Business confidence; to regions

Business confidence; to regions

Regions Margins Sector/branches (SBI 2008) 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 (%)
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -10.3 -12.5 -8.0 .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November . . . .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -7.7 -10.7 -4.6 .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -6.0 -9.2 -2.9 .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -3.4 -5.9 -1.0 .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
Nederland Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -7.6 -9.0 -6.3 12.7
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November -6.3 -9.1 -3.6 13.2
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December -7.6 -10.0 -5.2 12.5
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -5.5 -8.3 -2.8 11.2
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February -4.0 -7.2 -0.9 10.3
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March -4.8 -6.8 -2.7 10.3
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -4.3 -8.1 -0.5 8.4
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May -3.8 -6.6 -1.0 8.1
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June -2.8 -3.4 -2.2 7.6
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -3.4 -4.4 -2.4 7.6
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August -3.3 -4.0 -2.7 8.3
Nederland Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September -2.9 -5.1 -0.6 6.7
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -11.5 -13.9 -9.4 .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -8.9 -12.3 -6.0 .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -7.2 -10.8 -4.3 .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -4.6 -7.3 -2.4 .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -9.0 -10.6 -7.7 10.5
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November -7.5 -10.5 -5.0 11.2
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December -8.8 -11.4 -6.6 10.5
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -6.9 -9.9 -4.4 9.0
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February -5.2 -8.8 -2.3 8.1
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March -6.2 -8.4 -4.3 8.1
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -5.7 -9.7 -1.9 6.2
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May -5.2 -8.0 -2.4 5.9
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June -4.2 -5.0 -3.6 5.4
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -4.6 -6.0 -3.8 5.4
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August -4.5 -5.4 -3.9 6.3
Nederland Lower bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September -4.1 -6.5 -2.0 4.5
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -9.1 -11.1 -6.6 .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -6.5 -9.1 -3.2 .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -4.8 -7.6 -1.5 .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -2.2 -4.5 0.4 .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -6.2 -7.4 -4.9 14.9
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November -5.1 -7.7 -2.2 15.2
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December -6.4 -8.6 -3.8 14.5
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -4.1 -6.7 -1.2 13.4
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February -2.8 -5.6 0.5 12.5
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March -3.4 -5.2 -1.1 12.5
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -2.9 -6.5 0.9 10.6
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May -2.4 -5.2 0.4 10.3
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June -1.4 -1.8 -0.8 9.8
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -2.2 -2.8 -1.0 9.8
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August -2.1 -2.6 -1.5 10.3
Nederland Upper bound 95% confidence interval C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September -1.7 -3.7 0.8 8.9
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -11.4 -12.9 -9.9 .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -9.7 -14.1 -5.4 .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -5.2 -4.8 -5.5 .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -3.9 -4.3 -3.5 .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -10.7 -12.4 -8.9 13.7
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November -8.1 -7.3 -8.8 18.7
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December -9.5 -9.6 -9.3 11.9
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -9.9 -14.9 -4.9 15.2
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February -8.0 -10.1 -6.0 13.6
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March -2.7 -1.9 -3.4 16.0
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -2.5 -2.3 -2.7 9.1
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May -6.6 -3.5 -9.7 4.6
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June -4.1 -2.4 -5.8 8.1
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -3.4 -3.5 -3.3 7.3
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August -6.9 -6.3 -7.5 8.8
Groningen (PV) Value C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September -0.1 -2.5 2.2 7.9
Groningen (PV) Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 October -18.1 -22.3 -17.9 .
Groningen (PV) Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November . . . .
Groningen (PV) Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
Groningen (PV) Lower bound 95% confidence interval All enterprises (no finance or energy) Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -18.3 -23.7 -14.4 .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.

The aggregation ‘all enterprises (no finance or energy)’ includes all available branches questioned in the Business Survey Netherlands. Because not every branch is questioned monthly, this aggregation will only have data available for the first month of each quarter. The aggregation ‘C industry, H-S services and 45+47’ includes all monthly questioned branches and serves as a subtotal of the monthly questionnaire.

Data available from: January 2012.

Changes as of September 27th 2024:
Figures of September 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of October are expected to be published the 6th of November 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’.