| | Investments |
| Year |
2023 |
2024 |
| Quarter |
1st quarter 2023 |
2nd quarter 2023 |
3rd quarter 2023 |
4th quarter 2023 |
1st quarter 2024 |
2nd quarter 2024 |
| Section |
| B Mining and quarrying |
15,488 |
12,535 |
11,766 |
18,815 |
9,591 |
11,844 |
| C Manufacturing |
2,272,535 |
2,617,169 |
2,475,954 |
3,251,016 |
2,217,453 |
2,515,459 |
| D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
760,652 |
1,075,590 |
884,583 |
1,197,475 |
956,872 |
1,325,922 |
| E Water supply/ sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
366,638 |
467,345 |
524,094 |
574,533 |
405,770 |
466,821 |
| F Construction |
1,017,281 |
1,116,833 |
1,054,433 |
1,362,542 |
1,092,924 |
1,114,364 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade/ repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
1,484,347 |
1,664,776 |
1,684,488 |
1,890,407 |
1,627,431 |
1,664,309 |
| H Transportation and storage |
1,440,097 |
1,344,932 |
1,425,386 |
1,926,711 |
1,591,663 |
1,586,002 |
| I Accommodation and food service activities |
328,240 |
482,366 |
328,205 |
416,655 |
365,701 |
429,706 |
| J Information and communication |
714,477 |
852,790 |
851,442 |
1,125,820 |
923,056 |
1,484,952 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical activities |
972,846 |
1,295,129 |
1,019,136 |
1,459,130 |
1,081,775 |
1,147,443 |
| N Administrative and support service activities |
1,780,406 |
2,125,952 |
2,024,122 |
2,319,781 |
2,056,225 |
2,118,185 |
| R Arts, entertainment and recreation |
206,110 |
194,390 |
359,050 |
253,926 |
218,472 |
221,592 |
| S Other service activities |
92,870 |
94,133 |
83,599 |
99,081 |
89,999 |
100,413 |
Source: Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics - Statistics Belgium)