The FHI Economic Barometer provides an up-to-date overview of economic prospects within various industries every quarter. The barometer consists of several indicators, including turnover growth, order portfolio, promising areas and potential threats. In general, members are slightly more optimistic about achieved turnover and order positions compared to the previous quarter. When asked 'what are your expectations for the year 2024?', the majority of members answered 'about the same'. Nearly 70% of AI respondents gave this answer, while for electronics and the laboratory industry this percentage was between 40 and 50%. Due to an insufficient response, the results of the Building Automation sector cannot be reported.
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The results of the Netherlands Business Survey (COEN) for the first quarter of 2024 were also recently published. The COEN survey maps the mood among entrepreneurs. For the dashboard and the Business Survey – First Quarter (2024), please visit: https://ondernemersplein.kvk.nl/coen.
Business confidence, the mood indicator of the Dutch business community, remains negative for the ninth quarter in a row and will stand at -7.7 at the start of the first quarter of 2024. This is below the series average (-4.0), but shows an increase compared to the previous quarter, when the indicator stood at -10.1. This means that business confidence has reached the highest level since the first quarter of 2022.
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