Investments over 3 percent down in March

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that, in March 2022, the volume of investments in tangible fixed assets was 3.4 percent smaller year on year. This is mainly because investments were made in aircraft in March 2021, but not in March 2022. Investments in buildings and passenger cars were up.

Investment data have not been adjusted for calendar effects. March 2022 had the same number of working days as March 2021. According to the CBS Investment Radar, the circumstances for investments in the Netherlands are less favourable in May than they were in March.

Investments in tangible fixed assets (volume)
YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
2018April11
2018May3.2
2018June7.5
2018July4.6
2018August6
2018September-6.8
2018October7.6
2018November5.5
2018December-5
2019January6.6
2019February7.5
2019March0.7
2019April8.2
2019May10.7
2019June0.2
2019July5
2019August17.7
2019September8
2019October4.7
2019November3.7
2019December8.5
2020January 1.6
2020February2.6
2020March1.9
2020April-10.6
2020May-18.3
2020June-4.3
2020July-3
2020August-19.6
2020September-3.6
2020October-5.7
2020November-3.2
2020December-0.2
2021January-4.4
2021February-7.1
2021March9
2021April10.5
2021May10.9
2021June9.7
2021July3.6
2021August0.6
2021September0.8
2021October-2.1
2021November2.2
2021December4.1
2022January-5.4
2022February5.3
2022March-3.4

Investment climate less favourable in May

Every month, CBS publishes updates on the investment climate in the CBS Investment Radar. Relevant circumstances for the investment climate include, for example, the situation on the sales markets and the financial markets. Although the radar indicators show a strong correlation with the investments in fixed assets, improved circumstances do not necessarily translate into an increased growth rate or less investment decline.

According to the CBS Investment Radar, the investment climate in the Netherlands in May is less favourable than it was in March, mainly because year-on-year export growth and the year-on-year increase in share prices turned into a decline. Furthermore, consumer confidence was down.

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