Investment down by over 2 percent in April

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In April 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 2.3 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was mainly due to less investment in other road transport (vans, etc.), aircraft and buildings. By contrast, investment in infrastructure and machinery (including defence equipment) was higher than the previous year.

The decrease in investment in road transport is linked to the introduction of tax changes that came into effect on 1 January 2025 and changes to rules on environmental zones in a number of cities in the Netherlands.

These figures on investment have not been adjusted for calendar effects. April 2025 had one working day less than April 2024. According to the CBS Investment Radar for June, conditions for investment in the Netherlands were equally unfavourable as they were in April.

Investment climate equally unfavourable in June

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 higher growth or a smaller contraction in investment.

According to the CBS Investment Radar for June, the investment climate in the Netherlands was unchanged (equally unfavourable) from April. Industrial capacity utilisation increased and interbank rates fell. However, the year-on-year increase in export goods was smaller.

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

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