Business survey Netherlands; to sector/branches, seasonally adjusted

Business survey Netherlands; to sector/branches, seasonally adjusted

Sector/branches SIC 2008 Margins Seasonal adjustment Periods Business climate last 3 months (%) Business climate next 3 months (%)
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November -0.9 3.3
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December -1.8 -0.1
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -3.0 6.3
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February -1.8 2.3
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March -1.8 3.2
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -2.6 0.6
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May -4.1 -0.4
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June -3.4 -0.3
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -4.4 -3.7
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August 0.3 -0.6
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September -4.4 1.7
M-N Business services Value Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October 0.1 1.9
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November -3.3 0.9
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December -4.2 -2.5
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -5.7 2.6
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February -4.0 0.1
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March -4.3 0.8
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -5.0 -1.4
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May -6.5 -2.6
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June -5.8 -2.5
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -6.6 -5.7
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August -2.2 -2.6
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September -6.8 -0.3
M-N Business services Lower bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October -2.1 -0.3
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 November 1.5 5.7
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2023 December 0.6 2.3
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 January -0.3 10.0
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 February 0.4 4.5
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 March 0.7 5.6
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 April -0.2 2.6
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 May -1.7 1.8
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 June -1.0 1.9
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 July -2.2 -1.7
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 August 2.8 1.4
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 September -2.0 3.7
M-N Business services Upper bound 95% confidence interval Seasonally adjusted data 2024 October 2.3 4.1
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 November 6th 2024:
Figures of October 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of November are expected to be published the 28th of November 2024.

Description topics

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.