The Dutch producer confidence index inched higher to 2.9 in December from a 39-month low of 2.8 in the previous month. Entrepreneurs' judgment on their order book strengthened (8.7 vs 7.8 in November) and they became less negative on their stocks of finished products (-0.2 vs -0.8). At the same time, manufacturers's views toward future output was less positive (0.4 vs 1.4). Business Confidence in Netherlands averaged 0.90 Index Points from 1985 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 10.90 Index Points in February of 2018 and a record low of -23.50 Index Points in February of 2009. source: Statistics Netherlands

Business Confidence in Netherlands is expected to be 2.90 Index Points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Business Confidence in Netherlands to stand at 3.60 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Netherlands Business Confidence is projected to trend around 2.60 Index Points in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Netherlands Business Confidence

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.90 2.80 10.90 -23.50 1985 - 2019 points Monthly



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-09-27 04:30 AM Sep 3.3 3.9 3.4
2019-10-30 05:30 AM Oct 3.6 3.3 2.5
2019-11-28 05:30 AM Nov 2.8 3.6 3
2019-12-30 05:30 AM Dec 2.9 2.8 2.9
2020-01-30 05:30 AM Jan 2.9 3.2
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2019-11-28
Dutch Business Sentiment Falls to Over 3-Year Low
The Dutch producer confidence index dropped to a 39-month low of 2.8 in November from 3.6 in the previous month. Manufacturers's views toward future output was much less positive (1.4 vs 3.1 in October) and they became more negative on their stocks of finished products (-0.8 vs -0.2). at the same time, entrepreneurs' judgment on their order book softened slightly(7.8 vs 8).

2019-10-30
Dutch Business Morale Improves in Ocober
The Dutch producer confidence index increased to 3.6 in October from a three-month low of 3.3 in the previous month. Manufacturers's views toward future output was more positive (3.1 vs 2 in September) and they became less negative on their stocks of finished products (-0.2 vs -0.4). On the other hand, entrepreneurs' judgment on their order book softened (8 vs 8.4).

2019-09-27
Dutch Business Sentiment Falls to 3-Month Low
The Dutch producer confidence index dropped to a three-month low of 3.3 in September 2019 from 3.9 in the previous two months. Manufacturers's views on their stocks of finished products turned to negative for the first time in eight months (-0.4 vs 2.3 in August), while their assessment toward future output was stable (at 2). On the other hand, entrepreneurs' judgment on their order book were more positive (8.4 vs 7.5 in August).

2019-08-29
Dutch Business Morale Remains Stable in July
The Dutch producer confidence index stood at 3.9 in August 2019, unchanged from the previous month. Manufacturers's views on their future output turned to positive for the first time in three months (2 vs -0.1 in July) while they were less upbeat about their orders book (8.3 vs 11) and stocks of finished products (2.3 vs 3.5).

2019-07-30
Dutch Business Morale Picks Up in July
The Dutch producer confidence index rose to 3.9 in July 2019 from a near three-year low of 3.3 in the previous month, as manufacturers were less negative about their future output (-0.1 vs -1.2). They were also more positive about their stocks of finished products (3.5 vs 0.2) but less positive about their order positions than in the previous month (8.3 vs 11).

2019-06-27
Dutch Business Sentiment Weakest in Near 3 Years
The Dutch producer confidence index dropped to a 34 month-low of 3.3 in June 2019 from 4.7 in the previous month. Manufacturers' views on order book weakened (11.6 vs 13.7 in May), with their assessment on stocks of finished products deteriorating sharply (0.2 vs 1.7). In addition, entrepreneurs' became negative for the first time since August 2016 about their expected activity (-1.2 vs 0.9).


Netherlands Business Confidence
In Netherlands, the producer confidence survey covers 1,700 manufacturing companies and gathers up-to-date information on economic developments for all activities of the manufacturing industry. The survey covers three components: how companies evaluate their order positions, their stocks of finished products in the month under review and the anticipated economic activity for the next three months. The index is calculated as the percentage of positive answers minus the percentage of negative answers. Therefore, the indicator varies from -100 (all participants evaluate their situation as poor and expect it to become worse) to 100 (all companies are happy with current situation and expect it to improve); 0 indicates neutrality.

Netherlands Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 2.90 2.80 10.90 -23.50 points [+]
Industrial Production -2.10 0.20 13.90 -19.20 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -1.10 -0.50 6.20 -8.30 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production -1.30 0.80 10.30 -13.80 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 84.00 84.30 86.50 74.40 percent [+]
Changes in Inventories 563.00 141.00 2432.00 -1506.00 EUR Million [+]
Bankruptcies 349.00 360.00 1185.00 72.00 Companies [+]
Car Registrations 42436.00 39154.00 91926.00 7197.00 [+]
Internet Speed 17387.85 17589.58 17914.71 4164.88 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 9382252.00 9160464.00 9382252.00 5450716.00 IP [+]
Manufacturing Pmi 48.30 49.60 63.40 48.00 points [+]
Steel Production 544.92 573.71 687.00 236.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Mining Production -13.10 -19.30 56.60 -42.70 percent [+]
Competitiveness Index 82.39 82.38 82.39 5.32 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 4.00 6.00 11.00 4.00 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 42.00 36.00 42.00 25.00 [+]
Electricity Production 11358.00 8941.00 12625.00 6492.00 Gigawatt-hour [+]
Corruption Index 82.00 82.00 90.30 82.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 8.00 8.00 11.00 5.00 [+]