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 (%)
29-30 Transport equipment Total 1 or more employed persons 44 16 29 12 44 16 28
1 employed person 44 14 30 11 46 15 31
2 to 249 employed persons 45 17 28 12 43 17 26
2 to 9 employed persons 44 13 31 11 45 17 27
10 to 49 employed persons 41 21 21 16 43 18 25
50 to 99 employed persons 61 30 30 6 33 15 18
50 to 249 employed persons 55 28 27 10 35 17 18
100 to 249 employed persons 48 26 22 15 37 19 19
250 and more employed persons 45 18 27 23 32 14 18
30 Manufacture of other transport Total 1 or more employed persons 46 14 32 10 44 14 30
1 employed person 45 13 32 9 46 15 31
2 to 249 employed persons 47 15 33 11 41 13 28
2 to 9 employed persons 46 11 35 13 41 11 30
10 to 49 employed persons 46 21 25 10 44 17 28
50 to 99 employed persons 75 25 50 0 25 17 8
50 to 249 employed persons 59 26 33 4 37 19 19
100 to 249 employed persons 47 27 20 7 47 20 27
250 and more employed persons 55 18 36 9 36 0 36
35-36 Energy and water Total 1 or more employed persons 61 16 45 12 27 7 20
1 employed person 55 12 42 13 32 7 26
2 to 249 employed persons 67 15 52 10 24 8 15
2 to 9 employed persons 73 11 62 8 19 6 13
10 to 49 employed persons 50 20 30 13 37 15 22
50 to 99 employed persons 57 0 57 14 29 14 14
50 to 249 employed persons 59 36 23 14 27 9 18
100 to 249 employed persons 60 53 7 13 27 7 20
250 and more employed persons 67 50 17 25 8 4 4
36 Water collection and distribution Total 1 or more employed persons 58 32 26 11 32 5 26
1 employed person . . . . . . .
2 to 249 employed persons . . . . . . .
2 to 9 employed persons . . . . . . .
10 to 49 employed persons . . . . . . .
50 to 99 employed persons . . . . . . .
50 to 249 employed persons . . . . . . .
100 to 249 employed persons . . . . . . .
250 and more employed persons 71 57 14 14 14 14 0
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 99 employed persons 61 35 27 21 18 10 8
50 to 249 employed persons 61 34 27 23 17 11 6
100 to 249 employed persons 60 33 27 25 15 11 4
250 and more employed persons 64 48 16 22 14 10 4
49 Land transport Total 1 or more employed persons 50 21 30 15 35 14 22
1 employed person 49 19 30 14 37 13 24
2 to 249 employed persons 55 26 29 15 30 14 16
2 to 9 employed persons 52 21 30 14 35 15 19
10 to 49 employed persons 62 35 26 19 19 12 7
50 to 99 employed persons 69 42 28 20 11 5 5
50 to 249 employed persons 70 41 29 18 12 7 5
100 to 249 employed persons 70 39 30 16 14 11 3
250 and more employed persons 67 43 24 21 13 6 6
491-492 Rail transport Total 1 or more employed persons 50 17 33 13 37 24 13
1 employed person 49 14 35 14 37 26 12
2 to 249 employed persons 50 12 38 12 38 12 25
2 to 9 employed persons . . . . . . .
10 to 49 employed persons . . . . . . .
50 to 99 employed persons . . . . . . .
50 to 249 employed persons . . . . . . .
100 to 249 employed persons . . . . . . .
250 and more employed persons . . . . . . .
493 Passenger transport by road Total 1 or more employed persons 42 14 28 15 43 16 27
1 employed person 42 14 29 15 42 15 27
2 to 249 employed persons 40 15 24 14 46 21 25
2 to 9 employed persons 39 14 25 12 48 21 27
10 to 49 employed persons 41 22 19 25 34 20 15
50 to 99 employed persons 48 35 13 30 22 13 9
50 to 249 employed persons 44 32 12 32 24 17 7
100 to 249 employed persons 39 28 11 33 28 22 6
250 and more employed persons 56 50 6 22 22 11 11
4939 Other passenger transport by road Total 1 or more employed persons 51 25 26 12 38 17 21
1 employed person 54 27 28 9 37 15 22
2 to 249 employed persons 42 19 23 18 40 21 19
2 to 9 employed persons 39 13 27 14 46 23 24
10 to 49 employed persons 44 24 20 24 31 22 9
50 to 99 employed persons . . . . . . .
50 to 249 employed persons 56 44 11 11 33 0 33
100 to 249 employed persons . . . . . . .
250 and more employed persons 50 38 12 25 25 12 12
494 Freight transport by road Total 1 or more employed persons 58 27 31 14 28 11 17
1 employed person 57 26 31 13 30 11 19
2 to 249 employed persons 60 29 31 15 25 12 13
2 to 9 employed persons 57 24 32 14 29 13 16
10 to 49 employed persons 64 37 27 19 17 11 7
50 to 99 employed persons 72 42 29 19 9 4 5
50 to 249 employed persons 73 42 31 17 10 6 4
100 to 249 employed persons 75 42 34 13 12 9 3
250 and more employed persons 71 38 33 21 7 2 5
4941 Freight road transport, no removals Total 1 or more employed persons 59 28 31 13 27 11 16
1 employed person 58 27 31 12 29 11 18
2 to 249 employed persons 60 29 31 15 24 11 13
2 to 9 employed persons 57 24 33 14 29 13 16
10 to 49 employed persons 66 38 28 18 16 10 7
50 to 99 employed persons 73 44 30 18 9 3 5
50 to 249 employed persons 74 43 31 16 10 6 4
100 to 249 employed persons 75 42 33 13 12 9 3
250 and more employed persons 73 39 34 20 7 2 5
50 Water transport Total 1 or more employed persons 50 17 33 17 33 13 20
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.