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The mood among Dutch consumers has turned from negative to positive in April.

The per capita consumption of light soft drinks in the Netherlands was 30 litres last year, approximately the same as in 2006.

The mood among Dutch consumers improved marginally in March relative to February. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points to -41, but confidence remains low.

The mood among consumers deteriorated in September. The consumer confidence index stood at -14 in September versus -11 in August. Pessimistic consumers outnumber optimistic ones.

Important in a greener economy is that the goods and services produced are cleaner and more resource efficient.

In May 2010, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting turnover to increase in the next three months outnumbered those expecting a decrease. However, the difference was less obvious...

The retail sector faced 5.3 percent turnover loss in March 2013 relative to March 2012. Retail prices were 2.6 percent up, whereas the volume of retail sales was down by 7.8 percent.

The consumer confidence indicator rose 4 points to + 12 in October. This is the highest level since August 2007.

The Dutch consumer confidence indicator declined by 4 point to +1 in July

Higher investments, mainly in residential property

Growth investments slows down

The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets grew by 16.7 percent in February 2016 relative to February 2015.

8 percent of Dutch people in a relationship are not cohabiting. A quarter of these people wants their relationship to remain this way in the future. Why?

The average daily output generated by Dutch manufacturing industry was down by over 3 percent in February 2012 from February 2011.

The mood among Dutch consumers was somewhat less negative in September than in August. The consumer confidence indicator climbed 3 points and reached -29. Although the mood has lifted a little...

Dutch manufacturers realised a turnover growth of 13 percent in September 2011 relative to twelve months previously. In August, turnover growth was 16 percent. Prices of manufactured products were...

Tax proceeds from betting and gambling increased from less than 200 million euro in 2006 to nearly 450 million euro in 2009.

In the period October 2008–September 2009, output generated by transport equipment manufacturers had declined by more than a quarter relative to the same period in the previous year. Within the...

In July, business services providers anticipating turnover to grow during the next three months outnumbered those anticipating turnover to decline. The index stood at + 7 in July versus – 5 in June.

The number of corporate takeovers has nearly doubled in the period 2009-2012. Corporate takeovers generally involve medium-sized and small businesses.