Business survey Netherlands; quarterly, to size classes 2012-2023
| Sector/Branches (SIC 2008) | Size classes | Periods | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Order intake increased (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Order intake remained unchanged (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Order intake decreased (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Not applicable (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders received last 3 months Balance order intake (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders expected next 3 months Order intake will increase (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders expected next 3 months Order intake will remain unchanged (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders expected next 3 months Order intake will decrease (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders expected next 3 months Not applicable (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of orders expected next 3 months Balance expected order intake (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Export orders will increase (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Export orders wil remain unchanged (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Export orders will decreas (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Not applicable (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Value of export orders next 3 months Balance export orders (%) |
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| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.1 | 53.1 | 16.1 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 20.7 | 58.8 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 46.5 | 5.8 | 36.3 | 5.6 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 17.6 | 50.9 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 1.1 | 18.4 | 56.4 | 10.0 | 15.2 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 36.9 | 6.1 | 47.8 | 3.0 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.2 | 52.3 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 22.9 | 54.2 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 45.7 | 6.3 | 37.2 | 4.6 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 22.4 | 50.7 | 19.4 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 23.3 | 57.5 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 47.7 | 7.5 | 32.0 | 5.2 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.5 | 56.1 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 19.9 | 63.7 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 51.3 | 4.8 | 31.7 | 7.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 19.9 | 34.0 | 17.2 | 28.9 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 52.2 | 8.1 | 28.9 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 46.3 | 7.4 | 37.8 | 1.1 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 22.4 | 45.3 | 20.1 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 62.6 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 18.3 | 51.3 | 6.1 | 24.3 | 12.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 19.3 | 31.9 | 22.8 | 26.0 | -3.4 | 26.1 | 40.7 | 7.2 | 26.0 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 43.9 | 3.6 | 33.7 | 15.3 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 15.2 | 52.6 | 14.6 | 17.6 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 54.1 | 18.2 | 17.6 | -8.2 | 7.6 | 58.5 | 14.1 | 19.8 | -6.5 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.8 | 28.3 | 16.0 | 34.9 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 53.2 | 5.5 | 34.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 43.3 | 7.0 | 45.1 | -2.4 |
| C Manufacturing | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.1 | 59.4 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 19.6 | 68.9 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 61.1 | 8.9 | 17.6 | 3.5 |
| C Manufacturing | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 16.8 | 62.1 | 17.6 | 3.5 | -0.8 | 15.5 | 70.1 | 10.6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 47.7 | 8.1 | 35.9 | 0.2 |
| C Manufacturing | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 19.9 | 58.1 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 65.4 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 59.1 | 9.4 | 23.5 | -1.3 |
| C Manufacturing | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 23.4 | 56.3 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 23.9 | 66.3 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 59.2 | 8.1 | 15.8 | 8.8 |
| C Manufacturing | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.1 | 60.1 | 18.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 19.5 | 70.8 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 66.6 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 4.4 |
| F Construction | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 22.8 | 56.1 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 13.5 | 65.7 | 20.8 | 0.0 | -7.3 | . | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 19.0 | 53.2 | 27.8 | 0.0 | -8.8 | 12.3 | 64.9 | 22.8 | 0.0 | -10.4 | . | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 19.0 | 57.8 | 23.2 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 17.2 | 56.4 | 26.4 | 0.0 | -9.3 | . | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 22.8 | 51.2 | 26.0 | 0.0 | -3.2 | 9.3 | 66.0 | 24.7 | 0.0 | -15.4 | . | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 27.2 | 59.3 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 71.7 | 14.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| H Transportation and storage | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 8.8 | 49.7 | 21.5 | 20.0 | -12.6 | 19.6 | 54.7 | 5.7 | 20.0 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 42.2 | 3.8 | 45.0 | 5.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 11.0 | 51.6 | 19.2 | 18.2 | -8.1 | 10.4 | 63.4 | 8.0 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 44.6 | 3.6 | 47.2 | 1.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 6.9 | 58.5 | 20.9 | 13.7 | -14.0 | 14.2 | 63.6 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 54.0 | 5.1 | 36.8 | -1.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 15.3 | 47.9 | 31.2 | 5.6 | -15.9 | 28.2 | 52.3 | 13.9 | 5.6 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 46.8 | 10.7 | 35.5 | -3.8 |
