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 | 2023 April | -0.9 | 1.4 | -3.3 | 24.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | -10.1 | -4.9 | -15.4 | 24.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | -13.4 | -13.0 | -13.9 | 24.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -10.0 | -7.4 | -12.7 | 25.5 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | -13.2 | -13.5 | -13.0 | 24.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -13.2 | -13.9 | -12.4 | 22.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -14.8 | -15.0 | -14.6 | 23.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -9.3 | -14.1 | -4.6 | 22.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -13.0 | -15.3 | -10.8 | 24.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -21.5 | -26.3 | -16.7 | 20.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -7.1 | -6.7 | -7.6 | 17.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -6.0 | -10.4 | -1.6 | 20.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -7.4 | -6.6 | -10.0 | 15.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | -17.0 | -12.9 | -23.0 | 15.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | -20.3 | -21.4 | -21.7 | 14.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -15.9 | -15.2 | -19.6 | 16.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | -19.9 | -21.1 | -20.4 | 15.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -18.9 | -21.0 | -18.5 | 13.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -21.1 | -21.9 | -22.2 | 12.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -16.9 | -22.7 | -12.8 | 12.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -19.7 | -23.7 | -18.4 | 14.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -29.7 | -35.3 | -25.3 | 10.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -12.4 | -14.3 | -13.3 | 6.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -11.7 | -17.8 | -7.5 | 10.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | 5.6 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 34.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | -3.2 | 3.1 | -7.8 | 34.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | -6.5 | -4.6 | -6.1 | 33.9 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -4.1 | 0.4 | -5.8 | 34.9 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | -6.5 | -5.9 | -5.6 | 34.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -7.5 | -6.8 | -6.3 | 32.4 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -8.5 | -8.1 | -7.0 | 33.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -1.7 | -5.5 | 3.6 | 33.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -6.3 | -6.9 | -3.2 | 33.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -13.3 | -17.3 | -8.1 | 30.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -1.8 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 27.9 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -0.3 | -3.0 | 4.3 | 29.6 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -0.7 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 19.8 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -7.4 | -11.4 | -3.5 | 17.8 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -8.3 | -11.9 | -4.7 | 19.2 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -8.3 | -13.1 | -3.5 | 17.8 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -5.0 | -6.5 | -4.6 | 14.1 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -11.9 | -16.9 | -8.2 | 11.9 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -12.4 | -16.8 | -9.2 | 13.3 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -12.6 | -18.6 | -8.0 | 12.1 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 25.5 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -2.9 | -5.9 | 1.2 | 23.7 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -4.2 | -7.0 | -0.2 | 25.1 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -4.0 | -7.6 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -8.1 | -8.7 | -7.5 | 16.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | -8.8 | -12.0 | -5.7 | 9.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | -4.8 | -1.9 | -7.7 | 13.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -6.0 | -4.9 | -7.1 | 8.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | -5.7 | -3.6 | -7.7 | 8.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -9.5 | -10.1 | -9.0 | 8.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -10.4 | -14.4 | -6.3 | 8.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -7.0 | -11.1 | -2.9 | 6.1 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -8.8 | -11.3 | -6.4 | 7.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -5.4 | -8.7 | -2.1 | 6.4 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -3.6 | -4.9 | -2.3 | 9.4 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -6.6 | -5.2 | -8.1 | 6.5 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -11.8 | -13.2 | -11.8 | 9.9 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | -12.9 | -17.1 | -10.0 | 2.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | -7.9 | -6.0 | -11.0 | 8.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -9.3 | -8.8 | -11.0 | 2.4 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 August | -9.0 | -7.7 | -11.6 | 2.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -13.0 | -14.4 | -12.9 | 2.4 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -14.1 | -18.7 | -10.6 | 2.1 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -10.1 | -14.8 | -6.8 | -0.4 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -12.5 | -15.4 | -10.5 | 1.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -8.9 | -13.0 | -5.6 | 0.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -6.7 | -9.0 | -6.0 | 3.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -9.9 | -9.1 | -12.0 | 0.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 April | -4.4 | -4.2 | -3.2 | 23.3 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 May | -4.7 | -6.9 | -1.4 | 16.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 June | -1.7 | 2.2 | -4.4 | 19.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 July | -2.7 | -1.0 | -3.2 | 14.2 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
Dataset is not available.
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’.