Investment down by nearly 5 percent in August

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In August 2024, the investment volume for tangible fixed assets was down by 4.9 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). This was mainly due to lower investments in buildings, aircraft and other road transport (lorries, trailers, vans, etc.).

These figures on investment have not been adjusted for calendar effects. August 2024 had one working day fewer than August 2023. According to the CBS Investment Radar for October, conditions for investment in the Netherlands are less unfavourable than they were in August.

YearMonthchange (year-on-year % change)
2020September-1
2020October-4.2
2020November-1.9
2020December1.3
2021January-4.7
2021February-7.5
2021March8.8
2021April10.1
2021May10.7
2021June8.9
2021July3.2
2021August-1.1
2021September-0.1
2021October-2.4
2021November1.7
2021December3.1
2022January-5.6
2022February5.6
2022March-2.9
2022April1.2
2022May9.8
2022June4.7
2022July1.8
2022August7.6
2022September7.3
2022October6.9
2022November5.8
2022December1.4
2023January9.8
2023February4.5
2023March3.3
2023April-2.3
2023May7.1
2023June4.6
2023July-0.7
2023August5.9
2023September-4.8
2023October-0.9
2023November-5
2023December-7.9
2024January-5
2024February-2.2
2024March-8.7
2024April7.2
2024May-6.5
2024June-10.5
2024July-0.6
2024August-4.9

Investment climate less unfavourable in October

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 October, the investment climate in the Netherlands has improved slightly compared toAugust. This is mainly because
the year-on-year increase in share prices was larger and the interbank interest rate fell.

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