| H Transportation and storage | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 6.8 | 47.0 | 19.5 | 26.7 | -12.7 | 21.6 | 50.0 | 1.8 | 26.6 | 19.8 | 12.5 | 36.6 | 1.5 | 49.4 | 10.9 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 24.3 | 40.2 | 12.0 | 23.5 | 12.3 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 2.7 | 23.8 | 33.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.5 | 42.4 | 14.0 | 23.1 | 6.6 | 30.3 | 41.7 | 4.4 | 23.6 | 25.8 | . | . | . | . | . |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 24.2 | 43.1 | 10.0 | 22.7 | 14.2 | 42.6 | 33.6 | 1.0 | 22.8 | 41.6 | . | . | . | . | . |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 33.8 | 31.1 | 8.8 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 52.8 | 19.6 | 1.3 | 26.3 | 51.5 | . | . | . | . | . |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 34.0 | 30.1 | 11.3 | 24.6 | 22.7 | 34.5 | 40.8 | 0.1 | 24.6 | 34.4 | . | . | . | . | . |
| J Information and communication | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 14.0 | 62.4 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 19.0 | 62.3 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 12.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| J Information and communication | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 11.4 | 41.9 | 17.4 | 29.3 | -6.0 | 12.5 | 49.4 | 5.6 | 32.5 | 6.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| J Information and communication | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 8.4 | 69.3 | 14.2 | 8.1 | -5.8 | 20.1 | 68.1 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 16.6 | . | . | . | . | . |
| J Information and communication | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 25.1 | 55.8 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 14.2 | 28.1 | 58.8 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 23.4 | . | . | . | . | . |
| J Information and communication | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 14.3 | 69.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 18.1 | 65.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 10.3 | . | . | . | . | . |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 8.7 | 42.2 | 3.5 | 45.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 47.5 | 2.9 | 45.6 | 1.1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 14.2 | 40.4 | 8.9 | 36.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 52.9 | 7.1 | 36.6 | -3.7 | . | . | . | . | . |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 8.9 | 36.9 | 4.3 | 49.9 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 37.8 | 4.2 | 49.9 | 3.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 5.2 | 41.1 | 0.6 | 53.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 42.0 | 0.5 | 53.0 | 4.0 | . | . | . | . | . |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 6.2 | 46.6 | 0.4 | 46.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 50.7 | 0.3 | 46.8 | 1.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| M Other specialised business services | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 16.8 | 61.5 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 70.0 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 45.0 | 2.6 | 43.7 | 6.1 |
| M Other specialised business services | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 13.5 | 60.2 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 66.7 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 32.2 | 3.3 | 57.7 | 3.5 |
| M Other specialised business services | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 16.0 | 60.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 15.4 | 65.3 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 38.3 | 3.5 | 49.9 | 4.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 11.9 | 72.6 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 20.7 | 69.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 16.8 | 13.2 | 50.2 | 1.5 | 35.1 | 11.7 |
| M Other specialised business services | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 22.7 | 58.3 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 14.0 | 10.5 | 76.8 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 60.2 | 1.8 | 29.1 | 7.1 |
| N Renting and other business support | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 19.0 | 55.7 | 6.9 | 18.4 | 12.0 | 23.6 | 54.4 | 3.6 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 0.6 | 76.9 | 3.6 |
| N Renting and other business support | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 11.7 | 57.0 | 7.6 | 23.7 | 4.1 | 19.3 | 52.9 | 3.9 | 23.9 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 81.4 | 1.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 22.1 | 44.4 | 7.1 | 26.4 | 15.0 | 26.3 | 44.2 | 3.1 | 26.4 | 23.2 | . | . | . | . | . |
| N Renting and other business support | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.5 | 52.5 | 5.6 | 21.4 | 15.0 | 23.3 | 52.8 | 2.5 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 5.8 | 15.6 | 1.1 | 77.5 | 4.7 |
| N Renting and other business support | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 20.9 | 61.2 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 60.2 | 4.1 | 11.0 | 20.7 | 5.1 | 22.8 | 0.3 | 71.8 | 4.8 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 10.6 | 42.6 | 4.8 | 42.0 | 5.8 | 14.7 | 38.4 | 4.9 | 42.0 | 9.8 | . | . | . | . | . |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 8.0 | 44.1 | 5.6 | 42.3 | 2.4 | 16.3 | 37.3 | 4.1 | 42.3 | 12.1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 18.6 | 24.0 | 5.5 | 51.9 | 13.1 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 5.1 | 51.9 | 15.3 | . | . | . | . | . |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 9.5 | 50.6 | 2.8 | 37.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 49.2 | 6.4 | 37.1 | 0.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 5.8 | 60.4 | 3.3 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 56.2 | 5.1 | 30.5 | 3.1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| S Other service activities | 5 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 18.6 | 45.4 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 64.3 | 4.9 | 22.9 | 3.0 | . | . | . | . | . |
