Statistics Netherlands (CBS) · 81234eng
Producer confidence; sentiment indicator manufacturing industry, branches
Producer confidence is a sentiment indicator for the manufacturing industry that indicates the direction in which manufacturing production is expected to develop. The indicator is an unweighted arithmetic average of three component indicators from the Business sentiment survey of the manufacturing industry. Before the Producer confidence is calculated, seasonal effects are removed from the three component indicators. The questions concern the expected activity in the next three months, opinion on order books and opinion on stocks of finished products. Results of the latter question are inverted when calculating the producer confidence, since a surplus of finished products is seen as something negative. The more optimistic or pessimistic manufacturing companies are, the more positive or negative the value of the producer confidence indicator is compared with the zero line, and the greater the expectation that manufacturing production in the coming months will increase or decrease respectively. The producer confidence indicator has been available since 1985. For the sectors of manufacturing industry given in this table, the results are available from the start of 1994. This publication is created using co-financing by the European Commission. Data available from: January 1985 Status of the figures: The results are provisional during the reporting year. The results will be declared final in the first month following the reporting year. Changes compared to the previous version: Data for a new period has been added. Changes as of September 4th 2025: Corrections have been made to previously supplied data for the manufacture of metals. For this reason figures for producer confidence indicator component ‘Stocks of finished products’ has been adjusted for 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products and C Manufacturing. Changes as of February 26th 2026: Seasonally adjusted results for all periods before January 2026 have been re-adjusted. This is in line with the new method, where the results are only finalized after seasonal adjustment has been performed based on results over a full number of years. When will new figures be published? The results for the next month are expected to be published on September 29, 2026.
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- https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/81234eng
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- 2026-09-25T09:54:01.072Z
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OData: https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/odata/81234eng · CBS copyright
- Coverage
- January 1985–August 2026
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Stored observations
- 28,272 (precomputed, dataset-scoped)
- Finality
- Cell-level preliminary/final flags are shown only when the source publishes them. Period titles are shown as published.
Dimensions
- Sector/branches (SIC 2008) · dimension · 10 values
- Margins · dimension · 3 values
- Seasonal adjustment · dimension · 1 values
- Periods · time · 400 values
- Measure · measure · 4 values
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| Period | Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Margins | Seasonal adjustment | Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 4.4 | % |
| 1985 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9.8 | % |
| 1985 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 10.2 | % |
| 1985 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 0.9 | % |
| 1985 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.8 | % |
| 1985 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.7 | % |
| 1985 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.5 | % |
| 1985 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.1 | % |
| 1985 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3 | % |
| 1985 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 0.9 | % |
| 1985 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.9 | % |
| 1985 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 0.6 | % |
| 1986 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.7 | % |
| 1986 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.7 | % |
| 1986 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7.1 | % |
| 1986 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.1 | % |
| 1986 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.7 | % |
| 1986 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 4.5 | % |
| 1986 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9.6 | % |
| 1986 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5 | % |
| 1986 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.1 | % |
| 1986 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.9 | % |
| 1986 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.8 | % |
| 1986 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.6 | % |
| 1987 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3 | % |
| 1987 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 4.7 | % |
| 1987 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3 | % |
| 1987 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.4 | % |
| 1987 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.7 | % |
| 1987 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.2 | % |
| 1987 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.7 | % |
| 1987 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 0.8 | % |
| 1987 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.2 | % |
| 1987 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 4.9 | % |
| 1987 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.7 | % |
| 1987 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.6 | % |
| 1988 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.2 | % |
| 1988 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.6 | % |
| 1988 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.8 | % |
| 1988 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.7 | % |
| 1988 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.7 | % |
| 1988 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.8 | % |
| 1988 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7.9 | % |
| 1988 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.6 | % |
| 1988 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.4 | % |
| 1988 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 0.9 | % |
| 1988 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.5 | % |
| 1988 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.7 | % |
| 1989 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9.4 | % |
| 1989 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.6 | % |
| 1989 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 6.7 | % |
| 1989 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8 | % |
| 1989 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 11.7 | % |
| 1989 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.5 | % |
| 1989 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 6.9 | % |
| 1989 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.3 | % |
| 1989 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.6 | % |
| 1989 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7.8 | % |
| 1989 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9.5 | % |
| 1989 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.8 | % |
| 1990 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.5 | % |
| 1990 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.7 | % |
| 1990 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 6.7 | % |
| 1990 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7.2 | % |
| 1990 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7.6 | % |
| 1990 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.4 | % |
| 1990 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8 | % |
| 1990 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.2 | % |
| 1990 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7.5 | % |
| 1990 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 6.7 | % |
| 1990 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 6.5 | % |
| 1990 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7 | % |
| 1991 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.5 | % |
| 1991 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 0.8 | % |
| 1991 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 4.8 | % |
| 1991 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 2.2 | % |
| 1991 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9.4 | % |
| 1991 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9.4 | % |
| 1991 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.9 | % |
| 1991 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.1 | % |
| 1991 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 7.4 | % |
| 1991 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 4.8 | % |
| 1991 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.7 | % |
| 1991 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9.1 | % |
| 1992 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.4 | % |
| 1992 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 9 | % |
| 1992 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.8 | % |
| 1992 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 8.2 | % |
| 1992 May | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 5.3 | % |
| 1992 June | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 6.5 | % |
| 1992 July | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 0.9 | % |
| 1992 August | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.9 | % |
| 1992 September | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | -0.8 | % |
| 1992 October | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 1.9 | % |
| 1992 November | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | -4.2 | % |
| 1992 December | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | -1.9 | % |
| 1993 January | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | 3.5 | % |
| 1993 February | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | -1.9 | % |
| 1993 March | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | -1.2 | % |
| 1993 April | C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | Expected activity | -4.7 | % |
Showing 100 rows (cap 100). Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS) 81234eng. Stored 0 is a published source zero. Unavailable source cells are absent.