Business survey Netherlands; to sector/branches
| Sector/branches (SBI 2008) | Margin | Seasonal adjustment | Periods | Turnover and selling prices Turnover next three months Balance turnover next three months (%) | Orders (intake and placed) Orders placed next three months Balance purchase orders (%) | Workforce Workforce next three months Balance workforce next three months (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 16.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -1.5 | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 0.4 | -5.2 | -8.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | -0.2 | 3.4 | -13.7 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -21.6 | -1.0 | -22.4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 16.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -5.8 | -1.5 | 7.8 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 12.0 | 9.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 13.2 | 2.7 | 5.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | 2.2 | -2.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | 1.8 | -3.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 2.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | 9.6 | 3.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | 10.2 | 3.1 |
| F Construction | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 25.6 | 13.4 | 17.8 |
| F Construction | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 18.4 | 24.2 | 27.4 |
| F Construction | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 21.6 | 14.2 | 1.2 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -11.1 | -7.9 | 6.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 19.9 | 2.1 | 11.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 14.5 | -8.8 | -1.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 5.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -0.4 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 2.3 | 11.0 | 5.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | -8.9 | 11.0 | 14.1 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 14.6 | 8.0 | 2.4 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 12.2 | 3.7 | 15.0 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | . | . | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 29.9 | 23.8 | -2.6 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 30.3 | 22.7 | -5.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 26.3 | 18.3 | -2.2 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -38.4 | -22.8 | -2.7 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | -7.6 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 16.4 | 18.4 | 0.6 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 15.1 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 10.6 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 3.0 | -1.2 | 3.6 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -1.5 | 0.5 | 11.2 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 11.4 | 4.6 | 9.0 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 22.8 | 11.2 | 13.8 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 13.1 | -0.2 | 9.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 7.6 | -2.8 | 5.3 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 0.1 | -10.9 | 4.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -17.1 | -9.5 | 2.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 5.0 | 3.1 | -2.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 16.8 | 13.3 | 10.0 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | -10.9 | -7.6 | -14.6 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | -19.1 | -16.2 | -14.4 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | -26.0 | -8.1 | -12.8 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -25.7 | -8.3 | 2.3 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 6.4 | 10.3 | 4.3 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 27.6 | 23.3 | 10.2 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 25.7 | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 23.2 | 16.0 | 5.2 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 11.9 | 6.2 | 4.0 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 4.1 | 3.7 | 16.9 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 7.1 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 27.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 16.1 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 12.1 | 7.4 | 9.0 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 15.5 | 9.1 | 12.5 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 6.6 | 7.4 | 14.3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 11.5 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 7.4 | 11.3 | 15.9 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 22.8 | 4.3 | 11.5 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 18.0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 11.2 | 4.0 | 10.3 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 14.4 | 9.0 | 18.2 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 21.4 | 5.1 | 16.9 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 24.9 | 8.2 | 19.9 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 33.5 | 5.4 | 13.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 25.8 | 6.3 | 9.7 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 15.4 | 5.9 | 14.0 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 14.7 | 7.4 | 17.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 17.6 | 4.7 | 15.4 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 23.0 | 4.7 | 20.2 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 9.1 | 2.9 | 8.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 8.1 | -4.9 | 7.4 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 6.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 13.9 | 11.2 | 18.8 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 26.6 | 5.7 | 18.9 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 27.5 | 13.0 | 19.5 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 3.3 | -6.3 | 15.0 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 5.6 | -2.8 | 2.5 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | -1.4 | -9.7 | -3.8 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | -7.9 | -5.6 | 9.2 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | -2.2 | -1.0 | 5.6 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 19.5 | 7.3 | 15.0 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 October | 23.2 | 4.5 | -4.4 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 November | 26.3 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2024 December | 10.0 | -5.3 | -5.8 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 January | 8.2 | -7.0 | 0.5 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 February | 3.7 | -2.1 | 2.8 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Original, unadjusted data | 2025 March | 0.2 | -10.3 | 3.7 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
Table explanation
This table provides up-to-date information, including uncertainty margins, 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 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 Dutch enterprises. Data are broken down by main business activity (SITC 2008). 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: January 2012
Status of the figures: All figures are definitive.
Changes as of March 28th 2025:
Figures of March 2025 have been added.
Data is now available for the following 2nd digit industries, if they comply with the confidentiality rules:
- 01 Agriculture
- 02 Forestry
- 03 Fisheries
- 06 Extraction of oil and natural gas
- 08 Mining (no oil and gas)
- 09 Mining services
For all branches within H-S Services, the used method for calculating the topic ‘Capacity utilisation’ has been aligned for all periods.
More information about the calculation of this topic is in the description of the topic.
Due to a change in statistical security, more figures are available.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of April 2025 are expected to be published the 7th of May 2025.
Description topics
- 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?"
Weighted response rates to the questions:
- "Our total turnover will increase in the next year, remain unchanged or decrease?"
- "Our foreign turnover/marketing in the last three months increased remained unchanged or decreased?"
- "Our foreign turnover will increase over the next three months, remain unchanged or decrease?"
- "Our foreign turnover will increase in the next year, remain unchanged or decrease?"
- "Our selling prices/rates over the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Turnover next three months
- Weighted response rates to the question:
- "Our total turnover over the next three months will increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Balance turnover next three months
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in turnover minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in turnover. This balance shows the expected development of turnover 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 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?"- 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?"- Balance purchase orders
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase of purchase orders minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease. This balance provides insight into the expected evolution of purchase orders in the next three months.
- Workforce
- The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The workforce in the last three months has increased, remained unchanged or decreased?"
- "The workforce will in the next three months increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"
- "The workforce will in the next year increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Workforce next three months
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The workforce will in the next three months increase, remain unchanged or decrease?"- Balance workforce next three months
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in workforce minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in workforce in the next three months. This balance provides insight into the development of the workforce in the next three months.