Exports radar

The Exports Radar is an instrument developed by Statistics Netherlands to analyse developments in exports of goods and place them in some sort of context.

April 2025

Source: Statistics Netherlands
Inside the dotted line: less favourable than average.

Outside the dotted line: more favourable than average.
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Exports Radar: circumstances more unfavourable

Circumstances for Dutch exports in April 2025 were more unfavourable than in the previous month. Since the publication of the previous Exports Radar, new data have become available for all indicators. Three indicators improved, two deteriorated and one remained the same. Circumstances relevant to Dutch exports are largely determined by developments in the main market for Dutch exports - Germany and the eurozone - and developments in Dutch competitiveness. Although the Radar indicators show a strong correlation with export activity, improved circumstances are not necessarily translated into increased export growth.

The development of the real effective exchange rate was more unfavourable. The year-on-year contraction of German manufacturing output was larger. However, the producer confidence of Germany and the euro area were less unfavourable. Opinions of Dutch manufacturers about their foreign orders were also less unfavourable. Opinions of European manufacturers about their foreign orders remained the same.

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