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

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) 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 (%)
B Mining and quarrying . . . . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas . . . . . . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) . . . . . . .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 25 17 8 31 44 38 6
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear . . . . . . .
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 31 31 0 44 25 25 0
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 26 11 16 32 42 37 5
18 Printing and reproduction . . . . . . .
19-22 Refineries and chemistry 48 25 22 28 25 12 12
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum . . . . . . .
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 39 32 8 29 32 18 13
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 36 18 18 36 27 27 0
33 Repair and installation of machinery 47 35 12 29 24 12 12
35-36 Energy and water 67 50 17 25 8 4 4
36 Water collection and distribution 71 57 14 14 14 14 0
421 Construction of roads and railways 53 32 21 11 37 16 21
431 Demolition and site preparation . . . . . . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 45 32 12 35 20 14 6
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 50 34 16 23 27 16 11
451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 55 36 18 18 27 15 12
4519 Sale and repair of trucks, trailers . . . . . . .
454 Sale and repair of motorcycles . . . . . . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages 29 21 7 46 25 14 11
4711 Supermarkets and similar stores 12 12 0 81 6 6 0
H Transportation and storage 64 48 16 22 14 10 4
49 Land transport 67 43 24 21 13 6 6
503-504 Inland water transport . . . . . . .
521 Warehousing and storage 53 53 0 35 12 12 0
5221 Services for land transport . . . . . . .
5224 Cargo handling 69 38 31 8 23 15 8
5229 Agents for transport and weighing 61 50 11 21 18 14 4
53 Postal and courier activities 88 88 0 0 12 12 0
I Accommodation and food services 26 15 11 52 22 17 6
551 Hotels and similar accommodation 8 4 4 58 33 25 8
56 Food and beverage service activities 39 22 17 48 13 9 4
562 Canteens and catering 50 25 25 38 12 0 12
J Information and communication 41 25 17 36 22 15 7
59 Film, TV and music production etc . . . . . . .
60 Programming and broadcasting 38 25 12 50 12 12 0
702 Management and business consultancy 71 57 14 0 29 29 0
7112 Engineers and technical consultancy 57 34 23 20 23 17 6
712 Technical testing and analysis 20 20 0 53 27 27 0
73 Advertising and market research 50 40 10 10 40 30 10
732 Market research and opinion polling . . . . . . .
N Renting and other business support 45 27 17 31 25 17 8
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 44 22 22 33 22 17 6
80 Security and investigation 30 10 20 50 20 10 10
813 Landscape service activities 29 14 14 43 29 29 0
95 Repair computers and consumergoods . . . . . . .
9602 Hairdressing and beauty treatment . . . . . . .
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.

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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.