Belgium: Business confidence survey

(measure: points, source: National Bank of Belgium)

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Business confidence survey in Belgium, September 2017 - November 2021:

For that indicator, we provide data for Belgium from September 2017 to November 2021. The average value for Belgium during that period was -3.5 points with a minimum of -36.1 points in April 2020 and a maximum of 10.1 points in July 2021. Click on the following link to see the values of Business confidence survey around the world.

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Measure: points
Source: National Bank of Belgium

Definition: The business survey indicator provides information on the amount of optimism or pessimism that business managers feel about the prospects of their companies, based upon opinion surveys on developments in production, orders and stocks of finished goods and the general economic situation of the company. It can be used to monitor output growth and to anticipate turning points in economic activity.