Business survey Netherlands; to sector/branches, seasonally adjusted
Sector/branches SIC 2008 | Margins | Seasonal adjustment | Periods | Turnover last 3 months (%) | Turnover next 3 months (%) | Selling prices/rates next 3 months (%) | Purchase orders next 3 months (%) | Workforce last 3 months (%) | Workforce next 3 months (%) | Investments current year (%) | Business climate last 3 months (%) | Business climate next 3 months (%) | Profitability last 3 months (%) |
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All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 6.7 | 12.1 | 14.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 0.8 | -6.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 11.0 | 10.7 | 21.9 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 4.0 | -8.4 | -2.4 | 0.2 |
All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 5.9 | 5.1 | 14.8 | -5.0 | -5.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | -10.2 | -9.1 | -5.3 |
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 3.6 | -2.2 | 20.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -18.6 | -18.5 | -12.5 |
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | -16.5 | -12.8 | -3.5 | . | -5.1 | -9.9 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 0.7 | -19.2 |
B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 18.3 | -9.2 | 2.6 | . | 28.3 | -26.4 | 9.6 | -17.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | 14.1 | 4.8 | . | 8.8 | . | -5.0 | -0.7 | . |
C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 4.4 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | -5.7 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | 13.8 | 5.7 | . | 4.8 | . | -5.2 | -0.6 | . |
C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | 15.6 | 6.0 | . | 6.0 | . | -5.6 | -0.3 | . |
C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 9.9 | 7.7 | 18.6 | 4.3 | -1.9 | 8.0 | 4.5 | -8.6 | -2.1 | -0.2 |
C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | 16.3 | 3.9 | . | 5.6 | . | -4.6 | -5.5 | . |
C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | 18.2 | 5.5 | . | 3.1 | . | -8.7 | 0.5 | . |
C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 2.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 | -10.8 | -2.1 | -6.7 |
C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | 14.5 | 5.5 | . | 1.8 | . | -8.9 | 0.4 | . |
C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | 14.4 | 6.2 | . | 0.3 | . | -8.3 | 0.1 | . |
C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 4.6 | 8.4 | 16.7 | 5.5 | -5.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | -10.0 | -2.3 | -3.4 |
C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | 15.4 | 7.4 | . | 3.4 | . | -3.4 | -9.5 | . |
F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 26.8 | 24.4 | 28.4 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 20.0 | 3.7 | -3.3 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 26.2 | 29.0 | 42.9 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 3.5 | -6.3 | -3.7 | 7.8 |
F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 0.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 8.2 | -1.0 | 1.8 | -3.7 | -10.0 | -0.1 | -6.1 |
G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 11.4 | 8.5 | 22.4 | 3.3 | -5.1 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -9.9 | -2.4 | -1.9 |
G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 1.3 | -0.3 | 8.6 | -13.0 | . | 7.1 | . | -6.0 | -7.5 | . |
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 9.6 | 12.7 | 13.7 | -0.6 | 6.3 | 12.3 | -7.8 | -2.9 | -2.5 | 2.1 |
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 26.6 | 9.7 | 21.0 | -10.5 | . | -0.9 | . | -7.0 | -4.2 | . |
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 24.9 | -1.7 | 14.4 | 3.0 | . | 9.7 | . | -2.3 | 1.3 | . |
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 3.0 | -1.8 | 22.1 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 2.6 | -25.1 | 0.0 | -10.4 |
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | -7.9 | 4.4 | 17.2 | 12.7 | . | 5.2 | . | -1.7 | -3.9 | . |
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 7.3 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -9.1 | -12.2 | 0.7 | -8.2 |
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 8.6 | 20.0 | 29.4 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 14.6 | 1.7 | -6.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -18.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | . | -0.8 | . | -10.0 | -6.2 | . |
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | -8.8 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 12.0 | -4.7 | -5.2 | 3.2 | -9.1 | -0.4 | -5.7 |
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 7.5 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 14.5 | . | -6.0 | . | -9.7 | -5.3 | . |
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 2.3 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 14.9 | . | 2.6 | . | -7.6 | 1.3 | . |
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 16.5 | -1.3 | 15.1 | 1.8 | -12.0 | 0.7 | -1.4 | -10.3 | -5.4 | -1.7 |
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 20.0 | 5.1 | 15.6 | 6.6 | . | 8.7 | . | -8.7 | -4.9 | . |
H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 8.1 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 13.2 | . | -2.4 | 0.5 | . |
H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 7.8 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 2.9 | -3.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 6.8 | 11.8 | 15.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 8.8 | . | -2.6 | 0.4 | . |
