Investments almost 2 percent down in December

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that, in December 2022, the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was down by 1.9 percent year on year. This is mainly because of fewer investments in passenger cars and infrastructure. However, there were more investments in buildings and aircraft.

Investments in tangible fixed assets (volume)
YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
2019January6.5
2019February7.2
2019March0.6
2019April8.1
2019May10.6
2019June0
2019July5
2019August17.6
2019September8
2019October5
2019November4
2019December8.7
2020January 2.7
2020February4.3
2020March3.3
2020April-8.7
2020May-16.6
2020June-2.2
2020July-1.2
2020August-18
2020September-1.7
2020October-4.6
2020November-2.2
2020December0.5
2021January-4.7
2021February-7.5
2021March9
2021April9.9
2021May10.2
2021June9.2
2021July2.9
2021August-0.3
2021September-0.1
2021October-2.2
2021November2.1
2021December4.1
2022January-5.6
2022February5.2
2022March-3.8
2022April-0.3
2022May8.3
2022June8.1
2022July0.5
2022August4.9
2022September5
2022October4.4
2022November4.4
2022December-1.9

Investment data have not been adjusted for calendar effects. December 2022 had two fewer working days than December 2021. According to the CBS Investment Radar, circumstances for investments in the Netherlands are slightly more unfavourable in February than they were in December.

Investment climate slightly more unfavourable in February

Every month, CBS publishes updates on the investment climate in the CBS Investment Radar. Relevant circumstances for the investment climate include, for example, the situation on the sales markets and the financial markets. Although the radar indicators show a strong correlation with the investments in fixed assets, improved circumstances do not necessarily translate into an increased growth rate or less investment decline. 

According to the CBS Investment Radar, the investment climate in the Netherlands in February is slightly more unfavourable than in December. This is mainly because the year-on-year growth of goods exports was lower and the interbank interest rate was higher.

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