The Dutch business confidence persistently positive. In particular, the construction and wholesale trade are optimistic about their orders, employment and investment in the current economic climate. Only the struggling mining sector.
Business confidence is at the beginning of the third quarter to 7.9. That is a fraction lower than in the second quarter, but is still well above the average since the start of the observation in 2008 that CBS announced in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, EIB SME Netherlands and VNO-NCW.
continuous positive
Since the beginning of 2014, or more than two and a half years, his entrepreneurial voted continuous positive. In the wholesale sector and they have the most confidence in economic developments. In construction increased indicator of 12.2 in the second quarter to 16.6 in the third quarter. Entrepreneurs in the building had not been so positive about their order books. They also expect that employment will develop even more.
The mining sector is a negative exception. Business confidence reached -20.1, the lowest value since 2009. On both future production, order books and the economic environment in which they operate is the sentiment negative.
More investment
expects all Dutch companies net 10 percent increase investment this year. Especially counting the transport and storage significantly increased investment, an increase of 29 percent. Further features also entrepreneurs in construction, wholesale trade and industry this year increased investment. CBS measures the expected investments since 2008 and since then there were never so many businesses optimistic in this area.
RTL Z / Chris Koenis
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