Investment radar
Outside the dotted line: more favourable than average.
Investment climate slightly less favourable than in previous month
According to August’s Investment Radar, the investment climate in the Netherlands was slightly less favourable than in the previous month. New data have become available for all indicators. One indicator improved, four indicators deteriorated, one remained the same. Circumstances relevant for investments are, on the one hand, the situation on the sales markets, and on the other hand, the availability of financial means. Although the Radar indicators show a strong correlation with investments in fixed assets, improved circumstances are not necessarily translated into a higher growth or a smaller decline of investments.
Consumer confidence decreased and the interbank interest rate rose. Furthermore, manufacturers were slightly less positive about their order positions, and the year-on-year exports growth was less substantial than previously estimated. On the other hand, the year-on-year contraction in share prices was less substantial than in the previous month. The industrial capacity utilisation rate did not change.
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- PDF Explanatory notes: Investment indicator - PDF