Annual Statistics (RGS short)

Data on the production, personnel and corporate finance of companies in the Netherlands are essential in order to understand how different industries and the national economy are developing. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is responsible for the publication of figures based on such data. To publish these figures, CBS conducts the Annual Statistics survey.

The results of this survey provide insight into economic growth and are used by business, government and science.

New and short questionnaire
Since reporting year 2023, a new and short questionnaire has been introduced for small enterprises (with one employee) and self-employed persons. This questionnaire is more in line with your situation and easy to fill in.

Submitting data

You can submit the data via a secure internet connection. To access the internet questionnaire, go to https://antwoord.cbs.nl. The user name and password are given in the letter you received. Have you lost the login codes? Request new login codes here.

Completing the questionnaire automatically

With the Reference Referentie Grootboekschema (RGS) feature, you can complete parts of the questionnaire automatically. This may require you to adjust some settings in your accounting package. See how this work (in Dutch only).

Survey results

Results of the Annual Statistics are available by industry. This is published under Branche-informatie (in Dutch only). The results can also be found on StatLine:

Bedrijfsleven; arbeids- en financiële gegevens, per branche, SBI 2008 (in Dutch only)
Bedrijven; arbeid, financiële gegevens, bedrijfsgrootte, bedrijfstak (in Dutch only)

Questionnaire named reporting year 2023

As from reporting year 2023, the name of the questionnaire will change from 'Production Statistics' to 'Annual Statistics' for all businesses. You may have received a letter/email and questionnaire from us with 'Annual Statistics', in which case the name will remain the same. If you previously received a letter/email and questionnaire named 'Production Statistics', the name 'Annual Statistics' may be new to you. However, the content of the questionnaire is the same.

Contact

For questions about this survey, please contact: CBS Contact Center.

Frequently asked questions about this survey.