | -7.1 | -10.5 | 18.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -4.6 | 0.0 | -9.2 | 14.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -4.5 | -6.3 | -2.8 | 16.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -2.1 | -11.0 | 6.7 | 18.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -5.8 | -10.7 | -1.0 | 21.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 2.6 | -2.3 | 7.5 | 14.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -7.3 | -13.9 | -0.7 | 26.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 5.8 | 2.1 | 9.6 | 13.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -15.0 | -19.1 | -13.5 | 3.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -14.6 | -14.8 | -16.3 | 7.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -13.1 | -16.5 | -11.3 | 16.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -13.9 | -13.8 | -17.0 | 7.9 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -11.1 | -8.6 | -16.1 | 4.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -9.0 | -12.4 | -9.1 | 5.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -7.0 | -18.1 | -1.9 | 8.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -10.5 | -17.2 | -7.7 | 11.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | -4.8 | -11.5 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -13.4 | -21.2 | -6.6 | 17.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -1.8 | -6.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | -5.5 | -7.6 | -8.4 | 3.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -3.6 | -4.5 | -0.1 | 24.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -1.6 | 2.8 | -4.1 | 27.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -0.5 | 2.3 | -1.5 | 35.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -3.7 | -0.4 | -4.0 | 28.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 1.9 | 8.6 | -2.3 | 25.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 0.0 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 26.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 2.8 | -3.9 | 15.3 | 28.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -1.1 | -4.2 | 5.7 | 30.5 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 10.0 | 6.9 | 15.3 | 24.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -1.2 | -6.6 | 5.2 | 35.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 13.4 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 24.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | 5.5 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 23.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -11.0 | -13.1 | -9.0 | 20.4 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -5.6 | -9.4 | -1.8 | 20.4 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -6.7 | -10.1 | -3.3 | 19.6 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -3.9 | -6.5 | -1.3 | 18.9 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -15.3 | -18.4 | -13.7 | 14.5 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -9.3 | -14.3 | -5.7 | 14.9 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -11.0 | -15.0 | -7.8 | 13.9 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -8.0 | -11.4 | -6.0 | 13.2 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -6.7 | -7.8 | -4.3 | 26.3 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -1.9 | -4.5 | 2.1 | 25.9 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -2.4 | -5.2 | 1.2 | 25.3 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 0.2 | -1.6 | 3.4 | 24.6 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | . | . | . | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -7.0 | -7.1 | -6.8 | 3.4 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -4.6 | -3.9 | -5.3 | 13.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -6.3 | -6.3 | -6.2 | 11.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -9.2 | -10.7 | -7.6 | 8.1 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -4.9 | -5.2 | -4.7 | 8.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -5.6 | -8.0 | -3.2 | 10.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -4.2 | -7.9 | -0.5 | 8.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -4.6 | -7.0 | -2.1 | 6.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 0.1 | -2.2 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -4.7 | -8.1 | -1.4 | 8.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -10.5 | -11.2 | -10.7 | -2.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.1 | -8.0 | -9.8 | 6.4 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -9.4 | -10.4 | -9.5 | 5.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -13.3 | -15.2 | -11.7 | 2.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -7.6 | -8.5 | -8.0 | 2.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -8.3 | -11.3 | -6.3 | 5.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -7.9 | -12.8 | -4.2 | 1.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -7.5 | -10.5 | -5.6 | 1.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | -2.6 | -5.5 | -0.8 | -1.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -7.8 | -12.0 | -4.7 | 3.1 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -1.1 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 February* | -0.6 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -5.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -3.5 | -3.0 | -2.9 | 9.1 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 21.0 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -3.2 | -2.2 | -2.9 | 17.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -5.1 | -6.2 | -3.5 | 13.6 |
| 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 compared to the previous version:
Data for a new period has been added.
Seasonally adjusted results for all periods before January 2026 have been re-adjusted. 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.
When will new figures be published?
The results for the next month are expected to be published on March 30, 2026.
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’.