Investment up by almost 4 percent in November

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In November 2024, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was up by 3.7 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was mainly due to higher investments in other road transport (lorries, trailers, vans, etc.), passenger cars and aircraft. With effect from 1 January 2025, the motor vehicle tax for new diesel and petrol vehicles has changed, as have the rules regarding environmental zones in a number of Dutch cities. However, investment in machinery (including defence equipment) and buildings was lower.

These figures on investment have not been adjusted for calendar effects. November 2024 had one working day fewer than November 2023. According to the CBS Investment Radar for December, conditions for investment in the Netherlands are more unfavourable than they were in November.

YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
2020December1.3
2021January-4.7
2021February-7.5
2021March8.8
2021April10.1
2021May10.7
2021June8.9
2021July3.2
2021August-1.1
2021September-0.1
2021October-2.4
2021November1.7
2021December3.1
2022January-5.6
2022February5.6
2022March-2.9
2022April1.2
2022May9.8
2022June4.7
2022July1.8
2022August7.6
2022September7.3
2022October6.9
2022November5.8
2022December1.4
2023January9.8
2023February4.5
2023March3.3
2023April-2.3
2023May7.1
2023June4.6
2023July-0.7
2023August5.9
2023September-4.8
2023October-0.9
2023November-5
2023December-7.9
2024January-5
2024February-2.2
2024March-8.7
2024April7.2
2024May-6.5
2024June-10.5
2024July0
2024August-2.5
2024September-0.4
2024October4.9
2024November3.7

Investment climate more unfavourable in December

Every month, CBS publishes an update on the investment climate in the CBS Investment Radar. Factors that are relevant to the investment climate include the situation in sales markets and the financial markets. Although the radar indicators correlate fairly well with fixed investment, improved conditions do not necessarily result in greater growth or a smaller contraction in investment.

According to the CBS Investment Radar for December, the investment climate in the Netherlands was more unfavourable than it was in November. This is mainly because the year-on-year increase in share prices and the year-on-year growth in goods exports were smaller.

The figures presented in this news release are provisional and subject to revision.