Exports up by over 2 percent in July

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In July 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 2.4 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Growth is slightly lower than a month earlier. Export volumes were higher for crude oil and natural gas, machinery and basic metals and metal products. The volume of goods imported was up by 4.7 percent on July 2024. This was mainly because imports of chemical products, crude oil and natural gas and electrical equipment were up.

The CBS Exports Radar for September indicates that conditions for exports were less unfavourable than they were in July’s radar.



Conditions for exports less unfavourable in September

Every month, CBS also publishes an update on the conditions for exports in its Exports Radar. These are largely determined by developments in key sales markets for domestic exports and by the competitive position of the Netherlands. Although the Radar indicators are closely correlated with export activity, improved conditions do not necessarily mean higher export growth.

According to the CBS Exports Radar for September, conditions for exports were less unfavourable than they were in July. This was mainly because producer confidence in the euro area was less negative and the year-on-year decline in German manufacturing output turned into growth.

Goods exports account for approximately three-quarters of total exports. Figures on services exports are not published monthly. Figures on total exports are published quarterly and annually. The figures in this news release are provisional and subject to revision.

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