H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 11.0 | 9.9 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 8.7 | . | -4.2 | -0.9 | . |
H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 10.8 | 10.1 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 6.3 | -6.7 | -1.3 | 2.0 |
H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 9.0 | 8.9 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 | . | -4.3 | -4.1 | . |
H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 5.2 | 2.2 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 11.4 | . | 4.6 | -2.1 | . |
H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 2.0 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 7.1 |
H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 1.4 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 9.9 | 7.7 | . | -6.1 | 2.2 | . |
H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 9.3 | 9.2 | 16.9 | -1.7 | 7.5 | 9.6 | . | -2.2 | -1.0 | . |
H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 5.2 | 5.9 | 25.4 | -4.0 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 27.2 | -12.6 | -4.0 | -0.4 |
H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 3.7 | 11.8 | 20.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | -2.1 | . | -5.5 | -5.1 | . |
I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 5.1 | 2.1 | 23.6 | 6.3 | -5.8 | 12.6 | . | -4.4 | 0.7 | . |
I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 3.0 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 8.3 | -3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | -17.0 | -5.6 | -10.9 |
I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | -3.1 | 4.1 | 19.2 | 5.7 | -7.1 | 4.4 | . | -7.9 | -10.4 | . |
I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | -0.4 | -4.6 | 19.3 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | . | -19.8 | -16.0 | . |
I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 3.4 | 0.2 | 24.8 | 6.0 | -0.4 | 7.1 | 3.4 | -24.5 | -11.2 | -7.9 |
I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 7.9 | -8.0 | 15.9 | -3.9 | 5.0 | -6.7 | . | -14.4 | -16.5 | . |
J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 10.9 | 19.9 | 12.6 | 9.6 | -4.8 | 17.0 | . | -5.8 | 1.1 | . |
J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 12.2 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 5.6 | -0.4 | 8.8 | -9.4 | -3.1 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 9.4 | 14.6 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 5.6 | . | 1.3 | 4.2 | . |
J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 18.0 | 9.5 | 21.8 | 1.9 | -4.3 | 7.0 | . | 0.1 | 5.5 | . |
J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 12.0 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 7.9 | -8.4 | 15.5 | -7.5 | -3.3 | 0.2 | 14.2 |
J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 6.5 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 3.2 | -10.8 | 10.4 | . | 4.3 | 2.0 | . |
L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 17.7 | 15.3 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 8.4 | . | -0.4 | -0.7 | . |
L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 5.3 | 18.0 | 13.9 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 29.9 | -0.6 | 3.8 | -3.0 |
L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 3.1 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 14.0 | 10.5 | . | -1.0 | 6.4 | . |
L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 7.4 | 21.5 | 19.0 | 11.7 | 6.8 | 13.6 | . | -4.9 | -2.8 | . |
L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 8.5 | 14.6 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 21.7 | -0.1 | -1.9 | 1.2 |
L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 15.6 | 19.9 | 16.9 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 11.1 | . | 0.1 | -3.8 | . |
M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 10.6 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 13.9 | . | -4.0 | 1.6 | . |
M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 12.3 | 15.8 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 13.1 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 12.0 | . | -1.3 | 2.2 | . |
M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 14.4 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 13.4 | . | -0.4 | 3.2 | . |
M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 16.1 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 12.9 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 1.9 | 9.7 | 13.7 | . | -3.1 | 0.0 | . |
M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 11.1 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 4.1 | -0.6 | 15.5 | . | -2.3 | 1.2 | . |
M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 10.3 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 14.2 | 16.2 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 12.5 | . | 1.7 | 3.1 | . |
M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 13.5 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 16.3 | . | 2.0 | 3.5 | . |
M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 14.0 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 |
M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 11.1 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 12.4 | . | -3.5 | 1.3 | . |
N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 10.0 | 14.2 | 20.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 11.8 | . | -6.1 | 2.2 | . |
N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 15.0 | 14.8 | 20.6 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 11.7 | 14.7 | 16.2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 11.4 | . | -5.2 | 1.1 | . |
