Investment up by over 7 percent in April

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In April 2024, the investment volume for tangible fixed assets was up by 7.4 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was mainly due to higher investment in buildings, machinery (including defense equipment), infrastructure, other road transport (trucks, trailers, etc.) and aircraft.

These figures on investment have not been adjusted for calendar effects. April 2024 had three working days more than April 2023. According to the CBS Investment Radar for June, conditions for investment in the Netherlands are less unfavourable than in April.

YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
2020May-16.6
2020June-2.3
2020July-1.1
2020August-18
2020September-1.6
2020October-4.5
2020November-2.2
2020December0.5
2021January-4.1
2021February-6.9
2021March9
2021April10.2
2021May10.7
2021June9.3
2021July2.9
2021August-0.9
2021September-0.1
2021October-2.3
2021November1.8
2021December3.5
2022January-6.9
2022February4.1
2022March-4.6
2022April-0.8
2022May7.8
2022June3.1
2022July-0.7
2022August3.3
2022September3.7
2022October3.8
2022November3.3
2022December-2.1
2023January9.2
2023February5.4
2023March4.4
2023April-1.4
2023May6.5
2023June6.3
2023July1.8
2023August6.9
2023September-2.6
2023October-0.2
2023November-4.1
2023December-6.8
2024January-3.7
2024February-1.3
2024March-8.6
2024April7.4

Investment climate less unfavourable in June

Every month, CBS publishes an update on the investment climate in the CBS Investment Radar. Factors that are relevant to the investment climate include the situation in sales markets and the financial markets. Although the radar indicators correlate fairly well with fixed investment, improved conditions do not necessarily result in greater growth or a smaller contraction in investment.

According to the CBS Investment Radar for June, the investment climate in the Netherlands was less unfavourable than in April. This is mainly because the year-on-year decline in exports turned into an increase and industrial capacity utilization rate increased. The year-on-year rise in share prices was also larger.

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