Exports up by nearly 2 percent in June

1.6 percent in June year-on-year. Growth was higher than in the previous month. In
June 2019, exports of petroleum products, chemical products and machinery increased in particular. On the other hand, exports of electro-technical equipment was down again. The volume of imports was 3.2 percent higher than in June 2018.
Overall growth in both imports and exports is affected negatively by a large company which relocated part of its business activities to another country as of October 2018.
The CBS Exports Radar indicates that circumstances for exports in August are less favourable than in June.
Year | Month | %-change (year-on-year %-change) |
---|---|---|
2015 | July | 5.3 |
2015 | August | 6.6 |
2015 | September | 3.5 |
2015 | October | 5.6 |
2015 | November | 4.4 |
2015 | December | 4 |
2016 | January | 4.2 |
2016 | February | 3.5 |
2016 | March | 3.6 |
2016 | April | 5.4 |
2016 | May | 6.3 |
2016 | June | 2.3 |
2016 | July | 2.9 |
2016 | August | 3 |
2016 | September | 5.8 |
2016 | October | 3.3 |
2016 | November | 6.4 |
2016 | December | 5.3 |
2017 | January | 1.7 |
2017 | February | 6.7 |
2017 | March | 8.3 |
2017 | April | 0.7 |
2017 | May | 4.6 |
2017 | June | 10.8 |
2017 | July | 7 |
2017 | August | 7.2 |
2017 | September | 7.8 |
2017 | October | 6.9 |
2017 | November | 7 |
2017 | December | 6.1 |
2018 | January | 4.7 |
2018 | February | 4.6 |
2018 | March | 3.2 |
2018 | April | 6.8 |
2018 | May | 4.6 |
2018 | June | 0.3 |
2018 | July | 2.8 |
2018 | August | 2.7 |
2018 | September | 3.2 |
2018 | October | 3.2 |
2018 | November | 1 |
2018 | December | 0.5 |
2019 | January | 0.9 |
2019 | February | 1 |
2019 | March | 1.7 |
2019 | April | 0.9 |
2019 | May | 0.8 |
2019 | June | 1.6 |
Conditions for exports in August less favourable than in June
Every month, CBS also publishes updates on the circumstances for exports in the Exports Radar. Conditions are strongly affected by recent developments on the main export markets for Dutch products and by the competitive position of the Netherlands. Although the Radar indicators show a strong correlation with export activity, improved circumstances are not necessarily translated into increased export growth.
According to the CBS Exports Radar, circumstances for Dutch exports in August are less favourable than in June. The year-on-year decline in the German manufacturing output was more substantial and producer confidence in both Germany and the eurozone was more negative again.
Sources
- Link StatLine - Imports/exports; change of ownership
Related items
- Link Visualisation - Exports radar
- Link Dossier - Bussiness Cycle