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Lower educated people more pessimistic about finding jobs
In the third quarter of 2009, more than 40 thousand people, i.e. 5 thousand more than one year previously, would like to have paid jobs, but were not actively seeking, because they thought their...
In the space of 40 years, VAT has become the most important tax
Value added tax was introduced in the Netherlands in 1969. In that year it generated just over 2.5 billion euro in revenue; nearly 40 years later VAT revenue amounted to nearly 43 billion euro.
More innovation, better education and more environmental awareness required to maintain current prosperity level
The quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity in the long run.
Job growth 2 percent in second quarter of 2008
In the second quarter of 2008, the number of jobs of employees increased by 154 thousand (2.0 percent) relative to the same quarter last year.
Prosperity increased in last decades
The disposable income of Dutch households was 33.2 thousand euro on average in 2010.
Sewage and refuse disposal; employment and finance, SIC'93, 2006 - 2008
Persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and other financial result Branches (SIC'93) sewage and refuse disposal
Statistics Netherlands exploring indicators for Sustainable Development Goals
Statistics Netherlands exploring indicators to monitor progress on the Sustainable Development Goals set for 2030
Statistics Netherlands exploring indicators for Sustainable Development Goals
SDGs are the new international benchmark for sustainable development in 193 countries.
Government deficit at 5.3 percent in 2009
The government deficit over 2009 stood at 5.3 percent of the GDP, as against a government surplus of 0.7 percent of the GDP in 2008.
Data scientists inspired by innovative CBS research
the ultimate challenge for data scientists is to develop methods that ‘translate’ huge amounts of data into high-quality statistics
Number of all-electric cars increasing rapidly
On 1 January 2018, there were nearly 22 thousand fully electric vehicles (FEVs) in the Netherlands, up almost 60 percent on one year previously.
Manufacturers slightly less confident in July
Confidence among Dutch manufacturers stood at 6.6 in July, down from 7.2 in June.
GDP growth rate remains 0.8 percent in Q4 2017
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), GDP showed 0.8 percent growth in Q4 2017.
CBS and Leidschendam-Voorburg team up in new UDC
data infrastructure, data processing and privacy protection, with the city’s ambition to support new municipal policies.
Removal companies in the lift after crisis in the transport sector
Removal companies realised almost 6 percent more turnover in the first quarter of 2015 than in the same quarter of 2014. This meant that turnover increased for six quarters in a rowTurnover in the...
Exports Dutch products to EU countries further down
The export of products manufactured in the Netherlands to EU countries is falling into decline. The importance of the EU in total exports of goods is also diminishing, but from an international point...
Number of social security recipients continues to grow
Statistics Netherlands announced today that the number of social security recipients rose by 13 thousand to 426 thousand in the first quarter of 2014. Despite indications that the economy is picking...