Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023

Table explanation

Description topics

Production and capacity utilisation

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The level of production / activity in the last three months
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "The level of production / activity in the next three months
will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "The occupation / use of our available production capacity
is currently around ...% "
- "We assess the current production capacity, given the expected
market development as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "

Production / activity past three months

Production / activity last three months
The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The level of production / activity in the last three months,
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "

Production/ activity has increased

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
production / activity in the last three months has increased.

Production / activity next three months

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The level of production / activity in the next three
month will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "

Production / activity will increase

Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
production / activity in the next three months will increase.

Turnover and selling prices

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "Our turnover / marketing in the last three months increased
remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "Our turnover / marketing in the next three months will grow,
remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "Our selling prices / rates over the next three months
will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? ".

Turnover last three months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover / marketing in the last three months increased
remained unchanged or decreased? "

Turnover has increased

The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
turnover in the last three months has increased.

Turnover next three months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover will increase over the next three months,
remain unchanged or decrease? "

Turnover will increase

Weighted response rate of producers who expect turnover
to increase in the next three months.

Orders (intake and placed)

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The value of the total orders received in the last three months
increased, remained unchanged or decreased? '.
- "The value of the orders we expect to place with suppliers in the next
three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "
- "The total order book shows - during normal working hours - .. months
of work? "
- "The total order position, we assess, given the time of year
as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "
- "The foreign order books, we assess, given the time of the years,
as (too) large, normal or (too) small? "
The order book is presented as an index (September 2011 = 100),
representing the number of months of work in hand, including any work
for bringing the stocks up to an appropriate level.

Value of orders received last 3 months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of total orders received in the last three months
has increased, remained unchanged or decreased? '.

Order intake increased

Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the
orders received in the last three months has increased.

Orders placed next three months

Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the orders we expect to place with suppliers in the next
three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? "

Purchase orders will increase

Weighted response rate of producers who expect the value
of the purchase orders in the next three months will increase.

Value of export orders next 3 months

weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the total export orders received in the next three
months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? '.

Export orders will increase

weighted response rate of producers indicating the export
orders will increase in the next three months.

Workforce

The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The staff in the last three months
increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "The staff will be in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?

Workforce last three months

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff in the last three months has
increased, remained unchanged or decreased?

Workforce has increased

Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
staff for their business in the last three months has increased.

Workforce next three months

The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff will be in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?

Workforce will increase

Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
staff for the company over the next three months will
increase.