What are the most significant effects of the coronavirus crisis?

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Authors: Hans Draper, Marjolijn Jaarsma, Alex Lammertsma

Most figures in this edition refer to the years up to and including 2019. As the year 2020 has been an atypical year due to the coronavirus pandemic, several economic indicators are included here that address this development.

Expenditure by category: volume changes relative to the previous quarter (%)

Q4 2019* Q1 2020*
Gross domestic product 0.5 −1.5
Imports of goods and services 0.6 −2.0
Gross investments in fixed assets 1.3 0.6
Exports of goods and services 0.6 −1.9
Consumption by government 0.3 −1.5
Consumption by households 0.7 −2.6
Imports of face masks (million euros)
Year Month From China (incl. Hong Kong) From other countries
2019 J, 2019 11.6 10.3
2019 F, 2019 11 10.2
2019 M, 2019 10.2 10.5
2019 A, 2019 9.9 10.9
2019 M, 2019 12.7 11.7
2019 J, 2019 11.4 10.4
2019 J, 2019 14.2 12.2
2019 A, 2019 10.8 10.7
2019 S, 2019 11.3 10.1
2019 O, 2019 10.6 13
2019 N, 2019 8.4 10.7
2019 D, 2019 10.8 9.9
2020 J, 2020 11.1 12.5
2020 F, 2020 11.4 12
2020 M, 2020 27.1 14.7
2020 A, 2020 155.5 37
2020 M, 2020 251.2 52.7
2020 J, 2020 92 31.8
Imports and exports of mineral fuels (million euros)
Year Month Import value Export value
2019 J, 2019 6777 5807
2019 F, 2019 6163 5945
2019 M, 2019 7128 6412
2019 A, 2019 6558 5987
2019 M, 2019 6890 6380
2019 J, 2019 6130 5372
2019 J, 2019 5652 5139
2019 A, 2019 5689 5298
2019 S, 2019 5680 5144
2019 O, 2019 5458 5688
2019 N, 2019 5860 5319
2019 D, 2019 6482 5727
2020 J, 2020 6360 5544
2020 F, 2020 5189 4533
2020 M, 2020 4551 4594
2020 A, 2020 2968 2657
2020 M, 2020 2883 2619
2020 J, 2020 3663 3211
Imports and exports of road vehicles (million euros)
Year Month Import value Export value
2019 J, 2019 1636 1601
2019 F, 2019 1698 1528
2019 M, 2019 1967 1687
2019 A, 2019 1812 1608
2019 M, 2019 1922 1678
2019 J, 2019 1719 1525
2019 J, 2019 1500 1376
2019 A, 2019 1350 1175
2019 S, 2019 2020 1686
2019 O, 2019 1988 1754
2019 N, 2019 2102 1441
2019 D, 2019 2185 1248
2020 J, 2020 1484 1399
2020 F, 2020 1592 1375
2020 M, 2020 1472 1277
2020 A, 2020 551 420
2020 M, 2020 821 673
2020 J, 2020 1530 1232
Air traffic at top 5 Dutch airports (year-on-year % change)
Flights Passengers Cargo
January* 1 2 -8
February* 0 -1 -1
March* -37 -56 -18
April* -90 -98 -25
May* -87 -97 -18
June* -81 -93 -7
Business confidence by sector (%)
Sector Q1 2020 Q2 2020*
Mining and quarrying -10.6 -42
Manufacturing 2.5 -28.7
Construction 13.6 -10.6
Trade 8.8 -28.4
Transportation and storage 1.6 -50.1
Accommodation and food services 0.2 -84.3
Information and communication 10.5 -22.1
Real estate , renting and leasing 7.4 -20.2
Business services 9.7 -40.3

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2019–2020 2018 to 2019 inclusive
2019/2020 Average for 2018 to 2019 inclusive
2019/’20 Crop year, financial year, school year, etc., beginning in 2019 and ending in 2020
2017/’18–2019/’20 Crop year, financial year, school year, etc., 2017/’18 to 2019/’20 inclusive

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Contributors

Authors

Nieke Aerts

Marcel van den Berg

Sarah Creemers

Hans Draper

Loe Franssen

Marjolijn Jaarsma

Alex Lammertsma

Tom Notten

Tim Peeters

Leen Prenen

Janneke Rooyakkers

Khee Fung Wong

Editorial team

Sarah Creemers

Marjolijn Jaarsma

Alex Lammertsma

Editors in chief

Marjolijn Jaarsma

Alex Lammertsma

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following colleagues for their constructive contributions to this edition of Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures:

Deirdre Bosch

Linda Bruls

Elijah Cats

Richard Jollie

Bart Loog

Pascal Ramaekers

Carla Sebo-Ros

Roos Smit

Sandra Vasconcellos

Gabriëlle de Vet

Roger Voncken

Hans Westerbeek

Hendrik Zuidhoek

We would also like to thank the following members of staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their feedback on a forerunner of Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures:

Tom Beerling

Laurens den Hartog

Harry Oldersma