Market and Sector information

To assess the feasibility of your plans, you need information about the market and market sector. Much of this information is available from the Chamber of Commerce. What information can you obtain?  

General market information
Average figures covering the different sectors in the financial-economic field, demographic field and expenditure figures:

• Chamber of Commerce
  An extensive range of basic business information in the Trade register.
• Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek - CBS (Central Statistics Office)
  Figures concerning financial-economic developments, demographic information, consumer expenditure, and information about incomes. Nationwide, per sector and per region.
• Cijfers & Trends (Figures & Trends)
  Summary of national business economic developments of 75 sectors in the Dutch business community. This Rabobank publication appears annually.
• Jaarboek detailhandel (Annual retail trade manual)
  Reference book containing general information about the retail trade, developments in the job market and current information from various sectors. Published by Hoofdbedrijfschap Detailhandel (HBD), and compiled by the Economic Institute for Medium-sized and Small Businesses (EIM). Appears annually.
• Jaarboek Ambachten (Trades year book)
  Summary of the role of trade in the business world, the importance of trade for the national economy, description of 54 trade organizations. Published by Hoofdbedrijfschap Ambachten (HBA), compiled by the Economic Institute for Medium-sized and Small Businesses (EIM).
• Enquête Regionale Bedrijfsontwikkelingen (ERBO) Regional Business Development Survey
  Regional development in various sectors. Annual publication of the Chambers of Commerce.    

Sector information
Information about developments, figures and addresses of the various sectors.

• Hoofdbedrijfschap Detailhandel (HBD)
  Publications about specific themes and sectors.
• Hoofdbedrijfschap Ambachten(HBA)
  Publications about specific themes and sectors.
• Economic Institute for Medium-sized and Small Businesses (EIM)
  Publications about specific themes and sectors. The EIM works closely with the HBD and the HBA.
• Sector organizations
  Annual accounts, sector related handbooks and research.
  In Pyttersen's Almanak you can find the addresses of the sector and interest organizations. This publication from Bohn, Stafleu, Van Loghum appears annually.
• CD-rom Businessbibliotheek (Business library)
  Collection of articles about various sectors. Cd-rom, published by Kluwer.
• Banks
  Publications about various sectors, from various sources.
• Trade journals
  Articles about developments and research in specific sectors.