Dutch manufacturing output down by over 1% in July: CBS

In July 2025, the calendar-adjusted output of the Dutch manufacturing sector was 1.1 per cent lower than it was in July 2024, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Output was down in nearly half of the underlying sectors.

Nearly half of the various industrial sectors produced less than they did one year previously. Of the eight largest industrial sectors, output rose the most sharply in the rubber and plastic products industry, while it fell the most sharply in the chemical industry.

To better capture short-term changes, manufacturing figures are adjusted for seasonal effects and working-day patterns. On this basis, output fell by 1.4 per cent in July compared to June. Manufacturing output often shows significant fluctuations when adjusted this way. For example, output declined rapidly in the spring of 2020, reaching a low point in May of that year. This was followed by a steady upward trend until May 2022, after which the trend has reversed, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

In July 2025, Dutch manufacturing output fell 1.1 per cent year-on-year, with declines in nearly half of all sectors, particularly chemicals.
Seasonally adjusted output dropped 1.4 per cent from June.
Producer confidence improved slightly in August, with better expectations for future output.
In contrast, Germany’s manufacturing sector saw a 2.3 per cent annual rise in July.

Producer confidence was less negative in August than it was in July. Manufacturers were more positive about expected output for the next three months and less negative about their current stocks and order positions.

Germany is an important market for the Dutch manufacturing sector. In August, German manufacturers were more negative than they were in July, as per Eurostat. In July, the calendar-adjusted output of the German manufacturing sector was up by 2.3 per cent, year on year. Relative to June, output rose by 2.2 per cent, according to Destatis.

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