N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 15.6 | 15.3 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 9.7 | . | -3.4 | 2.7 | . |
N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 19.2 | 19.6 | 24.6 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 17.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 15.5 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 3.2 | 11.0 | 15.5 | . | -2.4 | -1.7 | . |
R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | 0.3 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 12.3 | . | 1.3 | 2.1 | . |
R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | -1.9 | 7.5 | 16.5 | -0.8 | 2.5 | 27.1 | 16.1 | -1.5 | -6.5 | -0.2 |
R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 5.2 | 10.6 | 15.1 | 5.8 | -1.4 | 12.5 | . | 0.8 | -8.8 | . |
R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | 11.7 | 6.2 | 15.3 | -4.2 | -4.1 | 1.3 | . | -9.5 | -6.6 | . |
R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 13.9 | 3.0 | 23.2 | -2.7 | 0.4 | 11.0 | 6.5 | -10.8 | -0.1 | -3.4 |
R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 8.1 | -0.9 | 10.7 | -3.7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | . | -8.7 | -9.6 | . |
S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 September | -3.1 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | . | -8.0 | -1.7 | . |
S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 October | 2.7 | 21.6 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | -2.5 | 12.3 | -3.0 | 2.8 | -7.0 |
S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 November | 1.8 | 26.8 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 6.1 | . | 3.6 | 9.5 | . |
S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | -1.6 | 6.7 | 20.3 | -3.2 | 9.8 | -2.3 | . | -1.6 | -0.9 | . |
S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 13.6 | 6.8 | 21.1 | -4.8 | 14.1 | 2.2 | -12.1 | -3.5 | -7.0 | -0.5 |
S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | 10.5 | 2.0 | 26.7 | -4.4 | 23.0 | 1.4 | . | -2.4 | -10.3 | . |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table contains seasonally corrected information about the opinions of Dutch entrepreneurs about developments, expectations and judgments regarding their business. The questions submitted to the entrepreneurs relate among other things to turnover, prices, staff size, economic climate and profitability. The data can be broken down into business activities according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2008).
Seasonal adjustment involves correcting for a more or less fixed seasonal pattern as a result of circumstances in the different seasons. The applied seasonal correction allows direct comparison of figures from successive periods.
Data available from: January 2012
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.
Changes as of February 27th 2025:
Figures of February 2025 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of March are expected to be published the 28th of March 2025.
Description topics
- Turnover last 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers with increased turnover minus the rate of producers with decreased turnover. This balance provides insight into the direction in which the turnover in the previous three months has developed.
- Turnover next 3 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.
- Selling prices/rates next 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers who expect aincrease of selling prices/rates, minus the weighted respons rate of producers who expect a decrease of selling prices/rates. This balance provides insight into the expected development of selling prices/rates in the next three months.
- Purchase orders next 3 months
- 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 last 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers with an increase in workforce minus the weighted response rate of producers with a decrease in workforce. This balance provides insight into the development of the workforce in the last three months.
- Workforce next 3 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.
- Investments current year
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected increase in investments minus the weighted response rate of producers with an expected decrease in investments in the current year, compared with last years investments. This balance provides insight into the development of investments in the current year.
- Business climate last 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the economic climate (business situation) in the last three months has improved minus the weighted response rate that it has declined. This balance represents the development of the economic climate (business situation) over the last three months compared with the previous three months.
- Business climate next 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the economic climate (business situation) in the next three months will improve minus the weighted response rate that it will decline. This balance represents the expected development of the economic climate over the next three months compared with the previous three months.
- Profitability last 3 months
- The weighted response rate of producers indicating that the profitability in the last three months has improved minus the weighted response rate that it has declined. This balance represents the development of the profitability over the last three months compared with the previous three months.