Exports up by over 4 percent in November

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In November 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 4.2 percent year on year, as reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Export volumes were higher for food, beverages and tobacco, chemical products, machinery and equipment, in particular. The volume of goods imported was up by 1.8 percent relative to November 2023. This was mainly due to petroleum products, chemical products, transport equipment and electrical equipment.

The CBS Exports Radar for January indicates that conditions for exports have become less unfavourable than they were in November’s radar.

Year Month%-change (year-on-year %-change)
2020December-0.3
2021January2.6
2021February2.5
2021March11
2021April23.8
2021May20.5
2021June12.9
2021July9.2
2021August8.2
2021September5.2
2021October0
2021November7.1
2021December6.9
2022January-0.5
2022February-0.7
2022March-1.9
2022April-0.7
2022May1.7
2022June4.7
2022July0
2022August-1
2022September2.7
2022October8.6
2022November4.6
2022December4.5
2023January4.7
2023February4.5
2023March4.6
2023April0.9
2023May0.3
2023June-0.5
2023July-3.2
2023August-1
2023September-3.9
2023October-6.4
2023November-5.7
2023December-1.6
2024January-5.9
2024February-6.2
2024March-5
2024April-0.1
2024May-3.7
2024June-0.4
2024July2.5
2024August-0.2
2024September3
2024October2.3
2024November4.2

Conditions for exports less unfavourable in January

Every month, CBS also publishes an update on the conditions for exports in its Exports Radar. These are largely determined by developments in key sales markets for domestic exports and by the competitive position of the Netherlands. Although the Radar indicators are closely correlated with export activity, improved conditions do not necessarily mean higher export growth.

According to the CBS Exports Radar for January, conditions for exports are less unfavourable than they were in November. This is mainly due to the fact that the year-on-year contraction in German industrial production was smaller. Also, opinions among Dutch and European manufacturers regarding foreign orders became less negative.

Goods exports account for approximately three quarters of total exports. Figures on exports of services are not published monthly. Data on total exports are published quarterly and annually. The figures in this news release are provisional and subject to revision.