Car industries are hit hard in Europe too. In that respect, the Netherlands are lucky - we have no major car industry. Donkervoort and Spyker are both car brands that cater to the extremely wealthy - and the extremely wealthy are still extremely wealthy.

The major hit is in real estate and construction. The housing market is stagnant, and real estate agencies are going bankrupt by the dozen.
Which I enjoy. In my experience, real estate agents "earned" a lot of money for almost no work, and I've never met a real estate agent that knew the basic principles of construction.

Luxury consumer goods are also hit hard. Philips Consumer Electronics isn't doing too well - people are holding off on buying new home cinema sets or large flatscreen TVs. On the other hand, electic shaving kits and toothbrushes continue to sell well, and Medical Systems is growing. As a whole, Philips is pretty safe.

The IT sector is still doing pretty good, so my job is safe - for now.

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