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Retail turnover declined by 4.3 percent in October 2009 relative to the same month last year.

The volume of goods exports was almost 6 percent smaller in October 2009 than one year ago. In September, the decline was nearly 8 percent. The volume of goods imports shrank by more than 11 percent...

In October 2009, Dutch retailers faced 4 percent loss of turnover compared to October 2008.

Dutch manufacturing turnover was 17 percent lower in October 2009 than one year previously.

In November, 530 businesses and institutions (excluding single-owner businesses) in the Netherlands went bankrupt. This is approximately the same number as in October.

In November 2009, the Dutch inflation rate stood at 1.0.percent, an increase by 0.3 percentage points compared to October. This is the fourth monthly increase in a row.

Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.0 percent in November 2009, an increase by 0.3 percentage points relative to October.

In September 2009, stocks of finished products kept in manufacturing industry were 10 percent down on one year previously.

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year government loan, averaged 3.5 percent in November, the same rate as in October.

Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing were nearly 9 percent lower in October 2009 than in October 2008. The price drop was much less substantial than in September, when manufactured products...

The number of hours worked in temp jobs dropped by 3 percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter.

Household spending on goods and services was 3.4 percent lower in September than in September 2008. In August, spending dropped by 3.8 percent. Domestic household consumption has been lower than one...

Last month, Dutch manufacturers were clearly more optimistic. In October, producers expecting exports to increase in the next quarter for the first time in twelve months outnumbered those...

In November 2009, the number of Dutch business services providers expecting their turnover to increase outnumbered those expecting a decline.

Investment spending foreseen for 2010 is much less negative than that in 2009. Manufacturers anticipate a limited decrease of 1 percent.

Companies in the Dutch manufacturing industry expect to invest 10 percent less in 2009 than in 2008.

Prices of Dutch existing owner-occupied houses sold in October 2009 were on average 5.2 percent down on October 2008.

The mood among consumers has lifted. Consumer confidence improved from -19 in October to -14 in November. Consumers’ opinions on the economic situation in the next twelve months were far more...

Seasonally adjusted unemployment reached 403 thousand in the period August-October 2009, breaking the 400 thousand barrier for the first time in nearly three years.

In the period August–October 2009, seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 403 thousand, an increase by 4 thousand relative to the period July-September.

The Dutch economy shrank by 3.7 percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the same quarter last year. This decrease is considerably smaller than the decrease in the first half of the year....

The volume of goods exports was more than 7 percent smaller in September 2009 than one year ago, as against nearly 8 percent in August. The volume of goods imports shrank by nearly 14 percent in...