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In December 2013, the volume of exports of goods was 0.2 percent up from twelve months previously. In November last year, the volume of exports increased by 1.9 percent. The volume of imports grew by...

Humans and the economy are highly dependent on the natural environment and the corresponding provision of products and services.

Consumer confidence shows only a very small change in May 2006 compared with April. Willingness to buy has improved slightly, as consumers are clearly less negative about purchases of expensive...

Retail turnover was nearly 3 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010. The growth is entirely caused by higher prices. Retail volume shrank marginally relative to one year previously.

An average 342 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period June-August 2007. This is the equivalent of 4.4 percent of the labour force.

Turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 0.9 percent down in November 2013 from November 2012. Retail prices were at the same level as twelve months previously. The volume of retail sales...

The volume of goods exports was 6 percent smaller in October 2009 than one year ago. In September, the decline was more than 8 percent. The volume of goods imports shrank by 12 percent in October.

Local authorities in the Netherlands expect to receive 12.5 billion euro in local taxes in 2013. This is 2.6 percent more than in 2012.

In the first quarter of 2009, collectively negotiated (CAO) wages were 3.7 percent up on one year previously.

The volume of exports of goods increased by more than 5 percent in July from twelve months previously. The growth rate was the same as in June. The volume of imports was nearly 2 percent higher in...

Dutch retail sales were nearly 1 percent lower in July 2011 than in July 2010.

After correction for seasonal effects, Dutch consumer confidence rose by 10 points to -22 in February 2004, the most substantial rise since the monthly survey was started in 1986. Consumers were in...

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 2.3 percent in September 2011, i.e. 0.4 of a percentage point down on August.

In June 2013, turnover generated by the Dutch retail sector was 3.6 percent down from June 2012. Prices of retail commodities were 2.7 percent up from one year previously. The volume of retail sales...

After correction for seasonal effects, consumer confidence in the Netherlands is 4 points lower in October than in September. This is the second month in a row that consumer confidence has fallen; in...

An average 336 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the period January-March 2008. This is 4.4 percent of the labour force. Twelve months previously 5.3 percent of the labour force...

In June 2010, companies in the sectors manufacturing industry and energy paid 2 percent less for natural gas than in June 2009, whereas the oil price soared by 24 percent.

The volume of exports of goods grew by more than 4 percent in November relative to twelve months previously. In October, the growth figure was more than 5 percent. The volume of imports grew by...

The Big Data Value Association (BDVA) aims to put Big Data firmly on the map in order to boost European economic competitiveness and societal progress

According to the second estimate of economic growth conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the Dutch economy grew 0.2 percent in Q2 2015 relative to Q1 2015.

Although the media and the public are mostly interested in criminal court cases, the number of cases heard by civil court judges is much higher. Dutch civil courts handled 1 million cases in 2008,...