Corporate data; turnover developments (growing and declining), SIC 2008

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Employed persons Businesses with a growing turnover All growers (%) Businesses with a growing turnover Normal growers (%) Businesses with a growing turnover Fast growers (%) Businesses with a stable turnover (%) Businesses with a declining turnover All decliners (%) Businesses with a declining turnover Normal decliners (%) Businesses with a declining turnover Fast decliners (%)
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 Total 1 or more employed persons 42 14 28 19 39 15 24
1 employed person 42 13 30 18 40 14 26
2 to 249 employed persons 43 19 24 20 37 18 19
2 to 9 employed persons 42 18 25 19 39 17 21
10 to 49 employed persons 45 24 20 24 31 18 13
50 to 249 employed persons 46 26 20 25 28 17 11
250 and more employed persons 45 29 16 31 25 17 8
B Mining and quarrying Total 1 or more employed persons 48 10 38 13 39 12 27
1 employed person 48 8 40 11 41 11 30
2 to 249 employed persons 48 15 33 16 36 15 22
2 to 9 employed persons 41 18 24 12 47 12 35
10 to 49 employed persons 53 10 43 17 30 13 17
50 to 249 employed persons 50 17 33 21 29 21 8
250 and more employed persons . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy Total 1 or more employed persons 46 16 30 17 37 14 23
1 employed person 47 15 32 16 38 12 25
2 to 249 employed persons 45 19 26 19 36 17 19
2 to 9 employed persons 45 17 28 17 39 17 22
10 to 49 employed persons 45 23 22 23 32 19 13
50 to 249 employed persons 45 25 20 25 30 18 12
250 and more employed persons 39 24 16 33 28 19 9
C Manufacturing Total 1 or more employed persons 46 16 29 17 37 14 23
1 employed person 47 15 32 16 38 12 25
2 to 249 employed persons 44 19 25 20 36 18 19
2 to 9 employed persons 44 17 27 17 39 17 22
10 to 49 employed persons 44 22 22 23 32 19 13
50 to 249 employed persons 44 25 19 26 30 19 12
250 and more employed persons 36 23 14 34 29 20 9
F Construction Total 1 or more employed persons 47 13 34 14 38 13 25
1 employed person 47 13 34 15 38 12 26
2 to 249 employed persons 47 16 32 13 40 16 24
2 to 9 employed persons 47 15 32 12 41 15 25
10 to 49 employed persons 49 20 28 16 35 18 18
50 to 249 employed persons 51 24 27 17 32 19 13
250 and more employed persons 51 27 23 17 33 21 11
G Wholesale and retail trade Total 1 or more employed persons 41 17 24 20 39 17 22
1 employed person 41 15 27 19 40 15 25
2 to 249 employed persons 40 20 20 22 37 19 18
2 to 9 employed persons 40 19 21 22 39 20 19
10 to 49 employed persons 44 27 17 26 29 18 11
50 to 249 employed persons 46 30 16 28 27 16 10
250 and more employed persons 45 32 12 35 20 14 6
H Transportation and storage Total 1 or more employed persons 49 19 30 16 35 13 21
1 employed person 48 18 30 16 36 13 23
2 to 249 employed persons 54 24 30 15 31 14 17
2 to 9 employed persons 52 20 32 14 34 14 20
10 to 49 employed persons 59 33 26 18 23 13 10
50 to 249 employed persons 61 34 27 23 17 11 6
250 and more employed persons 64 48 16 22 14 10 4
I Accommodation and food services Total 1 or more employed persons 35 17 18 29 36 19 16
1 employed person 34 12 23 28 37 16 21
2 to 249 employed persons 36 21 14 30 35 22 13
2 to 9 employed persons 37 21 16 28 36 21 14
10 to 49 employed persons 31 22 9 38 31 23 8
50 to 249 employed persons 32 22 10 44 24 17 7
250 and more employed persons 26 15 11 52 22 17 6
J Information and communication Total 1 or more employed persons 41 12 29 16 44 17 27
1 employed person 40 11 29 15 45 17 27
2 to 249 employed persons 46 17 28 15 39 15 24
2 to 9 employed persons 45 16 29 14 41 14 27
10 to 49 employed persons 48 22 27 18 34 17 17
50 to 249 employed persons 46 22 25 25 29 15 14
250 and more employed persons 41 25 17 36 22 15 7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate Total 1 or more employed persons 37 13 25 30 33 12 21
1 employed person 36 11 25 31 33 11 22
2 to 249 employed persons 40 16 24 27 33 13 20
2 to 9 employed persons 40 15 25 29 32 13 19
10 to 49 employed persons 42 21 21 16 42 19 23
50 to 249 employed persons 38 19 19 15 47 16 31
250 and more employed persons 59 24 34 7 34 24 10
M-N Business services Total 1 or more employed persons 40 12 28 19 41 14 26
1 employed person 39 11 28 20 41 14 27
2 to 249 employed persons 44 18 27 17 39 16 23
2 to 9 employed persons 43 16 28 16 40 15 25
10 to 49 employed persons 48 24 24 19 33 17 16
50 to 249 employed persons 45 25 20 24 31 19 12
250 and more employed persons 45 28 18 29 26 19 7
M Other specialised business services Total 1 or more employed persons 39 11 28 19 42 15 27
1 employed person 38 10 28 20 42 14 28
2 to 249 employed persons 45 17 27 17 39 15 24
2 to 9 employed persons 44 16 28 16 40 15 26
10 to 49 employed persons 49 25 24 20 31 16 15
50 to 249 employed persons 49 26 23 21 30 17 13
250 and more employed persons 47 29 18 24 29 23 6
N Renting and other business support Total 1 or more employed persons 43 15 28 18 38 14 24
1 employed person 43 14 29 19 38 13 25
2 to 249 employed persons 44 18 26 18 39 17 22
2 to 9 employed persons 43 16 27 17 40 16 24
10 to 49 employed persons 45 23 23 19 36 18 17
50 to 249 employed persons 42 24 18 25 33 21 12
250 and more employed persons 45 27 17 31 25 17 8
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

This table provides information on turnover developments. Turnover development is represented as the percentage of businesses which have generated a higher, the same or a lower turnover than in the same period one year previously. The figures are subdivided in sectors/branches according to the Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008) and in size classes based on the number of persons employed.

Data available from:
2012.

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2026 are provisional.

Changes as of September 7, 2026:
None, this is a new publication.

When will new figures be published?
New results are published approximately sixty calendar days after the end of the reporting period (quarter). Figures for the entire year will follow during the second quarter after the end of the reporting year. After publication of final results, CBS only adjusts the results if major adjustments and/or corrections are necessary.

Description topics

Businesses with a growing turnover
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.
All growers
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.


Normal growers
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 5 percent and less than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.



Fast growers
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.



Businesses with a stable turnover
Percentage of businesses for which turnover in this period is almost equal to turnover in the same period a year before (growth and decline of turnover are less than 5 percent).

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.

Businesses with a declining turnover
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.


All decliners
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.

Normal decliners
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 5 percent and less than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.
Fast decliners
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.