Manufacturing production in the Netherlands rose 2.8% month-on-month in March 2026, rebounding from a 1.3% drop in February. This marked the strongest growth since December 2023. Overall industrial production also increased by 2.8% from a month earlier. Compared with the same period last year, output grew 1.7%, with half of all industrial business categories recording higher production. Among the eight major sectors, the machinery industry posted the strongest growth, while the electrical and electronics sector recorded the steepest decline. source: Statistics Netherlands

Manufacturing Production MoM in Netherlands increased to 2.80 percent in March from -1.30 percent in February of 2026. Manufacturing Production MoM in Netherlands averaged 0.15 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.10 percent in January of 1999 and a record low of -7.00 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Netherlands Manufacturing Production MoM. Netherlands Manufacturing Production MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Manufacturing Production MoM in Netherlands increased to 2.80 percent in March from -1.30 percent in February of 2026. Manufacturing Production MoM in Netherlands is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Manufacturing Production MoM is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-10 04:30 AM
Manufacturing Production MoM
Feb -1.3% 0.2% 0.2%
2026-05-08 04:30 AM
Manufacturing Production MoM
Mar 2.8% -1.3% 0.4%
2026-06-10 04:30 AM
Manufacturing Production MoM
Apr 2.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 389.00 325.00 Companies Mar 2026
Business Confidence -0.70 -0.70 points Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.30 77.10 percent Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories -1031.00 -26.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Industrial Production 0.30 2.50 percent Feb 2026
Industrial Production Mom 2.80 -0.80 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -0.70 1.00 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM 2.80 -1.30 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production -2.60 2.80 percent Feb 2026


Netherlands Manufacturing Production MoM
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.80 -1.30 6.10 -7.00 1995 - 2026 percent Monthly
2021=100, SA

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Dutch Manufacturing Output Rebounds in March
Manufacturing production in the Netherlands rose 2.8% month-on-month in March 2026, rebounding from a 1.3% drop in February. This marked the strongest growth since December 2023. Overall industrial production also increased by 2.8% from a month earlier. Compared with the same period last year, output grew 1.7%, with half of all industrial business categories recording higher production. Among the eight major sectors, the machinery industry posted the strongest growth, while the electrical and electronics sector recorded the steepest decline.
2026-05-08
Dutch Manufacturing Output Lowest in Over a Year
Manufacturing production in the Netherlands fell 1.3% month-on-month in February 2026, following a 0.4% rise in January, marking the lowest reading since September 2024. Output declined for food (-2.8% vs 4.9% in January), wood (-6.4% vs 4.3%), paper (-4% vs 8%), pharmaceuticals (-8.4% vs 17%), and metal products (-2.6% vs 0.2%). At the same time, output growth slowed for electrical appliances (1% vs 5.3%), machine (0.4% vs 2.9%), and graphic (6.4% vs 7.3%). On the other hand, activity recovered for basic metals (7.6% vs -13.8%) and textiles (0.6% vs -0.8%). On an annual basis, manufacturing output dropped 0.7% from a 1.1% growth in the previous month.
2026-04-10
Dutch Industrial Output Growth Hits 5-Month High
Manufacturing production in the Netherlands rose 0.4% month-on-month in January 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.3% rise in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since August 2025, as output recovered for food (5.3% vs -3.3% in December 2025), leather and shoes (6.8% vs -8.3%), wood (4.1% vs -1%), paper (6.5% vs -4.6%), furniture (4.9% vs -4.1%), and pharmaceuticals (23.8% vs -18.5%). At the same time, activity declined at a softer pace for textiles (-1.1% vs -1.8%) and chemicals (-1.8% vs -4.6%). Meanwhile, output contracted for petroleum (-4.5% vs 2.4%), rubbers and plastics (-1.5% vs 0.5%), machinery (-4.1% vs 9.1%), and basic metals (-14% vs 12.8%). On an annual basis, manufacturing output grew by 1.1% in January, easing from an upwardly revised 1.4% in the preceding period.
2026-03-10