Investment in February the same year on year

In February 2025, the volume of investment in tangible fixed assets remained unchanged, year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). One month earlier, investments declined by 0.9 percent. In February, investment in machinery (including defence equipment) and infrastructure was higher, but lower in passenger cars and buildings.

These figures on investment have not been adjusted for calendar effects. February 2025 had the same number of working days as February 2025. For April, conditions for investment in the Netherlands were more unfavourable than they were in February.

Investment climate more unfavourable in April

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 April, the investment climate in the Netherlands was more unfavourable than it was in February. This is mainly because the year-on-year increase in goods exports was smaller and consumer confidence fell.