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 | 2023 April | -8.1 | -9.3 | -6.8 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -8.3 | -9.3 | -7.3 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -10.3 | -12.5 | -8.0 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -7.7 | -10.7 | -4.6 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -9.3 | -10.9 | -8.2 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -9.5 | -10.7 | -8.5 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -11.5 | -13.9 | -9.4 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -8.9 | -12.3 | -6.0 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -6.9 | -7.7 | -5.4 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -7.1 | -7.9 | -6.1 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -9.1 | -11.1 | -6.6 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -6.5 | -9.1 | -3.2 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -12.7 | -11.5 | -13.9 | 36.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -13.1 | -13.2 | -12.9 | 35.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -18.3 | -22.8 | -13.8 | 34.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -16.9 | -22.1 | -11.8 | 31.7 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -19.6 | -19.3 | -21.7 | 27.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -19.0 | -20.3 | -19.2 | 27.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -24.6 | -29.9 | -21.2 | 26.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -22.2 | -28.4 | -18.1 | 24.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -5.8 | -3.7 | -6.1 | 44.7 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -7.2 | -6.1 | -6.6 | 43.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -12.0 | -15.7 | -6.4 | 42.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -11.6 | -15.8 | -5.5 | 39.3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -11.0 | -14.4 | -7.6 | 23.4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -7.8 | -10.3 | -5.4 | 37.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -2.4 | -3.1 | -1.8 | 32.5 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -28.9 | -47.9 | -9.8 | 33.9 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -24.9 | -29.3 | -21.9 | 10.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -11.3 | -15.0 | -9.5 | 31.6 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -5.7 | -10.5 | -9.4 | 22.9 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -36.3 | -60.1 | -15.9 | 23.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | 2.9 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 36.5 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -4.3 | -5.6 | -1.3 | 43.0 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
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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 March 28th 2024:
Figures of March 2024 have been added.
An improvement has been made to the calculation of the margins. This may result in a small change in the upper and lower limit of the margin. The values are unchanged.
From now on figures will be labeled as seasonally adjusted or original, even if the table only contains one of these data types.
Data from October 2023 for sector F Construction has been corrected, which has led to small changes in all aggregations that include this sector for that period.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of April are expected to be published the 16th of May 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’.