Manufacturing output up by 0.5 percent in January

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In January 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 0.5 percent higher than it was in January 2024, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This is the first increase in output in over a year and a half.

Growth in over half of industrial sectors

More than half of the various industrial sectors produced more than they did one year previously. Of the eight largest sectors, output fell the most sharply in the transport equipment sector, while it rose the most in the repair and installation of machinery.

Adjusted output increased in January

A more accurate picture of changes in short-term output is obtained when the figures are adjusted for seasonal effects and the working-day pattern. After adjustment, manufacturing output rose by 1.0 percent in January 2025 relative to December 2024.

After adjustments for seasonal and working-day effects, manufacturing output often fluctuates significantly. In the spring of 2020, output declined rapidly, reaching a low point in May 2020. This was followed by an upward trend until May 2022. The trend has reversed since then.

Manufacturers less negative in February

Dutch manufacturers were less negative in February than they were in January. They were less negative about stocks of finished products, in particular.

Germany is an important market for the Dutch manufacturing sector. In February, German business owners also were less negative than they were in January, as reported by Eurostat

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