Investment down by over 1 percent in January

In January 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets was down by 1.4 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). A month earlier, the decline stood at 2.3 percent. This was mainly due to less investment in buildings, passenger cars and infrastructure. Investment in aircraft was higher than in January 2025.

These figures on investment have not been adjusted for calendar effects. January 2025 had one working day less than January 2025. For February, conditions for investment in the Netherlands were less unfavourable than they were in January.

Investment climate less unfavourable in February

Every month, CBS publishes an update on the investment climate in the visualisation of Investment Conditions. Factors that are relevant to the investment climate include the situation in sales markets and the financial markets. Although the indicators in the visualisation correlate fairly well with fixed investment, improved conditions do not necessarily result in higher growth or a smaller contraction in investment.

For February, the investment climate in the Netherlands was less unfavourable than it was in January. This is mainly due to the increase in industrial capacity utilisation and the larger year-on-year increase in goods exports.