Exports up by nearly 5 percent in November

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In November 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 4.7 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Export volumes were higher for transport equipment and machinery. The volume of goods imported was up by 5.5 percent on November 2024. This was mainly due to imports of crude oil and natural gas and transport equipment.

Conditions for exports as unfavourable in January as in November

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 January, conditions for exports were almost as unfavourable as they were in November. The year-on-year decline in German manufacturing output turned into a growth, but the trends in real exchange rates were more unfavourable.

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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