| S Other service activities | 5 to 19 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 15.6 | 49.2 | 10.6 | 24.6 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 65.9 | 2.7 | 22.8 | 5.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| S Other service activities | 20 to 49 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 14.5 | 29.1 | 27.8 | 28.6 | -13.3 | 6.5 | 53.2 | 11.9 | 28.4 | -5.4 | . | . | . | . | . |
| S Other service activities | 50 to 99 employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 26.9 | 27.1 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 3.0 | 9.6 | 49.0 | 19.5 | 21.9 | -9.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| S Other service activities | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 2nd quarter | 24.8 | 52.4 | 2.2 | 20.6 | 22.6 | 6.5 | 72.5 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 5.9 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||||||||
Table explanation
This table provides up-to-date information about the opinions held by Dutch entrepreneurs on their achievements, expectations and judgments regarding their business. This panel survey is aimed at gaining insight into the current situation, future development and the judgments of Dutch enterprises. As a result it is possible to detect turning points in optimism or pessimism at an early stage, providing an early indication of possible trend changes in the economic activities of the Dutch enterprises. Data are broken down by main business activities (SIC 2008) and size- classes. The questions submitted to the entrepreneurs at the beginning of a quarter concern output, turnover, prices, order books, stocks, investments, competitive position, economic climate, staff size and the obstacles they have encountered. In answering the questions relating to developments in the past three months and expectations for the next three months, the entrepreneurs are asked for a comparison with the preceding period of three months.
Data available from: first quarter of 2012 - second quarter 2023.
Status of the figures: All figures are definitive.
Changes as of July 27, 2023:
This table has been discontinued. The reason for this is the expansion of the table with monthly figures and the reclassification of the table in response to stricter confidentiality rules.
When will new figures be published?
Does not apply.
This table is followed by Business survey Netherlands; to company size (active on August 15, 2023). See paragraph 3.
Description topics
- 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 intake of orders in the next three months
will increase, remaine unchanged or decrease? '.
- "The value of the intake of export orders in the next three
months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease? '.
- "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? "- 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.
- Order intake remained unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of
orders received in the last three months has remained unchanged.
- Order intake decreased
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the
orders received in the last three months has decreased.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider orders
reveived not to be relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted
rate of producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance order intake
- The weighted response rate of producers who reported an increase in orders received minus the weighted response rate of producers that reported a decrease. This balance gives insight into the development of value of the total orders received in the last three months.
- Value of orders expected next 3 months
- Weighted response rates to the question:
- "The value of the intake of orders in the next three months
will increase, remaine unchanged or decrease? '.- Order intake will increase
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the intake of orders will increase in the next three months.
- Order intake will remain unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the intake of orders in the next three months will remain unchanged.
- Order intake will decrease
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the value of the
intake of orders in the next three months will decrease.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider orders
reveived not to be relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted
rate of producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance expected order intake
- The weighted response rate of producers who reported an increase in the intake orders received minus the weighted response rate of producers that reported a decrease. This balance gives insight into the development of value of the total intake of orders in the next three months.
- 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.
- Export orders wil remain unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating the export
orders will remain unchanged in the next three months.
- Export orders will decreas
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating the export
orders will decrease in the next three months.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider export
orders as not relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted response
rate of producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance export orders
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected
increase of export orders minus the weighted response rate of
producers with an expected decrease. This balance provides insight
into the expected evolution of export orders in the next three months.