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 September | . | . | . | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -10.3 | -12.5 | -8.0 | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| 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 | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -18.3 | -22.8 | -13.8 | 34.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 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 | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -2.4 | -3.1 | -1.8 | 32.5 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 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 | . | . | . | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -6.5 | -6.7 | -6.3 | 13.6 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -7.6 | -9.0 | -6.3 | 12.7 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -6.3 | -9.1 | -3.6 | 13.2 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -7.6 | -10.0 | -5.2 | 12.5 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -5.5 | -8.3 | -2.8 | 11.2 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -4.0 | -7.2 | -0.9 | 10.3 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -4.8 | -6.8 | -2.7 | 10.3 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -4.3 | -8.1 | -0.5 | 8.4 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -3.8 | -6.6 | -1.0 | 8.1 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -2.8 | -3.4 | -2.2 | 7.6 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -3.4 | -4.4 | -2.4 | 7.6 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -3.3 | -4.0 | -2.7 | 8.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -9.5 | -10.2 | -8.8 | 26.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -13.0 | -14.2 | -11.8 | 26.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -9.3 | -11.8 | -6.7 | 25.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -14.1 | -19.4 | -8.7 | 25.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -7.1 | -10.2 | -4.1 | 24.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -8.8 | -12.3 | -5.3 | 24.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -8.8 | -14.0 | -3.5 | 23.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -8.3 | -10.5 | -6.2 | 19.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -5.3 | -7.6 | -3.0 | 21.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -2.4 | -2.9 | -2.0 | 20.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -4.7 | -7.9 | -1.6 | 20.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -2.4 | -5.7 | 0.9 | 21.0 |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -23.9 | -29.4 | -18.4 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -15.9 | -18.8 | -13.0 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -10.2 | -10.8 | -9.5 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -2.4 | -8.3 | 3.6 | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -9.8 | -13.3 | -6.4 | 14.8 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -8.3 | -12.5 | -4.2 | 13.1 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -8.9 | -11.4 | -6.4 | 11.9 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | . | . | . | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -5.9 | -9.5 | -2.2 | 11.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | . | . | . | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | -13.2 | -13.9 | -12.4 | 22.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -14.8 | -15.0 | -14.6 | 23.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | -9.3 | -14.1 | -4.6 | 22.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | -13.0 | -15.3 | -10.8 | 24.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 January | -21.5 | -26.3 | -16.7 | 20.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 February | -7.1 | -6.7 | -7.6 | 17.1 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 March | -6.0 | -10.4 | -1.6 | 20.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 April | -3.7 | -2.8 | -4.7 | 20.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 May | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 14.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 June | -5.0 | -2.2 | -7.9 | 19.2 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 July | -5.2 | -1.0 | -9.5 | 19.8 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 August | -1.7 | 2.3 | -5.6 | 16.1 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 September | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 October | -8.3 | -11.9 | -4.7 | 19.2 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 November | . | . | . | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2023 December | . | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
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 August 29th 2024:
Figures of August 2024 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of September are expected to be published the 27th of September 2024.
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’.