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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) projects life expectancy at age 65 to be 20.82 years in 2026. Policy makers will use this figure in setting the future state pension (AOW) entitlement age.

In 2019, Dutch lorries carried a total weight of 689 million tonnes in goods. This is 1.3 percent more than in 2018. Transport by Dutch road hauliers has shown an upward trend since 2015.

According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in February is less favourable than in the previous month again.

The number of guests staying in Dutch overnight accommodations rose to 46.3 million in 2019.

For the time being, the current lockdown appears to have less impact on large parts of the Dutch economy than last year’s lockdown

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The impact of the corona crisis on compiling the CPI

In 2020, inland vessels carried 349 million tonnes of goods. This is 2.3 percent less than in the previous year.

Over the previous three months, the number of people in paid work rose by 17 thousand per month on average, exceeding 9 million persons for the first time in December 2019. Unemployment declined over...

In week 49 (30 November to 6 December inclusive), the estimated number of deaths stood at 3,450.

The total gross weight of goods which entered the Netherlands from abroad in 2018 amounted to 628 billion kg. This was 0.4 percent more than in 2017

The total value of goods from China which entered the Netherlands in 2018 stood at 113 billion euros. This was 15 percent of the value of all incoming cargo that year.

On 1 April 2021, it will be 20 years ago that the first same-sex marriage was concluded in the Netherlands.

In February 2021 the Dutch retail sector recorded 2.8 percent year-on-year turnover decline.

In March 2021, the mood among Dutch manufacturers has improved. Producer confidence stands at 3.4 this month, up from 0.1 in February

In week 52, 32 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt.

Prices of Dutch-manufactured products were on average 0.6 percent up in February year-on-year.

In 2020, the Netherlands exported 223 billion euros in services, including advertising services and streaming of series and music.

In both the Netherlands and the rest of the EU, unemployment has stopped declining in recent months.

Classical and pop concerts at performing arts venues across the Netherlands attracted a total audience of nearly 9.7 million in 2018.

In week 25 (15 to 21 June inclusive), 84 companies and institutions including sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt.

The number of pig-producing farms has decreased by 12.0 percent from over 4 thousand in 2019 to 3.6 thousand in 2020.

Dutch enterprises earned over 45 bn euros in exports to Germany, good for 6.7 percent of GDP.

In week 20 (ending 17 May), the number of deaths among people receiving long-term care stood at approximately 1,030, i.e. around 150 below the number recorded over week 19.