Exports up by over 1 percent in January

In January 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 1.1 percent, year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Export volumes were higher for minerals, textiles and clothing. The volume of goods imported was up by 5.0 percent on January 2025. This was mainly due to imports of minerals, electronic products, transport equipment and machinery.

Conditions for exports less unfavourable in March than in January

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

For March, conditions for exports were less unfavourable than they were in January. This is mainly because producer confidence in the euro area and Germany was less negative.