Trade and services; turnover and production changes, index 2021=100

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. General information
2. Definitions and explanation of symbols
3. Links to relevant tables and articles
4. Sources and methods
5. Further information


1. GENERAL INFORMATION

This table presents figures on turnover and production changes in Trade and Services sector. The figures can be broken down by industry according to Statistics Netherlands' Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008). The change is shown both as a percentage change compared to a previous period and through index figures with 2021 as base year.

Turnover and production changes are published in two forms. Firstly, as year-on-year changes where the growth is expressed relative to the same period in the previous year. These figures are presented unadjusted and calendar-adjusted. The second form represents period-on-period changes: month-on-month and quarter-on-quarter. Period-on-period changes are possible by applying seasonal adjustment.

Data available from: January 2000 for branches within SIC division 47 and first quarter of 2005 for all other branches.

Status of figures:
Figures for 2025 and 2026 are provisional.

The figures of a calendar year become final no later than six months after the end of that calendar year. Due to delayed response, provisional figures may still change.

Changes as of June 1, 2026:
Figures of industries belonging to NACE sections G, H, I, J, L, M, N and S have been added. These are figures for the period April 2026 as far as retail trade is concerned and March 2026 for other industries.
Figures labeled as "provisional" may have been revised.


To keep the results of these index series in line with current events, a so-called base year change is carried out once every five years. In 2024, the publication of this table switched from reference year 2015 to 2021 (2021=100) and the weighting factors were updated and based on the year 2021. 

This table combines data from 9 separate former tables. Which tables this concerns can be found later in this table explanation under "3. Links to relevant tables and articles".

When are new figures released?
For monthly business statistics, figures are published as a rule 2 months after the end of the reporting month, figures for the retail trade sector and imports of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles are published 1 month after the end of the reporting month. After publication of final results, Statistics Netherlands adjusts the figures only if major adjustments and/or corrections are necessary.


2. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

Definitions:

Corrections on developments
“To ensure comparability of developments between periods, corrections are applied. Adjustments for calendar effects are made to correct for a difference in the composition of, among other factors, working or trading days, leap days, and national holidays in a period compared to the same periods in previous years. As a result, a different composition of calendar days does not affect year-on-year developments. Consequently, the trend in developments becomes purer. For example, turnover varies by day of the week: some industries experience higher turnover on a Saturday than on a Monday, while others have no turnover on Saturdays and Sundays. A period with more unfavorable weekdays leads proportionally to lower turnover compared to the reference period. By adjusting for calendar effects, we correct for the impact that the difference in composition of weekdays in a period has on turnover.  
Seasonal adjustment corrects for a more or less fixed seasonal pattern resulting from circumstances in the different seasons. Examples of these patterns are higher turnover rates during the holidays, more ice cream sales in the summer, and more gas consumption in the winter months. Eliminating the effects of these annually recurring patterns allows for direct comparison of consecutive periods. Within Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted series are corrected for both calendar and seasonal effects.
The calendar and/or seasonal adjustment of time series can lead to a difference between the average annual index of the corrected series and the average annual index of the uncorrected series. These kinds of differences arise, for example, when a certain year has more working days in total than another year because a holiday falls on the weekend.”

Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008)
The Dutch hierarchical classification of economic activities used by Statistics Netherlands to classify business units according to their main activity. The SIC 2008 is the version used from 2008 onwards. "Industry" or "branch" are common terms for groups of businesses with the same main activity. Statistics Netherlands uses the so-called Standard Industrial Classification (SBI) for classifying businesses by their main activity. Companies in an industry or branch may also carry out other activities (secondary activities) besides this activity. The SBI 2008 has several levels indicated by up to five digits. The four-digit level corresponds virtually to the European Union's classification (NACE). The first two digits correspond to that of the United Nations classification (ISIC).

Explanation of symbols:

Nothing (blank): the digit cannot occur on logical grounds
.                     : the figure is unknown, insufficiently reliable or confidential
*                    : provisional figures
**                   : revised provisional figures


3. LINKS TO RELEVANT TABLES AND ARTICLES

Relevant tables:

Quarterly figures of the motor and car industry from the years 2005-2023 with the year 2015 as base year can be found in the table Motor vehicles and motorcycles trade; turnover change, index 2015=100.

Quarterly figures of the passenger car importing industry from the years 2005-2023 with the year 2015 as base year can be found in the table Importers of passenger vehicles, turnover changes, index 2015=100.

Quarterly figures of the wholesale trade and trade intermediation industry from the years 2005-2023 with the year 2015 as base year can be found in the https://opendata.cbs.nl/#/CBS/en/dataset/83827ENG/table?dl=A58E8

Quarterly figures of the retail industry from the years 2005-2023 with the year 2015 as base year can be found in the table Retail trade; turnover changes, index 2015=100.

Quarterly figures of the transport and warehousing industry from the years 2005-2023 with the year 2015 as base year can be found in the table Transport and storage; turnover change, index 2015=100.

Quarterly figures of the hotel and catering industry from the years 2005-2023 with 2015 as base year can be found in the table Accommodation and food services; turnover index, 2015=100.

Quarterly figures of the business and ICT services industry from the years 2005-2023 with the year 2015 as base year can be found in the table Business and ICT services; turnover index, 2015=100.

Quarterly figures relating to the hairdressing and beauty care industry from the years 2005-2023 with the year 2015 as base year can be found in the table Hairdressers and beauty salons; turnover index, 2015=100.

Quarterly figures relating to prices of commercial services and transport can be found in the table Services producer price index (SPPI); index 2021=100.

Annual figures with outcomes on employment and profit and loss for industries covered by trade and services can be found in the table below. The table allows you to break down the data by industries and variables. Trade and industry; employment and finance per sector, SIC 2008.

Relevant articles:

More information can be found on the theme pages Trade, hotels and restaurants, Traffic and Transport, and Financial and business services.


4. SOURCES AND METHODS

A base shift has been implemented. More information on this base shift can be found in the document Basisverlegging omzet- en prijzenstatistieken 2024  (Dutch only).

The research methodology of this table can be found in the Omzet en productie  (Dutch only).

For information on the Standard Business Classification, see Standard Industrial Classifications (Dutch SBI 2008, NACE and ISIC).

5. FURTHER INFORMATION

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