Industry in Netherlands

Netherlands - Industry
Manufacturing sector shows signs of losing steam
The Netherlands one of the most important cargo gateways in Europe has benefited from increased global trade and robust growth in core Europe. However, with exports already above pre-crisis levels, the external sector is unlikely to further boost growth in quarters ahead. In April, exports grew 11.4% in nominal terms over the same month last year, which was below the 12.0% expansion tallied in March and marked the fourth consecutive month of slower growth rates. The sustained deceleration partly reflects the waning of a favourable base effect, which coupled with weaker growth prospects around the world, is likely to prevent exports from accelerating in the near term. Despite the slowdown, export growth is still strong at the current level. However, an important part of exports are the so-called re-exports, which are imports upon which little or no value is added. Therefore, strong export growth does not necessarily imply a strong recovery in domestic economic activity. In fact, recent data suggest that the manufacturing sector is losing steam. In April, industrial production contracted a working-day adjusted 0.8% in April over the same month last year, which represents the slowest pace since November 2009. Moreover, business confidence dropped for the third month in a row from 3.1 points in May to 2.0 points in June, suggesting that investment will decelerate in the months ahead.
Netherlands - Industry Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Industrial Production (annual variation in %) | -3.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
Netherlands Industry Chart

Source: Statistics Netherlands and FocusEconomics calculations.
Netherlands Facts
Value | Change | Date | |
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Bond Yield | -0.06 | 5.70 % | Jan 01 |
Exchange Rate | 1.12 | 0.65 % | Dec 31 |
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Economic News
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Netherlands: Business confidence improves in July
July 28, 2022
Business confidence came in at 8.4 in July, up from June's 8.1.
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Netherlands: Consumer confidence plumbs new depths
July 20, 2022
Consumer confidence came in at minus 51.0 in July, down from June's minus 50.0.
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Netherlands: Manufacturing sector conditions improve at a softer pace in June
July 1, 2022
The NEVI Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), produced by S&P Global, eased to 55.9 in June from 57.8 in May, reaching a 19-month low.
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Netherlands: Business confidence eases but remains in positive territory in June
June 29, 2022
Business confidence fell to 8.1 in June from May's 9.9.
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Netherlands: Consumer confidence falls to all-time low but remains optimistic in June
June 22, 2022
Consumer confidence came in at minus 50.0 in June, down from May's minus 47.0.