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 December | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -5.4 | -8.4 | -2.4 | . |
| 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 | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -18.6 | -18.6 | -18.5 | 30.6 |
| 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 | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -8.7 | -17.9 | 0.6 | 35.0 |
| 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 | . | . | . | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | -2.9 | -5.6 | -0.3 | 7.2 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -5.3 | -8.6 | -2.1 | 10.1 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | -5.0 | -4.6 | -5.5 | 10.0 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -6.3 | -6.5 | -6.1 | 9.8 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -6.6 | -5.9 | -7.3 | 12.5 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -6.6 | -8.3 | -5.0 | 12.2 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -5.6 | -7.4 | -3.9 | 11.2 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -3.0 | -4.6 | -1.5 | 9.5 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -2.1 | -4.4 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -2.6 | -4.5 | -0.7 | 9.9 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -3.3 | -5.1 | -1.6 | 10.9 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 0.5 | -2.9 | 3.9 | 10.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | -4.1 | -8.3 | 0.1 | 21.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -6.2 | -10.0 | -2.3 | 24.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | -6.4 | -3.4 | -9.5 | 24.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -6.4 | -4.5 | -8.4 | 25.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.6 | -6.8 | -10.5 | 27.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -6.1 | -8.1 | -4.2 | 24.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -7.5 | -11.6 | -3.4 | 23.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -4.4 | -10.3 | 1.5 | 22.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -4.9 | -9.0 | -0.8 | 24.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -3.4 | -4.6 | -2.3 | 22.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -3.4 | -6.1 | -0.7 | 26.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 | 25.7 |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -5.0 | -6.3 | -3.7 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.4 | -6.4 | -10.3 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -5.2 | -11.5 | 1.0 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -2.9 | -5.6 | -0.1 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -6.2 | -9.9 | -2.4 | 12.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.5 | -8.3 | -8.6 | 17.2 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -4.9 | -6.1 | -3.7 | 14.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -5.8 | -9.3 | -2.4 | 14.1 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . | . | . | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | -0.5 | -2.3 | 1.3 | 11.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -12.5 | -25.1 | 0.0 | 15.9 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | -2.8 | -1.7 | -3.9 | 16.9 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | -9.8 | -12.1 | -7.5 | 14.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -8.8 | -5.4 | -12.3 | 17.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | -6.6 | -7.8 | -5.5 | 25.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | -9.9 | -7.4 | -12.4 | 18.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -5.2 | 0.6 | -10.9 | 14.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -4.8 | -6.9 | -2.8 | 16.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -1.4 | -11.2 | 8.4 | 18.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -5.7 | -10.8 | -0.7 | 21.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 4.9 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 14.4 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -3.2 | -6.2 | -0.2 | 18.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . | . |
| 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 November 27th 2025:
Figures of November 2025 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of December 2025 are expected to be published the 29th of December 2025.
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’.