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Rapid digital developments have transformed the economy.

The international statistical guidelines provide little guidance on how to account for fossil fuel subsidies. In this report we explore the already published estimates and make an attempt to define a...

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.1 Decent work and economic growth: Economy and factors of production. SDG 8.1 focuses on making economic growth more sustainable and efficient. In...

What do the latest figures on the second quarter tell us about the state of the Dutch economy? Here is the initial analysis of our chief economist, Peter Hein van Mulligen. Content: 00:00...

The Dutch area of the North Sea is our country’s largest nature reserve, but it is also used intensively by maritime traffic and for wind farms, for example.

emissions to air, climate change, greenhouse gases, CO2, ozone layer air pollution, acidification, environmental accounts,

Hoe heeft de Nederlandse economie zich ontwikkeld in het 2e kwartaal van 2024? De eerste berekening, toegelicht door CBS-hoofdeconoom Peter Hein van Mulligen Inhoud 00:00 Introductie; economie groeit...

How did the Dutch economy develop in Q1 2024? The first calculation, presented by CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen Content 00:00 Introduction; slight economic contraction 00:37...

Well-being is about the quality of life here and now, and the extent to which this is at the expense of the well-being of later generations or that of people elsewhere in the world. A short...

From July 2023, CBS will use a new method to measure business confidence based on the results of the Netherlands Business Survey (COEN).

The labour income share for the market sector fell from 69.4 percent in 2022 to 69.0 percent in 2023.

In 2021, Bonaire’s economy grew by almost 11.7 percent after the substantial contraction of 8.4 percent in 2020.

This article explains in more detail the latest estimate of the illegal economy for reporting year 2021. Special attention is paid to the difference between income generated within the Dutch borders...

The objective of this project is to provide more detailed statistical information on the circular economy, in particular the Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR)

This report describes the development, estimation and validation of indicators for a bio-based economy. First a Bio Flow Monitor (BFM) dataset is compiled. From this dataset indicators related to...

From June 2023, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will employ a new method to measure the energy prices paid by consumers. The aim is to derive a more accurate inflation rate.

The Dutch economy grew by 4.5 percent in 2022, after growing by 4.9 percent in 2021. Such growth over two consecutive years had not yet been recorded this century

Production chains play a major role in the Dutch economy, but they are vulnerable to disruptions.

Of all natural resources that were deployed in the Dutch economy in 2020, 13 percent consisted of recycled materials. This percentage is virtually the same as in 2014. In terms of recycling, the...

In autumn 2022, the government announced two measures to reduce household energy costs: the temporary energy allowance and the price cap on energy. The allowance is classed as income support and...

Natural capital relates to services that the natural environment provides to the economy, such as raw materials and recreation.

A total of 17 billion euros was earned within Dutch borders through illegal activities in 2021.

The regular revision of the macroeconomic figures will take place this year. This revision is in accordance with European policy on harmonised revisions. In May 2024, the Netherlands will be one of...

Collecting climate data should be just as routine for statistical institutes around the world as collecting data on the population or the economy.