Industrial turnover 0.4 percent higher in the fourth quarter
Statistics Netherlands | CBS
Source published: 19 February 26
Industrial turnover 0.4 percent higher in the fourth quarter
The turnover of the Dutch industry was 0.4 percent higher in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, mainly due to increased sales despite lower selling prices.
The turnover of the Dutch industry was 0.4 percent higher in the fourth quarter of 2025 than in the same quarter a year earlier. This was due to increased sales; selling prices were on average 0.7 percent lower than a year earlier. This was reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on the latest figures.
The domestic industrial turnover was 1.1 percent higher, partly due to 0.4 percent higher selling prices. The foreign industrial turnover (customers abroad) decreased by 0.1 percent, while prices were 1.5 percent lower than a year earlier.
Turnover changes in the industry over the last one and a half years are smaller than in previous years. The turnover for the entire year 2025 was 0.8 percent higher than in 2024. Selling prices in the industry remained on average the same in 2025 compared to 2024.
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% change compared to a year earlier
Electrical and machinery industry increases turnover
The electrical and machinery industry was the biggest gainer in the fourth quarter with 3.8 percent. The food and beverage industry also had higher turnover than a year earlier.
The wood and construction materials industry recorded a 0.3 percent increase in turnover, but this was because selling prices in this sector rose the most; 2.7 percent.
The refineries and chemical industry was the sector with the largest turnover decline in the fourth quarter of 2025. Turnover in this sector was 5.2 percent lower than in the fourth quarter of 2024. This was mainly due to 4.2 percent lower selling prices. The textile, clothing and leather industry also saw a relatively strong turnover decline; 5.1 percent.
Fewer bankruptcies than a year earlier
In the fourth quarter of 2025, 65 bankruptcies were declared in the industry, 39 fewer than the same period a year earlier and 4 fewer than in the third quarter. For the entire year 2025, there were 292 bankruptcies in the industry. In 2024 there were 351.
Order value increased
More entrepreneurs say that the value of total order intake has increased than those who say it has decreased. A net 12.9 percent of entrepreneurs say the value of order intake rose in the fourth quarter. Since July 2022, not so many entrepreneurs have said that the total order intake value has increased.
Entrepreneurs expect turnover increase
More entrepreneurs expect higher turnover in the first quarter of 2026 than those who expect lower turnover. A net 10.5 percent of entrepreneurs expect more turnover in the first quarter. A quarter earlier, a net 11.6 percent of entrepreneurs expected a turnover increase.
Demand and labor shortage main obstacles
At the beginning of the first quarter, entrepreneurs mentioned insufficient demand (26.9 percent) and labor shortage (26.2 percent) as the main obstacles in their business operations. Financial constraints or a shortage of production resources are less often mentioned as obstacles. In the industry, 33.8 percent of entrepreneurs experience no obstacles.
Labor shortage
Shortage of production resources, material, space
Financial constraints
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