Pays-Bas - Production industrielle

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry increased 0.4 percent year-on-year in October 2019, after an upwardly revised 1.4 percent rise in the previous month. Production growth was recorded for both machinery (23.8 percent vs 24.0 percent in September) and electrical & electronics (2.5 percent vs 2.1 percent), while declines were seen in repair & installation of machinery (-15.5 percent vs -6.4 percent), metal products (-6.8 percent vs -3.4 percent), chemical products (-5.1 percent vs -7.0 percent), food products (-3.8 percent vs 0.2 percent), rubber & plastic products (-1.1 percent vs -2.4 percent), and transport equipment (-0.3 percent vs -0.4 percent).

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry jumped 1.2 percent year-on-year in September 2019, after an upwardly revised 1.3 percent fall in the previous month. It was the first increase in manufacturing output since February, led by rebounds in food products (1.1 percent vs -0.8 percent in August); electric & electronic products (0.5 percent vs -6.3 percent), while output grew faster for machinery (26.1 percent vs 4.4 percent). In addition, output shrank softer for rubber & plastic products (-3.5 percent vs -5.0 percent). On the other hand, production continued to decline for both chemical products (-7.2 percent vs -8.3 percent)) and transport equipment (-1.8 percent vs -0.1 percent), while that of metal products fell (-3.7 percent vs 0.7 percent).

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry dropped 0.8 percent year-on-year in August 2019, after an upwardly revised 0.4 percent fall in the previous month. It was the sixth straight month of decline in manufacturing output, led by decreases in rubber & plastic products (-5.0 percent vs -3.1 percent); chemical products (-8.1 percent vs -5.9 percent); electric & electronic products (-6.5 percent vs 12.8 percent); and food products (-0.9 percent vs 0.9 percent). On the other hand, output grew for machinery (9.7 percent vs 4.2 percent) and transport equipment (1.4 percent vs -3.5 percent).

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry dropped 0.2 percent year-on-year in July 2019, after an upwardly revised 2.7 percent drop in the previous month. It was the fifth straight monthly decline in manufacturing output, as production fell further for repair & installation of machinery (-6.0 percent vs -5.6 percent in June); rubber & plastic products (-2.8 percent vs -2.3 percent); chemical products (-6.4 percent vs -5.1 percent); and metal output (-4.8 percent vs -3.2 percent). On the other hand, output rebounded for electrical products (11.1 percent vs -7.4 percent) and transport equipment (0.7 percent vs -6.9 percent), while production grew faster both for machinery (4.0 percent vs 2.9 percent) and food products (2.3 percent vs 0.7 percent).

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry dropped 2.2 percent year-on-year in June 2019, after a downwardly revised 1.2 percent decline in the previous month. It was the fourth straight monthly decline in industrial output, and the steepest drop since December last year. Output fell faster for repair & installation of machinery (-5.7 percent vs -4.0 percent in May); rubber & plastic products (-2.6 percent vs -1.3 percent) while output decreased for transport equipment (-4.5 percent vs 4.3 percent); chemical products (-4.8 percent vs 1.3 percent); and electrical products (-7.4 percent vs 8.7 percent). Meantime, metal output continued to shrink (-2.7 percent vs -4.1 percent) while output rebounded for both machinery (2.8 percent vs -7.9 percent) and food products (2.3 percent vs -0.4 percent).

The average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry dropped 1.8 percent year-on-year in May 2019, after a downwardly revised 1.0 percent decline in the previous month. It was the third straight monthly decline in industrial output, and the steepest drop since December last year. Output fell faster for repair & installation of machinery (-6.6 percent vs -4.0 percent in April) and metal products (-4.2 percent vs -3.5 percent) while output decreased at a softer pace for machinery (-10.2 percent vs -12.1 percent). In addition, production dropped for both rubber & plastic products (-1.3 percent vs 5.4 percent) and food products (-1.1 percent vs 3.9 percent). Also, output rose less for transport equipment (4.6 percent vs 11.5 percent) and chemical products (1.8 percent vs 3.5 percent) while production of electrical products rebounded (7.9 percent vs -3.1 percent).