Dutch exports grew by 5.6% in January compared to the same month in 2015. Which according to data from the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS). The increase is higher than in December, when exports grew by 1.5%. In January, conducted more especially transport. According to CBS, the conditions for export in March less favorably than in January. The volume of imports in January was 9.4% higher than a year earlier. Especially oil and natural gas were imported more.
More exports of transport equipment
Dutch firms exported in January, more particularly transport means such as ships and cars. They were also more petroleum and chemical products and electrical machines. Last week published the CBS already that the production of the industry steadily grew in January.
Forecasts February and March
CBS presents a picture together of the conditions faced by the Dutch foreign trade based on six indicators. In this export radar are the conditions for export in February and March, on balance, less favorably than in January. These are largely determined by developments in the most important markets for Dutch exports and the development of the Dutch competitiveness. On the radar of March, the development of exchange rates relative to a year ago, worse than the radar in January. The development of the German industrial production, however, was more favorable.
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