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In September 2009, Dutch retailers faced over 5 percent loss of turnover compared to September 2008.

After adjusting for seasonal effects, 128 thousands jobs were vacant in the Netherlands by the end of September 2009. This virtually equals the number vacant at the end of June.

The number of unfilled vacancies has stabilised in the third quarter of 2009.

The Dutch economy shrank by 3.7percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008. The decrease is much smaller than in the first two quarters of 2009. Compared with the...

The number of jobs of employees was 143 thousand lower in the third quarter of 2009 than one year previously.

Retail trade turnover in the third quarter of 2009 was 5.5 percent down on the same quarter one year previously.

Dutch terms of trade of imported and exported goods deteriorated in September 2009. Prices of imported and exported goods were respectively 9.5 and 11.1 percent down on one year previously.

Dutch manufacturing turnover was 21 percent lower in September 2009 than one year previously.

The average daily output of the Dutch manufacturing industry was almost 8 percent down in September 2009 on September 2008.

In October, 500 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) in the Netherlands were declared bankrupt. This is 130 fewer than in September this year, but still substantially more than...

In October 2009, the Dutch inflation rate stood at 0.7 percent, an increase by 0.3 percentage points compared to September.

Since 2005, Statistics Netherlands has been monitoring the state of the Dutch business cycle with the aid of the Business Cycle Tracer (BCT). The BCT is based on 15 indicators. The individual changes...

Inflation was 0.7 percent in October 2009. In September, consumer prices were 0.4 percent higher than 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 October, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point less than in September 2009.

Factory gate prices in Dutch manufacturing were 12.5 percent lower in September 2009 than in September 2008.

The economic situation at the end October was slightly better than at the end of September. This is mainly due to the fact that orders received and producer’s confidence have increased.

Buyers and owners of residential property who negotiated new mortgage loans in August 2009, nearly twice as often opted for short-term fixed rate mortgages (with a maximum of one year) than one year...

In October, Dutch manufacturers were less negative than in September. The producer confidence index rose from -9.8 to -7.8.

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

Dutch household spending on goods and services was 3.5 percent lower in August 2009 than in August 2008.

Dutch consumers were slightly more pessimistic in October than in September. Consumer confidence fell from -17 to -19. The decrease is mainly the result of more pessimistic opinions on the economic...

Prices of Dutch houses (excl. new construction) sold in September 2009 were on average 5.3 percent lower than in September 2008.

An average of 394 thousand people were unemployed in the period July-September 2009, i.e. 5.0 percent of the labour force, as against 3.7 percent one year ago.

In the period July – September 2009, seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 398 thousand, an increase of 10 thouisand relative to the period June - August.