Business confidence; to sector/branches

Business confidence; to sector/branches

Sector/branches (SBI 2008) Margins Seasonal adjustment Periods Business confidence (Average of the components) Business confidence indicator components Business situation past three months (%) Business confidence indicator components Business situation next three months (%) Uncertainty indicator business climate (%)
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -7.7 -10.7 -4.6 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -6.0 -9.2 -2.9 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -3.4 -5.9 -1.0 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -3.1 -6.2 0.0 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -8.9 -12.3 -6.0 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -7.2 -10.8 -4.3 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -4.6 -7.3 -2.4 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -4.3 -7.6 -1.4 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -6.5 -9.1 -3.2 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -4.8 -7.6 -1.5 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -2.2 -4.5 0.4 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -1.9 -4.8 1.4 .
All enterprises (no finance or energy) Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -16.9 -22.1 -11.8 31.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -15.1 -18.8 -11.3 30.6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -13.2 -14.2 -12.3 30.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -9.7 -10.2 -9.1 33.5
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -22.2 -28.4 -18.1 24.1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -20.8 -25.5 -18.0 22.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -20.5 -22.8 -19.6 22.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -15.8 -17.3 -15.8 25.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -11.6 -15.8 -5.5 39.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -9.4 -12.1 -4.6 38.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -5.9 -5.6 -5.0 38.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -3.6 -3.1 -2.4 41.1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -28.9 -47.9 -9.8 33.9
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April 1.7 -0.2 3.7 21.3
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July 4.1 10.1 -1.9 36.9
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October 5.0 9.3 0.7 33.2
B Mining and quarrying Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -36.3 -60.1 -15.9 23.3
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -3.6 -9.4 0.6 10.7
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -2.6 0.7 -7.4 26.7
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -3.0 0.9 -7.1 23.2
B Mining and quarrying Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 November . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -21.5 -35.7 -3.7 44.5
B Mining and quarrying Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February . . . .
B Mining and quarrying Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March . . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


The Business confidence is a sentiment indicator for the Dutch private sector. When assessing the results, it can be assumed that the more optimistic or pessimistic the entrepreneurs are, the more the value of business confidence will deviate positively or negatively from the zero line.
The Business confidence in the total Dutch private sector is a weighted average of the confidence indicators of the underlying sectors/industries, which together form a representative reflection of the Dutch business community from an economic viewpoint.
The Business confidence for manufacturing industry is not the same as the Producer Confidence. These figures are available in the Producer confidence table.

Data available from: January 2012.

Changes as of November 28th 2024:
Figures of November 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of December are expected to be published the 6th of January 2025.

Description topics

Business confidence
Sentiment indicator for the Dutch private sector
Business confidence indicator components
Business situation past three months
Weighted and seasonally adjusted percentage to the question: how has your business situation developed over the past 3 months? It has… improved/remained unchanged/deteriorated.
Business situation next three months
Weighted and seasonally adjusted percentage to the question: how do you expect your business situation to develop over the next 3 months? It will… improve/remain unchanged/deteriorate.
Uncertainty indicator business climate
Weighted and seasonally adjusted percentage to the question: ‘The future development of your business situation is currently: easy to predict/moderately easy to predict/moderately difficult to predict/difficult to predict’.