Dutch manufacturing output drops 0.5% in April 2025

The Dutch manufacturing sector saw a 0.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in calendar-adjusted output in April 2025, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). More than half of the industrial segments reported lower production compared to April 2024.

Seasonally adjusted data revealed a 1 per cent decrease in output from March to April, continuing the downward trend that began after May 2022. The sector had previously experienced a sharp decline in spring 2020, followed by a recovery phase until mid-2022.

Within the sector, machinery manufacturing saw a 3.4 per cent decrease in output compared to April 2024, CBS said in a release.

Producer confidence weakened further in May, driven by growing pessimism about future output. Although Germany—a key trading partner—reported improving sentiment for the fifth consecutive month, its manufacturing output dropped 2.5 per cent YoY and 1.8 per cent month-on-month (MoM) in April, according to Destatis.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)